Honest comparison · updated August 28, 2026
The Social Tables alternative without the 12-month contract
EventDiagram does the job you actually hire Social Tables for — to-scale event diagrams every stakeholder can approve — with monthly billing, unlimited free collaborators, and concierge import of the plans you already have.
Side by side
An honest comparison — including where Cvent wins
| Social Tables (Cvent Event Diagramming) | EventDiagram | |
|---|---|---|
| Published pricing | Free; Standard $49/mo; Pro $150/mo; Premium $320/mo; Enterprise custom (as listed Aug 2026) | Free; Planner Pro $39/mo; Planner Team $99/mo; Venue plans $149–$299/property/mo |
| Billing commitment | Paid plans require a 12-month commitment | Monthly on every plan; optional annual saves ~2 months |
| Users on a paid plan | 1 user — on Standard ($49), Pro ($150) and Premium ($320) alike; more users require Enterprise | Planner Team includes 5 editors at $99/mo, and viewers & commenters are unlimited and free on every plan |
| Event limits | Free: 3 events, 2 diagrams each · Standard: 15/yr · Pro: 50/yr, 3 diagrams each · Premium: unlimited | Free: 3 active events (archive to free a slot) · every paid plan: unlimited events and diagrams |
| Attendee list size | 150 attendees per list on Free, Standard and Pro — unlimited only on Premium ($320/mo) | No attendee caps on any plan — a 500-guest gala seats the same on Free as on Venue Pro |
| Venue network & brand | The category benchmark: huge venue library, thousands of planner users, Cvent ecosystem, registration/sourcing integrations | A growing verified directory — every venue drawn to the real perimeter with two independent scale checks |
| 3D | Mature 3D, strengthened by the Prismm acquisition | One-click 3D walkthrough from the same scene data — no separate model to maintain |
| Getting your plans in | Professional floor-plan redraw services (paid tiers/add-ons) | Send us the PDF — concierge conversion included with venue onboarding |
| Getting your data out | Exports available in-product | Open exports on every plan including Free, guaranteed in writing |
Competitor details from Cvent's public pricing page and product materials, August 2026. If something here is out of date, tell us and we'll correct it.
Migration
Switching is a workflow, not a leap
Send us your PDFs
Your standard room setups come back as editable, to-scale diagrams — concierge conversion is included with venue onboarding.
Run both, side by side
A 60-day parallel-use period means you prove the workflow on a real event before you commit to anything.
Leave whenever you want
Monthly billing and a written export-and-rollback guarantee. Ask about credit for an overlapping Cvent contract.
FAQ
Social Tables alternative — common questions
- Is Social Tables the same thing as Cvent Event Diagramming?
- Yes. Cvent acquired Social Tables in 2018 and has renamed the product Cvent Event Diagramming. In 2025 Cvent also acquired Prismm (formerly AllSeated), consolidating the category's two main tools into one company.
- What does Social Tables actually cost?
- As of August 2026, Cvent's published pricing lists Free ($0 — 1 user, 3 events, 2 diagrams per event, 150 attendees per list), Standard at $49/month (1 user, 15 events per year), Pro at $150/month (1 user, 50 events, 3 diagrams per event), Premium at $320/month (unlimited events, diagrams and attendees), and custom Enterprise. All paid plans carry a 12-month commitment, and every published tier below Enterprise includes exactly one user.
- Why does the 150-attendee cap matter?
- Because it's on Free, Standard and Pro — so a single 200-person gala pushes you to the $320/month Premium tier on a 12-month commitment, purely to hold a guest list. EventDiagram has no attendee caps on any plan, including Free.
- When is Social Tables the better choice?
- If you need the full Cvent ecosystem — registration, sourcing, attendee management, enterprise procurement, and a global support organization — Cvent's platform breadth is real and we won't pretend otherwise. EventDiagram wins when the job is the diagram: faster workflow, free collaboration, monthly pricing, and open data.
- Can you import my existing Social Tables diagrams?
- Yes — export your diagrams to PDF and send them to us (or upload them). We convert your standard room setups into editable, to-scale EventDiagram layouts; concierge conversion is included with venue onboarding.
Coming from Prismm or AllSeated instead? See the Prismm migration page.
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