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Best Catering Software in 2026

Catering software helps manage online ordering, proposals, menus, events, payments and accounting connections. This list is for caterers comparing tools by the work they need to handle and the platforms they use.

  1. 1

    Perfect Venue

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Choose Perfect Venue if your hospitality business needs a shared system for event inquiries, documents, payments, and revenue reporting across locations.

    7.0 From $59/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
  2. 2

    Better Cater

    by Better Cater
    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Choose Better Cater if you need to manage catering events from inquiry through proposals, kitchen reports, invoicing, and profit analysis.

    6.5 30-day trial Visit site
  3. 3

    CaterZen

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Choose CaterZen if you need catering order management alongside delivery, kitchen, sales, and marketing tools. The 30-day trial lets you explore it without a credit card.

    6.1 From $179/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
  4. 4

    Caterease

    Paid AndroidiPhoneMac+2

    Caterease brings event, menu, customer, and payment tools together for catering operations. Review plan costs carefully, including the launch fee and additional-user charges.

    5.9 Visit site
  5. 5

    Curate

    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Event businesses looking to manage client proposals, payments, and operations around a shared event record should consider Curate.

    5.7 Pricing on request Visit site
  6. 6

    CaterXpert

    Paid MacWebWindows

    Catering businesses that want event bookings, menus, kitchen preparation, staff scheduling, and delivery coordination in one system should consider CaterXpert.

    5.6 Pricing on request Visit site
  7. 7

    EventPro

    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+5

    EventPro brings venue, event, catering, and payment management into one configurable system.

    5.6 Pricing on request Visit site
  8. 8

    CaterTrax

    Paid Web

    Independent operators handling local catering orders and larger foodservice organizations coordinating multiple locations should consider CaterTrax for its ordering, event, and production tools.

    5.4 Pricing on request Visit site
  9. 9

    FoodStorm

    by FoodStorm
    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

    FoodStorm brings order intake, production, pickup, and customer tools into one system for grocery perimeter departments.

    5.4 Pricing on request Visit site
  10. 10

    Momentus

    by Momentus
    Paid APIWeb

    Choose Momentus if your venue needs one platform spanning booking, event operations, accounting and reporting, with packages for larger venue types and unlimited users.

    5.2 Pricing on request Visit site
  11. 11

    Planning Pod

    by Planning Pod
    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Choose Planning Pod if your venue needs event bookings, sales workflows, payments, and reporting in a browser-based system.

    5.2 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Visit site
  12. 12

    Total Party Planner

    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Choose Total Party Planner if your catering business needs connected event, client, menu, and operations tools across web and mobile platforms.

    5.2 Visit site
  13. 13

    Amadeus Delphi

    Paid Web
    4.6 Pricing on request Visit site
  14. 14

    CaterCloud

    Paid Web
    4.4 From £100/mo · 30-day trial Visit site

#1Places #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 on this list can be bought by the makers of the software on it. See the price

Check whether a tool has a free plan or trial, what paid pricing starts at, and whether it runs on web, Android, iOS, API, macOS or Windows. If you need to read or change code, review the licence before choosing.

Questions

Is catering software available with a free plan?

A free plan is offered by a tool on this list. Check the individual product entry for its current plan terms and limits.

Which catering tools offer trials?

CaterCloud and CaterZen list 30-day trials. Perfect Venue lists a 14-day trial. Trial availability and terms can vary by product.

What platforms do these tools support?

Platforms represented on the list include web, Android, iOS, API, macOS and Windows. Check the product entry for its supported platforms.

How much can paid catering software cost?

Published starting prices include $59 per month for Perfect Venue with annual billing, £100 per month for CaterCloud and $179 per month for CaterZen. Other prices are available on request.

What features are compared for catering software?

The comparison covers free plan, paid starting price, online ordering, proposal tools, menu management, event management, payment processing and accounting integrations.

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