Caiter vs Eventifood

Caiter is catering software for preparing proposals and coordinating event orders, purchasing, kitchen production, clients, and menus. Its proposal builder can include dish photos, descriptions, and prices; clients can download quotes as Excel files and confirm orders through the proposal. The quote editor draws menu items from a catalog or previous events and calculates totals automatically. A built-in CRM tracks order status, client history, and menus, while the calendar displays events by date. Caiter combines purchasing needs across events and updates lists when orders or menu items change; lists can be exported to Excel. Kitchen lists show event details, group dishes by prep station, reflect order updates, and can be printed. Finance features calculate event profitability, track deposits and balances, and analyze products and services by revenue and profit. Caiter runs on Android, iOS, and the web. The Start plan costs $79 a month, billed monthly, and includes up to 50 proposals and three users. A 14-day trial offers full access for up to 10 proposals for real clients and requires no credit card. Caiter also says it imports a menu within one business day and provides email support, with priority support on Business.

Eventifood is ordering and point-of-sale software for UK food trucks, street food traders, mobile caterers, and festival vendors. Customers scan a QR code to see menus and order in a phone browser without installing an app or creating an account. Sellers can manage menu categories, items, photos, prices, variations, and extras, and make separate menus for events. Paid orders appear on a kitchen screen, where staff can update statuses and send ready notifications. Analytics report popular items, revenue over time, busy trading hours, and profit per item when cost prices are entered. Listed payment providers are SumUp, PayPal, and Stripe; Apple Pay and Google Pay through Stripe Connect are described as coming soon. PAYG plans have no monthly charge but add a platform fee and Stripe processing. Monthly plans start at £30/mo with no per-transaction fee. The Pro plan lists an offline desktop POS app. The software runs in a browser on Windows PCs, Macs, iPads, Android tablets, Amazon Fire tablets, and Raspberry Pi devices.