BEO HQ review
A focused web tool for producing catering documents and tracking event details.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
BEO HQ is a web-based document-preparation tool for caterers, planners, and small event businesses. It organizes shared event information into banquet event orders, proposals, contracts, invoices, quotes, kitchen sheets, and packing lists. Reusable client, venue, and menu libraries support repeat work, while calendar statuses and event duplication help keep related events organized. It is most suited to small teams whose central workflow is building and distributing BEOs and related documents.
Pricing is structured around a free plan and two paid tiers. Free supports one banquet event order, one catering invoice, and a print-ready PDF with a small BEO HQ footer credit. Starter costs $19 per month or $190 per year and adds unlimited BEOs, invoices, proposals, contracts, and quotes, plus kitchen sheets, packing lists, payment schedules, watermark-free PDFs, reusable libraries, and QuickBooks or CSV export. Pro costs $39 per month or $390 per year and adds e-signatures with an audit trail, client approval links, custom branding, change logs, versioning, and unlimited team members. A 14-day free trial is also available.
The product’s strongest fit is document coordination rather than full catering operations. Its shared event record connects proposals, contracts, invoices, menus, kitchen paperwork, and client approvals, with Pro extending that workflow through signatures and version control. Teams that need staff scheduling or payment processing should choose a broader catering operations system instead. BEO HQ is a practical choice for small businesses that want focused BEO production, clear PDF output, and a low-cost path from a free plan to structured paid workflows.
BEO HQ pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Creates BEOs, proposals, contracts, invoices, and quotes from event data
- Adds kitchen sheets, packing lists, approvals, and event-status tracking
- Free plan available; paid tiers start at $19 per month
- Where it doesn't
- No staff scheduling features
- No payment-processing features
- Web-only with QuickBooks as the listed integration
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