Check Cherry vs KudosCRM

Check Cherry is a booking and business-management platform for event professionals, including photographers, DJs, photo booth owners, venues and mobile bartenders. Clients can select packages, add-ons and locations, then complete contracts and payments through a multi-step booking flow. Mini-session links let clients choose available slots, sign agreements and pay, with automatic reminders. Electronic signatures cover contracts, model releases and session agreements on any device. Payments support major cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay; listed processing fees are 2.9% plus 30¢ USD. Two-way calendar synchronization works with Google Calendar, iCal/Apple Calendar and Outlook. Integrations include QuickBooks Online, Mailchimp, Zapier, Twilio, Google Meet, Zoom and Canva. Every plan includes REST API access and webhooks for bookings, leads and payments. Native iOS and Android apps manage bookings, invoices, client details and notifications. Plans start at $29 a month, billed annually as $348, with a 14-day trial and no free plan.

KudosCRM is a customer relationship management tool for organizing sales activity, available on the web, iOS, and Android. Its listed features include a visual sales pipeline, email sync, marketing automation, and AI features. The free plan lasts indefinitely and covers up to 3 users, 1,000 contacts, and 1 pipeline, with tasks, activities, and one email inbox. Basic is $9 a month billed annually, with limits of 25 users, 25,000 contacts, 3 pipelines, and 10 automations; meetings, forms, and invoicing are also included. Professional is $24 a month billed annually and provides unlimited users and pipelines, up to 250,000 contacts, 50 automations, Kudos AI allocation, webhooks, API, and lead scoring. Enterprise is $49 a month billed annually for 50+ seats, with SSO, SAML, SCIM, unlimited audit log and export, a dedicated customer success manager, and a 99.9% uptime SLA. A 14-day trial is listed. The maker is based in Hong Kong.