GridX Events vs Planellio

GridX Events is web-based software for managing marquee, banquet hall, catering, event-planning, and hotel event-space operations. It follows work from leads and quotations through bookings, event costs, and per-event profit and loss. Venues can build quotes from reusable service and catering packages with per-guest costs, discounts, and taxes, then send a branded PDF and portal link for approval. Bookings support staged payment schedules, and the availability calendar checks blackout dates and overlapping reservations. Menus can include courses, per-guest rates, and dietary tags; a printable Banquet Event Order can assemble the timeline, menu, headcount, layout, staffing, and requirements. Procurement, inventory use, labour, and direct expenses can be assigned to events and rolled up with revenue into a P&L. Accounting features include a double-entry general ledger with automatic posting from invoices and receipts, service-tax invoice lines, and tenant tax profiles for NTN/STRN. Installment and overdue-balance reminders can go by WhatsApp, SMS, or email, and online payments can reconcile with booking schedules and the ledger. The free Venue Base Plan includes leads, quotations, bookings, calendar, teams, expenses, ledger, roles, permissions, and 2FA. A free trial is also offered with all modules unlocked and no credit card required.

Planellio is web-based event business management software connecting bookings, clients, staff, assets, finance, and operations. It is designed for DJs, photo booth businesses, event hire teams, wedding suppliers, venue-led businesses, and multi-user event operations. Teams can track enquiries and leads, prepare quotes, proposals, and contracts, manage client records, and offer self-service bookings with live availability and pricing. A branded client portal supports planning tasks, payments, questionnaires, music requests, and photo booth selections. The platform also lists a venue calendar, space booking, staff scheduling, and event-day tools. Professional and Business plans include staff portals, job assignments, timesheets, and staff invoice workflows. Business adds a read-only bookings API with scoped access keys; Zapier-compatible polling is also listed. Connections include Stripe, Square, PayPal, GoCardless, Xero, QuickBooks, Zoom, Twilio, WhatsApp, Microsoft, Google, and TemplatesBooth. Every plan has a 30-day free trial, after which monthly billing begins automatically unless cancelled beforehand. Starter costs £29 a month. Planellio has no free plan and is headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom.