Total Party Planner vs Spoonfed

Total Party Planner8.6Visit Spoonfed8.5Visit

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

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Spoonfed #8 in Restaurant Catering Software 8.5/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 7 features Visit Spoonfed

• Total Party Planner fits best

  Established caterers needing broad integrations

• Spoonfed fits best

  Multi-location caterers with ordering operations

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Side by side

Feature	Total Party Planner 8.6/10 Visit ↗	Spoonfed 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.5
Ranking	#7 in Restaurant Catering Software	#8 in Restaurant Catering Software
Best for	Established caterers needing broad integrations	Multi-location caterers with ordering operations
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Phone	Email, Live chat
Integrations	12 integrations	13 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Total Party Planner 7/7 · Spoonfed 5/7
Proposal builder	✓	✓
Contract signing	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Menu management	✓	✓
Catering order management	✓	✓
Staff scheduling	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Payment processing	✓	✓
Event logistics	✓	✓
Our review
Pros	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	Covers ordering, proposals, production, delivery, billing, and payments Supports configurable menu rules for dates, locations, lead times, and times Includes multi-location, multi-account, and branded marketplace capabilities
Cons	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	Pricing requires contacting sales rather than reviewing published plans Web-only access may not suit teams requiring other platform options Its broad operational scope may exceed the needs of simpler catering businesses
Our verdict	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 →	Spoonfed is cloud-based catering management software for contract caterers, restaurants, universities, workplaces, and other organizations handling B2B food service. It brings customer ordering, branded ordering portals, configurable… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• Spoonfed — where it wins

  • Covers ordering, proposals, production, delivery, billing, and payments
  • Supports configurable menu rules for dates, locations, lead times, and times
  • Includes multi-location, multi-account, and branded marketplace capabilities

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales rather than reviewing published plans
  • Web-only access may not suit teams requiring other platform options
  • Its broad operational scope may exceed the needs of simpler catering businesses

• Total Party Planner8.6/10 · Paid

  A broad event and catering operations suite for established teams.

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• Spoonfed8.5/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad web-based suite for ordering, production, delivery, billing, and multi-location catering.

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