Caterease vs CaterOps

Caterease is software for managing catering and event-planning operations, with customizable booking wizards, menu building, event prints, staff scheduling, recipes and packing lists. Customer records hold details and history; reminders, notes and to-do checklists support follow-up. Horizon Hub provides an AI assistant, dashboards, calendars, reports and access to live Caterease data from any device. Payment processing supports tokenized cards, customer payment links and batch processing. Event Portals let teams review event details remotely and share information with clients, while a free mobile app provides event review and a dashboard or calendar. Caterease offers optional add-ins and interfaces and describes integrations with tools customers already use. Documentation, onboarding, online user training, classes and videos are available. Express costs $99 a month billed annually, with no modules included and an additional-user charge of $28 a month. Standard costs $149 a month and Professional costs $199 a month, both billed annually and with no modules included. A 200.00 USD per-user launch fee applies to all plans.

CaterOps manages catering back-of-house operations, from inquiries and proposals through BEOs, prep lists, and floor plans. Its event pipeline follows events from inquiry through quoting, confirmation, and completion, with list, board, and calendar views. The BEO builder calculates food, labor, fees, taxes, gratuity, discounts, and food-and-beverage minimums as users enter them. Floor-plan tools support scaled layouts, reusable templates, PNG export, and client sharing within set limits. Through a branded portal, clients can review proposals, update details and guest counts, choose menus, arrange seating within set limits, and approve and sign. Signatures record a typed name, timestamp, and IP address. Signed BEO food lines seed station-based prep lists, and CaterOps also supports run-of-show schedules and staff role and time assignments. A free plan allows up to five events per month and one team member. Pro is billed at $3 per event; Enterprise offers custom volume pricing. CaterOps says signups are coming soon, as are its iOS and Android apps.