Comparison Guide

ExpoFP vs Prismm

Prismm (formerly AllSeated) is a spatial design platform for 3D venue layouts, seating, and virtual walkthroughs. ExpoFP is a floor-plan-first platform for trade shows and expos — built to sell booths, showcase exhibitors, and guide attendees.

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  • Last verified: July 2026

Prismm designs the space; ExpoFP monetizes and publishes it

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  • No app

    needed for web wayfinding

Overview

Prismm — formerly AllSeated, and now part of Cvent — is a spatial design and event design platform. It helps venues, planners, and vendors create 3D venue layouts and photorealistic virtual walkthroughs, manage seating charts and guest lists, and collaborate in real time on event designs. Prismm's public materials highlight a large library of venue floor plans, thousands of 3D spaces, and tens of thousands of furniture and design objects, with digital-twin technology that lets venue sales and marketing teams showcase their spaces to prospects remotely. It is a mature, well-regarded product for its job: designing and selling event spaces.

ExpoFP approaches the floor plan from a different direction. It is built for trade shows, expos, and exhibitions — events where the floor plan is not just a layout, but a sales tool and a public-facing product. With ExpoFP, organizers draw and manage booth inventory, take booth reservations and online booth purchases directly from the map, publish searchable exhibitor profiles, embed the interactive plan on any website, give attendees browser-based wayfinding with no app to install, and track engagement with built-in reporting.

This page is for teams comparing ExpoFP vs Prismm, looking for an AllSeated alternative for trade shows, or deciding between event diagramming software and a dedicated trade show floor plan platform with interactive booth maps, booth sales, and attendee wayfinding. Both are strong products — the right choice depends almost entirely on the job you need done.

Quick verdict

Both are strong products — the right choice depends almost entirely on the job you need done.

Choose ExpoFP if

Your job is running a trade show or expo: selling booths from a live map, publishing exhibitor listings, and helping attendees find their way on the show floor from their phone's browser. For exhibition organizers specifically, ExpoFP is purpose-built for the workflow, with a free plan and published DIY pricing from $149/mo.

Choose Prismm if

Your job is spatial design: weddings, galas, banquets, corporate events, or venue sales where photorealistic 3D layouts, seating charts, and virtual walkthroughs win the deal. Prismm designs the space; ExpoFP monetizes and publishes it. They solve different problems.

Feature-by-feature comparison

Prismm capabilities are based on publicly available materials as of July 2026 and should be confirmed with Prismm for your specific use case.

FeatureExpoFPPrismm
Interactive event floor plansYesPublic, interactive, map-first floor plans built for trade shows and exposYes2D/3D event layouts and diagrams, oriented toward planning and design
Floor plan editingFull drag-and-drop editor for halls, booths, aisles, and objects; DIY or done-for-youStrong drag-and-drop design tools with large libraries of venue plans and 3D objects
Booth managementCore featureBooth inventory with numbers, sizes, prices, statuses, and categoriesNot a documented focus; the platform centers on layouts and seating rather than booth inventory
Booth reservationsYesExhibitors can request or reserve booths directly from the live mapNot a documented feature; should be confirmed with Prismm directly
Booth purchases onlineYesSell booths online on paid plans (Subscription + Payments from $269/mo for up to 100 booths)No publicly documented booth e-commerce
Real-time booth availabilityYesSold, reserved, and available statuses update on the public map in real timeNot a documented focus
Exhibitor profiles / listingsYesSearchable exhibitor directory with logos, descriptions, links, and categories linked to boothsNot a documented focus; collaboration is planner/venue/vendor-facing rather than a public exhibitor directory
Search by booth, company, or categoryYesAttendees search the live map by exhibitor name, booth number, or categoryNot a documented attendee-facing capability
Attendee wayfindingYesBrowser-based navigation and directions on the show floor, no app requiredVirtual walkthroughs are designed for pre-event visualization and venue sales, not on-site attendee navigation
Mobile / browser experienceWeb-firstWorks in any mobile browser with no downloadWeb-based platform; attendee-facing mobile wayfinding is not a documented focus
Multi-floor / multi-building supportYesMultiple buildings, halls, and levels in one linked planSupports designing multiple venue spaces; multi-building public navigation is not a documented focus
Website embeddingYesEmbed the interactive plan and exhibitor list on any site with a snippet3D tours and designs can be shared and embedded for sales and marketing purposes
Self-service setupYesFree plan and DIY editor; most organizers publish a plan without vendor involvementSelf-service signup exists for planner diagramming; larger venue/3D deployments typically involve the sales team
Lead retrieval / captureYesExhibitor lead capture available as part of the platformNot a documented feature of the spatial design platform
Public pricingYesFree plan, 7-day full-featured trial, DIY from $149/mo, published on expofp.comPartially — planner diagramming tiers are published via Cvent (free tier plus paid monthly plans with annual commitments)Venue and 3D/digital-twin pricing appears to be quote-based
Product scopeFocused: interactive floor plans, booth sales, exhibitor listings, wayfinding, reportingBroad spatial design: 3D visualization, digital twins, seating, guest lists, collaboration, venue sales enablement
Best fitTrade shows, expos, exhibitions, conferences with a show floorWeddings, galas, banquets, corporate events, and venues selling their spaces
Ideal buyerShow organizers and venues that need to sell booths and guide attendeesPlanners, venue sales/marketing teams, and vendors designing event spaces

Why teams pick ExpoFP over Prismm

Trade show organizers evaluating both platforms usually land on ExpoFP for a simple reason: the floor plan on a show floor has a different job than the floor plan in a ballroom. Here's what drives the decision:

  • The floor plan sells booths. ExpoFP treats every booth as inventory — with a price, a status, and a buy button. Exhibitors reserve or purchase directly from the live map, and availability updates in real time.
  • Exhibitors get a public storefront. Each booth links to a searchable exhibitor profile with logo, description, and links — turning the map into a discovery tool for attendees before and during the show.
  • Attendees navigate without an app. ExpoFP wayfinding runs in any mobile browser. Attendees search for a company or category and get directions on the floor — no download, no signup friction.
  • It embeds anywhere. The interactive plan and exhibitor list drop into your event website with a snippet, so the map lives where your audience already is.
  • Pricing is public and self-service. A free plan, a 7-day full-featured trial, and published DIY pricing from $149/mo mean you can launch a floor plan today without a sales call.
  • Scale is built in. Multi-building, multi-hall, multi-level events work in a single linked plan — the format large expos actually run in.

When Prismm may be a better fit

If your events are weddings, galas, banquets, or corporate functions — or if you're a venue whose sales team needs to show prospects exactly how their event will look in your space — Prismm is genuinely strong. Its photorealistic 3D visualizations, digital twins, virtual walkthroughs, seating and guest list tools, and real-time planner/venue/vendor collaboration are the product's core, backed by a decade of history as AllSeated and, more recently, Cvent's resources. For spatial design and venue sales enablement, Prismm is a category leader, and ExpoFP doesn't try to compete on photorealistic 3D room design.

The real tradeoff

The comparison ultimately comes down to what the floor plan is for. Prismm's floor plan is a design and sales artifact: it helps a planner visualize a room, a venue close a booking, and a vendor coordinate a setup. Its audience is the people producing the event. It answers the question, “What will this space look like?”

ExpoFP's floor plan is a public product: it helps an organizer sell booth space, an exhibitor get discovered, and an attendee find booth 4021 in hall B. Its audience is everyone the event touches — organizers, exhibitors, and thousands of attendees on their phones. It answers the questions, “Which booths are still available?”, “Where is this company?”, and “How do I get there?” A spatial design tool and a booth-sales map can look similar in screenshots, but they are different products doing different jobs — and choosing the wrong one means working against your tool all season.

How they can fit together

Because the two platforms solve different problems, some organizations don't actually have to choose. A conference with both a gala dinner and an expo hall has two floor-plan jobs, not one — and each tool covers the job the other doesn't.

In practice, teams that touch both worlds tend to split the work along natural lines:

  • Venues and in-house event teams can use Prismm for space design, seating, and sales walkthroughs, while offering ExpoFP-powered interactive maps to trade show clients who need booth sales and attendee navigation.
  • Organizers of hybrid programs can design banquets and plenary rooms in a spatial design tool while running the exhibition floor — booth inventory, exhibitor directory, wayfinding — on ExpoFP.
  • Agencies can standardize on each platform for its lane: 3D visualization for pitches and social events, ExpoFP for every client event with a show floor.

Launch a floor plan today, without a sales call

A free plan, a 7-day full-featured trial, and published DIY pricing from $149/mo.

FAQ

Common questions for teams comparing ExpoFP and Prismm.

For trade shows and expos, yes. If you were considering AllSeated (now Prismm) to draw an exhibition floor plan, ExpoFP is the more direct fit: it adds booth inventory, reservations, online booth sales, exhibitor listings, and browser-based attendee wayfinding on top of the interactive map. For weddings, banquets, and venue sales visualization, Prismm remains the specialist, and ExpoFP is not a substitute for photorealistic 3D room design.

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Disclaimer

Information on this page is based on publicly available product materials and may change over time. If you represent this product and would like us to correct or update anything, please contact us. This is ExpoFP's own comparison and reflects our perspective based on publicly available information and user-facing product research.