Facts verified July 2026 · we link our sources
PlotToTable vs Seedtime.
An honest comparison, including the rows they win. Seedtime: Free tier (1 calendar, built-in crops). Basic $84/yr; Unlimited $168/yr (or $20 monthly). PlotToTable: free plan forever, Premium $7.99/mo, $59/yr, or $129 once for life.
Feature by feature
The table. We win 8, they win 1.
| Feature | PlotToTable | Seedtime |
|---|---|---|
| Starting point | What your family eats; we compute the garden backward | A calendar you populate crop by crop |
| Price for everything | $59/yr or $129 once for life | $168/yr for Unlimited |
| Plant counts for your household | Computed from servings per week | You decide quantities |
| Planting dates | Your ZIP code's frost dates | Frost-date based calendar (US-centric) |
| Adapts when you fall behind | One-click replan from today | Auto-rescheduling task list (their best feature) |
| Succession planting | Re-sow cadence built into every plan row | Automated on paid tiers |
| Keep your data if you stop paying | Yes, forever | Free tier remains, paid features lock |
| Live neighborhood pest alerts | Yes, free (community Pest Radar) | No |
| AI plant doctor with your garden's context | Yes, free 3/day | Sprout chat answers general questions only |
| Grocery-savings math | $-value per crop, tracked against real harvests | No |
| Education library & community | Guides and recipes, no video course library | Large lesson library + active community |
| Add custom varieties | Yes, free accounts get 5, Premium unlimited | Paid tiers only |
Credit where due
What Seedtime does well.
- A genuinely permanent free tier, rare in this category.
- The calendar auto-reschedules missed tasks — the only incumbent that adapts mid-season.
- Succession-planting automation on paid tiers.
- A loyal community, founder-led support, and a large lesson library.
What their users say
The complaints, sourced.
“Their emails are predatory to get more money out of you for constant classes and they're blatantly written with AI.”
— Trustpilot, 1-star review
“I found this cumbersome to use and an overload of detailed info that did not apply to me.”
— Trustpilot, community-garden user
“The guy who made the program goes through everything so fast that I can't keep up.”
— realreviews.io, onboarding videos
“Screens still seem a bit sluggish, I find myself having to exit them and come back.”
— realreviews.io
The honest verdict
Seedtime earned its following: the auto-rescheduling calendar is genuinely good and the community is real. But you pay $168 a year for the full product, quantities are still on you to figure out, and the savings math does not exist. PlotToTable starts from your plate, computes the counts, costs a third as much for everything, and the whole starter plan is free.
Common questions
Isn't Seedtime also free?
Seedtime's free tier is a single calendar with built-in crops only. PlotToTable's free tier is a complete computed plan: plant counts for your household, ZIP-code sow dates, a bed map, and a season calendar, with the first 3 crops in full detail.
Seedtime auto-reschedules tasks. Does PlotToTable?
PlotToTable's answer is one-click 'Replan from today': the engine recomputes every date from the current day, including skipped windows and next succession rounds. Same outcome, one button, no task-list grooming.
Which is cheaper?
For the full product: PlotToTable Premium is $59/yr or $129 once for life. Seedtime Unlimited is $168/yr with no lifetime option. Over three seasons that's $129 once versus about $504.
Competitor pricing and features verified July 2026 from their public pages and user reviews; they change things, so check their site for current terms. Other comparisons: vs GrowVeg Garden Planner
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