Zennvue vs Zola Wedding Planner

Zennvue is a web-based service connecting wedding and event vendors’ business workflows with couples’ planning. Vendors can manage marketplace profiles, leads, proposals, e-signed contracts, invoices, payments, bookings, calendars, and galleries. Couples get planning tools for vendor discovery, budgets, timelines, guest lists, RSVPs, seating, and payment tracking. Its AI supports vendor matching, drafting, contract review, lead scoring, and planning assistance; users approve actions and messages. Stripe Connect handles deposits, balances, vendor payouts, and payment records, with standard Stripe processing passed through. Paid vendor plans have a 0% Zennvue fee on vendor payments; Marketplace Free takes 15% only on bookings Zennvue produces. The free couples plan includes a 30-day trial? No: paid vendor plans include a 30-day trial, require a card at signup, and convert to the chosen plan unless canceled before the signup deadline. Vendor plans start at $49/mo. Vendor profiles are reviewed before going live, and reviews are limited to couples with confirmed bookings. Zennvue says it is not an escrow service or insurer.

Zola Wedding Planner combines tools for venues, vendors, wedding websites, registries, invitations, guest lists, and budgets. Its marketplace helps couples discover, contact, and book vendors, with recommendations personalized to the wedding. Guest management tracks RSVPs, meal selections, and plus ones, and accepts spreadsheet imports. A seating chart supports drag-and-drop assignments plus customizable table names and seat counts. Registry features include gifts, experiences, zero-fee cash funds, group gifting, and virtual exchanges for credit before shipping. The iOS app manages a website, checklist, invitations, registry, gift notifications, and Gift Tracker; Zola says the free wedding app is currently iOS-only, while planning tools are listed for web and iOS. Couples can password-protect their wedding website, but registries cannot currently be password-protected. Zola says uploaded planning-tool information is not encrypted or otherwise secured. Its free plan is free for personal, non-commercial use with a registered account. Paid offerings are listed from 17.99 USD. Team-Z advisors provide chat or email support.