Comparison

The iVvy alternative for caterers & event venues

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

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What is iVvy?

iVvy is an internationally used venue and event management platform from Australia that covers the sales process around event space — from availability and proposals through e-signature contracts to banquet event orders and invoicing.

A mature, functionally broad sales-and-catering suite with a polished function diary, versioned BEOs and run sheets, plus 55+ integrations into the international hotel tech stack.

Feature comparison

Univents vs iVvy in detail

FeatureUnivents18/18iVvy12/18
Sales & enquiries
Online booking pagesIncludedIncluded
Inquiry managementIncludedIncluded
Mail inbox (AI-read)IncludedPartial
Customer portal (EventHub)IncludedPartial
Quotes, contracts & finance
Quotes & invoicesIncludedIncluded
Contracts with templatesIncludedIncluded
Digital signatureIncludedIncluded
Online paymentsIncludedIncluded
GDPR & DACH invoicingIncludedNot included
Event operations
Kitchen & productionIncludedNot included
Staff & shiftsIncludedNot included
Function sheets (auto)IncludedIncluded
Stock & inventoryIncludedPartial
Event planning & calendarIncludedIncluded
AI & automation
AI assistantIncludedPartial
AutomationsIncludedPartial
Reports & analyticsIncludedIncluded
Multi-languageIncludedNot included
IncludedPartialNot includedNot specified

Why teams switch from iVvy to Univents

1

Univents is German-language and tailored to the DACH market — including XRechnung, DATEV export and GoBD-compliant finance, which an English-language platform geared to hotel chains does not provide.

2

Univents also covers the operational depth after the sale — staff and shift planning plus production and material planning for caterers, whereas iVvy's run sheets target the schedule rather than staffing and production.

3

Univents ships an AI assistant across the entire tool, whereas iVvy's AI is so far limited to automated proposal generation.

Pricing compared

Univents

7-day free trial, no credit card. Then from €99/month for the full suite or individual modules from €66/month — fair and transparent.

iVvy

Mostly sales-led; publicly cited entry prices are around USD 150/month for the event module and about USD 250/month for the venue module, with larger setups quoted individually. Product and support are English-language.

FAQ: Univents vs iVvy

Is iVvy a good Univents alternative?

iVvy is a mature, internationally adopted venue and sales-and-catering platform with a strong function diary and mature BEOs, making it a serious solution especially for hotels and large event spaces. For German-speaking caterers, event venues and agencies, Univents is the better fit because it is German-language, DACH-compliant and also deep in the post-inquiry workflow.

Is iVvy available in German with DACH accounting?

iVvy is geared to the English-language international market and offers no demonstrable German product localization and no DACH-specific finance such as XRechnung or DATEV. Univents is German-language from the ground up and built for invoicing and accounting requirements in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

What does iVvy cost compared to Univents?

iVvy is mostly sales-led; publicly cited entry prices are around USD 150/month for the event module and about USD 250/month for the venue module, with larger setups quoted individually. Univents uses a transparent SaaS model in euros with German-language onboarding.

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