The EVENTMACHINE alternative for caterers & event venues
Univents brings bookings, kitchen, staff and finances into one system. Here is how EVENTMACHINE compares head-to-head.
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What is EVENTMACHINE?
EVENTMACHINE is a DACH cloud platform that lets hotels and venues generate individual event quotes in under five minutes via an embedded configurator and automatically derive function sheets from them.
A mature self-service configurator with instant quoting, automated function sheets/BEOs, MICE revenue management and PMS integrations at an aggressive entry price.
Univents vs EVENTMACHINE 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 switch from EVENTMACHINE to Univents
Univents covers the full post-enquiry workflow — staff scheduling with shifts, kitchen and production planning, and inventory/quantity management — whereas EVENTMACHINE focuses on the hotel/MICE quoting process.
Univents ships a full AI assistant across the whole tool (voice memo to event, chat commands, a connected mail inbox, trained on your data), while EVENTMACHINE's AI is geared toward quote configuration.
Univents is DACH-first across caterers, venues, agencies, hotels, rental and food trucks — built around German-language operations and compliance topics such as XRechnung, DATEV and GoBD.
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.
Transparent pricing from EUR 95/month (Flex, billed yearly; EUR 112/month monthly), Reserved from EUR 375/month, Unlimited from EUR 845/month. All features included, no setup fee, 1 free trial month; Flex/Reserved add a revenue-based platform fee.
FAQ: Univents vs EVENTMACHINE
Is EVENTMACHINE a good Univents alternative?
EVENTMACHINE is a solid choice for hotels and venues that mainly need a self-service configurator with instant quoting and automated function sheets. However, if you want to cover the full post-enquiry workflow — staff, production, inventory, finance — and want a full AI assistant, Univents offers a broader feature set.
What is the biggest difference between EVENTMACHINE and Univents?
EVENTMACHINE specializes in the hotel/MICE quoting process (configurator, revenue management, PMS integration). Univents targets multiple verticals — caterers, venues, agencies, hotels, rental and food trucks — and emphasizes operational execution after the enquiry plus an AI assistant across the whole tool.
How much does EVENTMACHINE cost?
EVENTMACHINE starts at EUR 95/month on the Flex tier (billed yearly; EUR 112/month when paid monthly). Reserved is from EUR 375/month and Unlimited from EUR 845/month. All tiers include every feature with no setup fee and offer a free trial month; Flex and Reserved additionally carry a revenue-based platform fee.
Switching from EVENTMACHINE? 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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