SeatGuru is Gone: The 10 Best Alternatives for Choosing Your Seat (2026)

The free AwardFares Seat Map Tool is useful when you have a flight in mind and want to check the seats currently shown as assigned, blocked, or available. You can use it before booking to look for seats together or after booking to check for a better position in the cabin.

1. Enter the route, flight number, departure date, and cabin.
2. Search for the map and read its seat-status legend.
3. Compare the available seats with a detailed cabin layout.
4. Select or change your seat through the airline, checking any fee or fare restriction.

Coverage varies by airline and flight. If no map is returned, try the operating airline’s booking page. Also remember that seat assignments are different from ticket sales: some passengers have tickets but have not chosen their seats yet. The seat maps guide explains how to interpret the map and what blocked seats can mean.

For a points booking, check award availability separately. An unassigned business-class seat does not necessarily mean you can book it with miles.

AeroLOPA draws cabin layouts to scale, which makes it useful for checking details such as window alignment, the space around an exit, or how close a seat is to the lavatory. A seat labeled “window” is much less appealing if the window is behind your shoulder.

Search by flight number and date, or browse the airline’s fleet. The current maps also include seat ratings: Good, Be Aware, and Avoid. Read the notes for the seats you are considering, then compare them with the airline’s available options.

AeroLOPA says a free account unlocks full maps, saved aircraft, and alerts when a map changes. These are cabin layouts, so you will still need a live map to check seat assignments for your departure.

A diagram can show where a seat is, but a photo often makes it easier to picture the space around it. SeatMaps.com combines layouts with passenger reviews, photos, and 360-degree cabin views for selected aircraft. It also offers route and flight lookup.

Its homepage lists coverage of more than 800 airlines. That broad directory makes it worth checking when you cannot find your airline elsewhere. Before relying on a photo or review, match the aircraft version to your booking: the same airline can have several interiors on one aircraft type.

If your preferred seat is taken, ExpertFlyer can monitor it and send an alert when it opens. Its free account includes a basic seat map and one active seat alert, with no credit card required.

For someone watching a single seat on one trip, that may be enough. Paid plans add more alerts and other flight information. These were the published prices on September 21, 2026:

Check the plan details and airline coverage before subscribing. When an alert arrives, you need to return to the airline to change your seat. The alert does not hold it for you or remove any seat-selection fee.

SeatLink is useful for reading what other passengers thought of a seat. Its reviews and cabin photos can add context to the layout, particularly when you want to understand the space around a seat or how busy that part of the cabin feels.

Check when the review was written and which aircraft version it describes. If the airline has since refurbished the cabin, the seat number may still exist while the experience has changed.

SeatMaestro has seating charts, seat dimensions, and passenger reviews. It is another place to look when the other sites have little information about your aircraft.

Compare the row numbers and cabin size with your booking before following a seat recommendation. A review can still be useful years later if the interior is unchanged, but a different layout is a reason to look for a more relevant source.

FlightSeatmap.com offers static layouts and paid seat monitoring. Its Trip Pass may suit an occasional traveler who wants to watch one flight without starting a monthly subscription.

The pricing page listed these options on September 21, 2026:

• Free: Static layouts, one live availability preview, and one active seat alert.
• Trip Pass ($4.99 once): One flight’s live map and a seat alert until departure.
• Frequent Flyer ($8.99/month or $79/year): Ten live checks per month, five active alerts, and aircraft and schedule alerts.

The Trip Pass expires after departure and does not renew. Check that live data is supported for your flight before paying; being able to view a static layout does not mean a live map is available.

SeatMap.app turns cabin information into short seat notes, including warnings about windows and recline where its sources record those details. It also shows whether a layout comes from a single source or has been cross-referenced, and how confidently it matches your flight.

Those labels help when several versions of an aircraft look similar. Check them before following a recommendation, particularly if the result is only a general map.

The maps are free to view without an account. Seat Advisor and other Pro features are separate from free map browsing.

SeatCompare.ai advertises free search by flight number, personalized seat suggestions, and alerts for aircraft changes. It also publishes aircraft guides you can use to start researching a cabin.

Treat the suggestions as a shortlist to check against the actual layout. Flight matching and alert delivery were not independently tested for this update, and a recommended seat may already be taken.

Legrooms+ adds legroom and amenity information to Google Flights results through a free Chrome extension. It helps earlier in the booking process, when you are deciding between flights and want to compare the seating before choosing one.

Once you have picked a flight, use a detailed map to choose a seat. The extension compares cabin information; it does not replace the airline’s seat-selection page.