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PlanMe is our product, so we've linked every claim about Joy to Joy's own help center or pricing page and marked anything they don't document as "Not documented" rather than guessing.
The short version: Joy is excellent at the guest-facing side. PlanMe goes further on the planning side, festivity by festivity.
The short answer
Pick Joy if you want a polished free website and app where each guest gets a personalised schedule, plus a zero-fee cash registry and free help booking hotel room blocks. Pick PlanMe if the hard part is planning several festivities: a seating chart, menu and budget for each one, vendor quotes, and family working in the plan with roles. Use both if you've already started a registry on Joy and want PlanMe's planning.
Start free on PlanMe (free during beta), or see every tool side by side on our wedding planning tool comparison.
Side-by-side: PlanMe vs Joy
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What each costs
PlanMe
Free during beta
Every feature, no credit card, no limit on events or guests.
Where Joy is better
A personalised schedule for every guest
Joy shows each guest a schedule with only the events they're invited to. It's a mature, polished guest experience.A registry with zero-fee cash funds
Joy's registry is built into its website and app, with zero-fee cash funds.Free hotel room-block concierge
Joy's Where to Stay page comes with a free concierge that negotiates hotel room blocks for you.A custom domain
Joy offers a custom domain for about $19.99 a year.
Where PlanMe is better
A seating chart per festivity
PlanMe gives every festivity its own floor plan, seated from your guest list, with PDF and CSV exports. Joy's pages describe using guest tags for table assignments.Budget and vendor quotes in the plan
Track the budget by category and festivity, payments with due dates, and vendor quotes with status. Joy's pages don't document a budget tracker or vendor tools.A menu and schedule for each festivity
Each festivity has its own menu with dietary tags and a minute-by-minute run of show you can export by person.Roles for family and your planner
Create roles and choose exactly which parts of the event each person can use. Joy lets partners, parents or planners join as editors; its pages don't describe permission levels.SMS included during beta
PlanMe's email and SMS broadcasts are included while it's free in beta. Joy's texting is a paid Messaging Plus purchase for US and Canada numbers.
Can you use both?
Yes. If you've already started a registry on Joy, you can keep it and use PlanMe for everything you plan: festivities, guests and their RSVPs, seating, menus, hotels, budget and vendors. PlanMe also has a gift registry for your guests. Bring your guest list into PlanMe from a CSV or Excel file.
Comparing more tools? See PlanMe vs Zola, PlanMe vs The Knot and our best wedding website for multiple events.
Sources
Checked on . Features and prices change, so confirm on each company's site before deciding. PlanMe is our product.
Common questions
Is Joy good for Indian weddings with several events?
Joy handles several events well on the guest side: you invite guests by tag or individually, and each guest sees a personalised schedule with only their events. If you also need per-festivity seating, menus, budgets and vendor quotes, PlanMe keeps those in the same plan.
Can Joy show different events to different guests?
Yes. Joy's help center says each guest sees only the events they're invited to, on a personalised schedule.
Is Joy free?
Joy's website, registry, app and RSVPs are $0 a month. Paid extras include a custom domain (about $19.99 a year), text messaging through Messaging Plus (US and Canada) and premium designs.
Does Joy have a seating chart?
Joy's pages describe using guest tags for table assignments; we didn't find a dedicated seating chart tool documented. PlanMe gives each festivity its own floor plan with PDF and CSV exports.
Can I use Joy and PlanMe together?
Yes. If you've already started a registry on Joy, you can keep it and use PlanMe for the planning: festivities, guests, seating, budget and vendors. PlanMe also has a gift registry for your guests.