Total Party Planner vs Pro-cess

Total Party Planner9.1Visit Pro-cess8.5Visit

Higher score Total Party Planner #3 in Event Catering Software 9.1/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 6 features Visit site

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Pro-cess #8 in Event Catering Software 8.5/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 6 features Visit Pro-cess

• Total Party Planner fits best

  Caterers needing broad integrations and documents

• Pro-cess fits best

  Small teams wanting affordable booking workflows

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Side by side

Feature	Total Party Planner 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Pro-cess 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.5
Ranking	#3 in Event Catering Software	#8 in Event Catering Software
Best for	Caterers needing broad integrations and documents	Small teams wanting affordable booking workflows
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	£300/yr
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Phone	Email
Integrations	12 integrations	8 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Total Party Planner 3/6 · Pro-cess 5/6
Proposal builder	✓	✓
Menu management	✓	✓
Recipe management	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Staff scheduling	✓	✓
Order workflows	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Event execution tools	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Our review
Pros	Combines proposals, e-signatures, costing, orders, staffing, and BEOs Connects with tools including QuickBooks, Google, Outlook, and Mailchimp Supports payment links, deposits, partial payments, and reporting	Covers enquiries, quotes, payments, rotas, supplies and invoicing Starter includes online booking, PDF generation and direct debit payments Integrates with Stripe, Xero, QuickBooks, Google Calendar and Twilio
Cons	No free plan is available Additional users cost $25/month on the listed tier options TPPorder is an add-on rather than part of the listed plans	Advanced tools such as route optimisation start at the Professional tier API access, customer portals and custom domains require Business The Enterprise plan does not publish a price
Our verdict	Total Party Planner brings event planning and catering operations into one web-based system for caterers and other event-focused food-service teams, including restaurants, venues, food trucks, nonprofits, and universities. Its scope covers… Read the review →	Pro-cess is cloud-based business management software for UK events and catering operators, including corporate caterers, wedding businesses, private dining companies and mobile bars. Its workflow spans enquiry-to-booking, menu and package… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Total Party Planner — where it wins

  • Combines proposals, e-signatures, costing, orders, staffing, and BEOs
  • Connects with tools including QuickBooks, Google, Outlook, and Mailchimp
  • Supports payment links, deposits, partial payments, and reporting

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Additional users cost $25/month on the listed tier options
  • TPPorder is an add-on rather than part of the listed plans

• Pro-cess — where it wins

  • Covers enquiries, quotes, payments, rotas, supplies and invoicing
  • Starter includes online booking, PDF generation and direct debit payments
  • Integrates with Stripe, Xero, QuickBooks, Google Calendar and Twilio

  Where it doesn't

  • Advanced tools such as route optimisation start at the Professional tier
  • API access, customer portals and custom domains require Business
  • The Enterprise plan does not publish a price

• Total Party Planner9.1/10 · Paid

  A web-based catering system that brings proposals, costing, staffing, documents, and payments together.

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• Pro-cess8.5/10 · 14-day trial

  A broad catering operations platform with affordable entry pricing and higher-tier workflow tools.

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