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Caterease

What Caterease is
Caterease is software for managing catering and event-planning operations. Its tools include customizable booking wizards, menu building, event prints, staff scheduling, recipes, and packing lists. Customer records store details and history, while 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; the free mobile app lets users review events and use a dashboard or calendar. Optional add-ins and interfaces are available. Caterease lists onboarding, documentation, online user training, classes, and videos. Paid plans listed begin with Express at $99 per month billed annually, with no modules included and an additional-user charge of $28 per month. A $200-per-user launch fee applies to all plans.
Who it suits
Caterease suits caterers and event planners managing bookings, menus, staff, customer records, and event logistics. Teams needing payment processing or remote event review can use its listed payment tools and portals.
What it does well
- Includes customizable event booking wizards.
- Menu building, recipes, and packing lists are available.
- Horizon Hub includes dashboards, calendars, and reports.
- Payment processing supports links and batch payments.
- Training and onboarding are offered.
What to know first
- No free plan is listed.
- Express costs $99 per month billed annually.
- Additional users cost $28 per month.
- A $200-per-user launch fee applies to all plans.
Limits
The listed Express, Standard, and Professional plans include no modules; additional users cost $28/mo. A 200.00 USD per-user launch fee applies to all plans.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | annually · No modules included · $28/mo per additional user | $149 a month |
| Professional | annually · No modules included · $28/mo per additional user | $199 a month |
| Launch fee | Per user · Applies to all plans | $200, paid once |
| Enhance modules | annually · Each · Guest Rooms Manager, Prospect Manager, Document Builder, Web Inquiry, Banquet Rooms | $25 a month |
| Integrate modules | annually · Each · Optional add-ins and interfaces | $25 a month |
| Express | annually · No modules included · $28/mo per additional user | $99 a month |
As caterease.com lists them, read 29 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Visit the Caterease website.
- Choose a paid plan: Express, Standard, or Professional.
- Account for the 200.00 USD per-user launch fee and any additional-user charges.
- Consider optional Enhance or Integrate modules.
- Use the available onboarding, documentation, and training resources.
Verdict
Caterease brings event, menu, customer, and payment tools together for catering operations. Review plan costs carefully, including the launch fee and additional-user charges.
Questions
Is Caterease free?
No. Caterease has no free plan.
How much does Caterease cost?
Express is $99 a month, Standard is $149 a month, and Professional is $199 a month, each billed annually. Each plan has no modules included and additional users cost $28/mo; a 200.00 USD per-user launch fee applies to all plans.
Which platforms does Caterease support?
Caterease lists Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows. It also offers a free mobile app.
What does Caterease do for catering and events?
It provides booking, menu, event print, staff scheduling, recipe, packing list, customer tracking, reminder, note, and checklist tools.
Does Caterease support payments and integrations?
Payment processing supports tokenized cards, customer payment links, and batch processing. Optional add-ins and interfaces are available, and Caterease describes integration with tools customers already use.
What training and support does Caterease offer?
It provides documentation, onboarding, free online user training, training classes, and training videos.
Facts from Caterease's own pages
- AI and reporting
- Horizon Hub provides an AI assistant, dashboards, calendars, reports, and access to live Caterease data from any device. · caterease.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Client and task management
- The software tracks customer details and history and supports reminders, notes, and to-do checklists. · caterease.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Customer portal
- Event Portals let a team review event details from anywhere and can share information with clients. · caterease.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Event and menu tools
- Features include customizable event booking wizards, menu building, event prints, staff scheduling, recipes, and packing lists. · caterease.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Founded
- 1991 · caterease.com, 23 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Naples, Florida, United States · caterease.com, 23 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- The pricing page offers optional add-ins and interfaces, and the company describes Caterease as integrating with tools customers already use. · caterease.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Mobile access
- The company says its free mobile app lets users review event details and use a dashboard or calendar. · caterease.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Payment partner
- Caterease states that it is not a bank and that banking services are provided through JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Member FDIC. · caterease.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Payments
- Caterease payment processing supports tokenized cards, customer payment links, and batch payment processing. · caterease.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Purpose
- Caterease describes itself as software for managing catering and event planning operations. · caterease.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Security
- The Professional plan includes enhanced user security. · caterease.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Support and training
- Caterease provides documentation, onboarding, free online user training, training classes, and training videos. · help.caterease.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Target users
- The company says Caterease was conceived and designed by caterers and event planners for managing their operations. · caterease.com, 29 Sept 2026
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