Total Party Planner vs CaterCloud

TPTotal Party Planner4.3Visit CaterCloud5.7Visit

TP Total Party Planner #4 in Catering Software 4.3/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 6 features Visit site

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Higher score CaterCloud #8 in Catering Software 5.7/10 From £100/mo · 30-day trial ✓ 1 of 6 features Visit CaterCloud

• Total Party Planner fits best

  Caterers managing events from proposal to payment

• CaterCloud fits best

  Caterers focused on menu costs and food compliance

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Side by side

Feature	TPTotal Party Planner 4.3/10 Visit ↗	CaterCloud 5.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	4.3	5.7
Ranking	#4 in Catering Software	#8 in Catering Software
Best for	Caterers managing events from proposal to payment	Caterers focused on menu costs and food compliance
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Phone	Phone, Email
Integrations	12 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Total Party Planner 2/6 · CaterCloud 1/6
Online ordering	Not published	Not published
Proposal tools	Not published	Not published
Menu management	✓	✓
Event management	Not published	Not published
Payment processing	✓ (best)	Not published
Accounting integrations	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Combines proposals, e-signatures, costing, BEOs and event documents. Includes payment links, deposits, partial payments and reporting. Connects with tools including QuickBooks, Google Calendar and Nowsta.	Detailed allergen, nutrition and food-label management Recipe, menu and profitability costing with what-if analysis Supplier imports, buying lists and QR customer information
Cons	No free plan is offered. TPPorder is an extra-cost add-on, with different listed prices by plan. Additional users cost $25/month each on the plans that list the fee.	Starts at £100 per month before VAT No free plan; ongoing use requires a paid licence Focuses on menus and compliance, not event booking or online ordering
Our verdict	Total Party Planner brings event planning and catering operations into one system for caterers and other event-focused food-service teams. It covers proposals and electronic signatures, menu and recipe costing, order tracking, staff… Read the review →	CaterCloud is a cloud-based menu management system for catering teams in education, healthcare, hospitality and other food businesses. It brings ingredients, recipes and daily or weekly menus into one workspace, with tools for allergen and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Total Party Planner — where it wins

  • Combines proposals, e-signatures, costing, BEOs and event documents.
  • Includes payment links, deposits, partial payments and reporting.
  • Connects with tools including QuickBooks, Google Calendar and Nowsta.

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is offered.
  • TPPorder is an extra-cost add-on, with different listed prices by plan.
  • Additional users cost $25/month each on the plans that list the fee.

• CaterCloud — where it wins

  • Detailed allergen, nutrition and food-label management
  • Recipe, menu and profitability costing with what-if analysis
  • Supplier imports, buying lists and QR customer information

  Where it doesn't

  • Starts at £100 per month before VAT
  • No free plan; ongoing use requires a paid licence
  • Focuses on menus and compliance, not event booking or online ordering

• TPTotal Party Planner4.3/10 · Paid

  A broad toolkit for managing catering events, proposals, staffing and payments.

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• CaterCloud5.7/10 · From £100/mo · 30-day trial

  A focused cloud system for menu compliance, nutrition and catering cost control.

  Visit CaterCloudFull verdict →