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The CaterSmart alternative for caterers & event venues

Univents brings bookings, kitchen, staff and finances into one system. Here is how CaterSmart compares head-to-head.

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What is CaterSmart?

CaterSmart is a German catering software with an online configurator, quotes, invoices and a CRM pipeline, focused on catering and party-service businesses.

A clean DACH-compliance story with eIDAS signatures, XRechnung/ZUGFeRD and German servers

Feature comparison

Univents vs CaterSmart in detail

FeatureUnivents21/22CaterSmart10/22
Sales & enquiries
Online booking pagesIncludedIncluded
Inquiry managementIncludedIncluded
Mail inbox (AI-read)Included–Not specified
Customer portal (EventHub)Included–Not specified
Quotes, contracts & finance
Quotes & invoicesIncludedIncluded
Contracts with templatesIncludedPartial
Digital signatureIncludedIncluded
Online paymentsPartial1Included
GDPR & DACH invoicingIncludedPartial
Event operations
Kitchen & productionIncludedNot included
Staff & shiftsIncludedNot included
Function sheets (auto)IncludedPartial
Stock & inventoryIncludedPartial
Event planning & calendarIncluded–Not specified
Floor plan & seating plannerIncluded–Not specified
AI & automation
AI assistantIncludedPartial
AutomationsIncludedIncluded
Reports & analyticsIncludedIncluded
Multi-languagePartial2Not included
AI operates the whole app by chatIncludedNot included
AI builds a quote from a PDFIncludedNot included
Platform & integrations
Open API & MCP interfaceIncluded–Not specified
IncludedPartialNot included–Not specified
  • 1Online payments run through the built-in Stripe integration.
  • 2Interface in German and English; multilingual finance documents from the Growth plan.

Why teams switch from CaterSmart to Univents

1

Univents covers the entire operation after the enquiry — staff scheduling with time tracking, kitchen/production planning and automatic function sheets, none of which CaterSmart advertises.

2

Univents is built multi-vertical for caterers, venues, agencies and hotels, whereas CaterSmart is clearly focused on catering and party-service businesses.

3

Univents ships a full AI assistant (voice memo to event, connected mail inbox, chat commands, trained on your data) rather than standalone AI text and image snippets.

Pricing compared

Univents

7-day free trial, no credit card. Then from €55/month for quotes or from €299/month for the full platform — fair and transparent.

CaterSmart

Public tiers: Standard free, Office Plus approx. €120–160/month, Sales Pro approx. €240–290/month (access on request).

FAQ: Univents vs CaterSmart

Is CaterSmart a good Univents alternative?

For pure catering and party-service businesses that mainly need an online configurator, quotes, invoices with eIDAS signatures and a CRM pipeline, CaterSmart is a solid German option. If you also want staff scheduling, production planning, function sheets and a broad AI assistant across multiple verticals, Univents offers more depth.

How much does CaterSmart cost?

CaterSmart shows public tiers: a free Standard plan, Office Plus at around €120–160/month and Sales Pro at around €240–290/month. Access is granted on request.

Does CaterSmart offer staff scheduling and function sheets?

CaterSmart's public marketing and pricing pages do not advertise staff scheduling, time tracking or automatic function sheets. Univents maps these post-enquiry operational steps directly.

Switching from CaterSmart? We handle your data import — free of charge.

We move over your customers, products, events and quotes. No data loss, no double work.

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