The Caterease alternative for caterers & event venues
Univents brings bookings, kitchen, staff and finances into one system. Here is how Caterease compares head-to-head.
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What is Caterease?
Caterease is a US catering and event-planning software running since 1991, with wizard-driven proposals, staff scheduling, a kitchen display system and an AI assistant called Cai, used by more than 50,000 caterers and event planners.
A very mature product built over three decades with broad functional coverage (staff scheduling, kitchen display, inventory) and a large, loyal customer base reaching from independent caterers to institutions like Sodexo and university hospitals.
Univents vs Caterease in detail
- 1Online payments run through the built-in Stripe integration.
- 2Interface in German and English; multilingual finance documents from the Growth plan.
Why teams choose Univents
Univents generates function sheets (BEOs), kitchen production lists and staff shifts straight from the bookings of an event, so a change to menu or headcount reaches every department without re-typing.
Univents includes the customer portal, function sheets, staff planning and a kitchen board in one platform — Caterease prices central capabilities like the web inquiry form, prospect management and the document/contract builder as separate add-on modules.
Univents ships an AI assistant that actively operates the app via chat commands and builds a quote from an uploaded PDF — Caterease's Cai, per the vendor, mainly answers questions about existing data and doesn't cover either of those two capabilities.
Pricing compared
7-day free trial, no credit card. Then from €55/month for quotes or from €299/month for the full platform — fair and transparent.
Tiered plans from USD 99/month (Express) to USD 199/month (Professional) billed annually, plus USD 28 per additional user and a one-time setup fee of USD 200 per user; several capabilities such as the web inquiry form, prospect management or the document/contract builder are paid add-on modules at USD 25/month each. Product and billing are geared to the US market.
FAQ: Univents vs Caterease
Is Caterease a good Univents alternative?
Caterease is a very mature US software built since 1991 with broad functional coverage and a large customer base — a solid choice for English-speaking caterers in the US. Univents is the better fit if you want one platform from inquiry and client portal through BEOs, kitchen production and staff scheduling to invoice and Stripe payment, without buying the inquiry form or contract builder as separate modules.
Does Caterease cover kitchen production and staff planning?
Yes — Caterease offers a kitchen display system plus staff and shift scheduling with conflict checking as standard features from the Standard tier up. Univents covers both as well and adds a connected staff app with time tracking and a portal.
What does Caterease cost compared to Univents?
Caterease starts at USD 99/month, but several common capabilities are priced as separate add-on modules (USD 25/month each), plus a one-time setup fee of USD 200 per user. Univents publishes its pricing and offers a self-service trial.
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