Catertoo vs Total Party Planner

Catertoo9.0Visit Total Party Planner8.6Visit

Higher score Catertoo #3 in Restaurant Catering Software 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 7 of 7 features Visit Catertoo

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Total Party Planner #7 in Restaurant Catering Software 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 7 of 7 features Visit site

• Catertoo fits best

  Small caterers wanting affordable all-in-one software

• Total Party Planner fits best

  Established caterers needing broad integrations

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Side by side

Feature	Catertoo 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Total Party Planner 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.6
Ranking	#3 in Restaurant Catering Software	#7 in Restaurant Catering Software
Best for	Small caterers wanting affordable all-in-one software	Established caterers needing broad integrations
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$29/mo	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Phone, Docs	Email, Phone
Integrations	2 integrations	12 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Catertoo 7/7 · Total Party Planner 7/7
Proposal builder	✓	✓
Contract signing	✓	✓
Menu management	✓	✓
Catering order management	✓	✓
Staff scheduling	✓	✓
Payment processing	✓	✓
Event logistics	✓	✓
Our review
Pros	Covers proposals, e-signatures, invoices, payments, staffing, and scheduling. Free plan includes up to three active events per month and unlimited users. Stripe and Google integrations extend payment and platform connectivity.	Covers proposals, signatures, costing, ordering, staffing, and payments Includes client portals, event documents, reporting, and payment tools Connects with QuickBooks, Google, Nowsta, Mailchimp, and Microsoft tools
Cons	The Free plan limits active events to three per month. Premium features and multi-location support require a paid tier. Catertoo is currently in public beta.	Paid product with no free plan Broad feature coverage may exceed the needs of simple scheduling teams TPPorder online ordering is an additional add-on
Our verdict	Catertoo is browser-based catering management software for independent caterers, restaurant catering teams, hotels, venues, campus dining operations, and other event-based food businesses. It brings client records, event booking, reusable… Read the review →	Total Party Planner is catering management software for caterers, restaurants, venues, food trucks, nonprofits, universities, and other event-focused food-service teams. It brings event creation, calendar tracking, banquet management,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Catertoo — where it wins

  • Covers proposals, e-signatures, invoices, payments, staffing, and scheduling.
  • Free plan includes up to three active events per month and unlimited users.
  • Stripe and Google integrations extend payment and platform connectivity.

  Where it doesn't

  • The Free plan limits active events to three per month.
  • Premium features and multi-location support require a paid tier.
  • Catertoo is currently in public beta.

• Total Party Planner — where it wins

  • Covers proposals, signatures, costing, ordering, staffing, and payments
  • Includes client portals, event documents, reporting, and payment tools
  • Connects with QuickBooks, Google, Nowsta, Mailchimp, and Microsoft tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid product with no free plan
  • Broad feature coverage may exceed the needs of simple scheduling teams
  • TPPorder online ordering is an additional add-on

• Catertoo9.0/10 · Free plan

  A practical browser-based suite for managing catering sales, events, payments, and staffing.

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• Total Party Planner8.6/10 · Paid

  A broad event and catering operations suite for established teams.

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