$0.00. We checked twice.
The software is free forever, for every feature, user and location. The bills that are left go straight to the providers you pick, at their prices, with nothing added by us. Here is all of it.
$0.00 a month, for the software, forever.
No tiers, no trials, no sales calls. Every venue gets every feature, every user and every location. The only costs left are the ones you would pay anyway, straight to the providers, because you host it yourself.
The software, in full. Every feature, every user, every location, with no limits.
- Unlimited users
- Unlimited venues and spaces
- Floor plans and BEOs
- Client portal
- Reports
- AI features
- Full data export
- Source code
What you still pay, and to whom
Four real-world costs, paid straight to the provider you choose. We add no markup, no platform fee and take no cut.
A serverA small VPS or dedicated server that you rent. Our hosting picks are below.
Texting and calls (Twilio)Texts and calls run through your own Twilio account and are billed by Twilio at its published rates, per text and per minute. Your numbers stay yours.
Card processingYour own Stripe account's standard fees. No platform fee on top.
AI, your choiceRun open models on your own hardware, or connect the AI provider you prefer and pay it directly.
Upcharges
No premium tier, no paywalled reports, no add-ons.
Platform fees
Deposits go through your own Stripe account. We never take a cut.
Your data
Stored in your own database. Export all of it, any time.
Use what you need
Run the whole platform, or just the floor plans.
The real cost of the usual stack
Typical ranges for one location. Every piece is its own bill, its own login and its own contract.
- Venue booking and event management$75 to $800+ / mo
- Setup and onboarding$199 to $500+
- Floor plans, online booking, insightsAdd-on fees
- Card paymentsExtra platform fee
- AI phone answeringPartner subscription
- Marketing CRM with AI texting$97 to $497+ / mo
- Social media schedulingAnother subscription
Annual contracts, per-location pricing, usage on top.
- Venue booking and event management$0.00
- Setup and onboarding$0.00
- Floor plans, online booking, insightsIncluded
- Card paymentsNone
- AI phone answeringBuilt in
- Marketing CRM with AI textingBuilt in
- Social media schedulingOpen source
Not free. But cheap.
The software costs nothing. Phone minutes, AI voices and AI replies cost a little, paid straight to the provider. The full breakdown, with a calculator, lives on its own page.
Phone line included, built from pay-as-you-go parts. GoHighLevel Voice AI runs about 7 to 9¢.
AI replies$0 to $3 / 1,000Email, text and chat on small models, or free on your own machine.
Phone line~1¢ / minYour own Twilio number for $1.15 a month. Or bring your PBX.
Voices and brains16 to hearThe best paid and free AI voices and models of October 2026, side by side.
Already on GoHighLevel? Keep it.
Seat Four does not need GoHighLevel. If your venue already runs on it, an optional connector syncs both ways, so everything your plan includes keeps working, now tied to your events.
We are not a GoHighLevel affiliate, partner or reseller, and we take no commission, referral fee or payment of any kind from GoHighLevel. Prices from gohighlevel.com/pricing, October 2026, for reference only.
What your GoHighLevel account already includes
CRM and pipelinesUnlimited contacts and users
Unified conversationsText, email, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Google and web chat
Conversation AIAI that replies and books for you
Voice AIAI agent on your phone line
WorkflowsAutomations and drip campaigns
Booking calendarsTours and appointments
Forms and surveysCapture leads anywhere
Funnels and websitesLanding pages with your domain
Email and SMS marketingCampaigns to your list
Social plannerSchedule posts across channels
ReputationReview requests and replies
Payments and invoicingInvoices and text-to-pay
Mobile appYour inbox in your pocket
ReportingDashboards and attribution
What you get, and from whom
Venue software runs the events. Marketing CRMs chase the leads. Few do both, and almost none let you own it.
| Feature | Typical venue software | GoHighLevel | Seat Four + GoHighLeveloptional connector | Seat Four on its ownfully open source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instant AI reply to new leads | Partner add-on | Usage fees | Via GHL | Open models |
| AI phone answering | Extra fee | Per minute | Via GHL | Open voice |
| Two-way texting | Varies | Yes | Via GHL | Your Twilio |
| Lead pipeline and CRM | Basic | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spaces calendar with clash checks | Yes | Appointments | Yes | Yes |
| Floor plans to scale | Paid add-on | No | Included | Included |
| BEOs and kitchen sheets | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Proposals, contracts, e-sign | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Deposits and payments | Platform fee | Yes | Your Stripe | Your Stripe |
| Event client portal | Varies | Generic | Yes | Yes |
| Social media scheduling | No | Yes | Via GHL | Self-hosted |
| You host it and own the data | No | No | Event data | All of it |
| Software subscription | Yes, annual | Yes, monthly | GHL plan only | $0.00, ever |
Host it yourself. Own it completely.
Seat Four runs on one small Linux server that you rent. No data center, no IT department and no lock-in, and you can move it whenever you like.
- 1
Rent a server. A VPS or a budget dedicated machine, from any provider you like.
- 2
Run the installer. A one-command install ships with the public release.
- 3
Point your domain. Your venue, your address.
- 4
Invite your team. As many people as you like, at no extra cost.
Suggested start: 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 80 GB SSD, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
Hosts we have good experience with
Hostinger
Simple VPS plans with a built-in AI assistant that helps you set up and manage the server. The friendliest place to start.
netcup
Root servers with dedicated CPU cores and plenty of memory. The most power for the money, and strong performance for multi-venue groups.
OVHcloud
A budget dedicated server line that is very solid. A whole machine to yourself, at a low price.
No affiliate links. No referral codes. No sponsors, and never any paid placements. These picks are just our own experience. Any provider that runs Linux and Docker will work.
Keep your money. Keep your data.
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