Perfect Venue vs Planellio

Perfect Venue is private event and group dining management software for hospitality groups. It brings inquiries, proposals, contracts, payments, and banquet event orders together across locations. AI Reply drafts inquiry responses using each location’s menus, spaces, and availability; the platform can also generate and update proposals and BEOs and send reminder emails. Real-time analytics show confirmed and pipeline revenue, with goals and year-over-year comparisons. Its mobile app lets customers respond to inquiries, check calendars, and review event details. Integrations include OpenTable, Tock, Stripe, Square, HubSpot, 7shifts, Mailchimp, Google Calendar, Prismm, Eventbrite, and Zapier. The maker offers a 14-day trial with no credit card required and says its team handles setup and data migration. Support is available by email, live chat, and phone, with a stated typical response time under an hour. The pricing note says from $59/mo (annual); detailed Professional plans cost $199 a month per location with annual billing or $239 a month per location with monthly billing.

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.