From inquiry to quote in minutes

With your own booking pages for event venues, every inquiry automatically becomes a complete event – with pricing, quote, schedule and team. Online event booking for caterers in the DACH region, no Excel, no chaos.

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Univents dashboard with today's priorities, revenue and pipeline
Inquiries this week+38%
2,847
more bookings
  • Wedding Schmidt€9,996confirmed
  • Corporate gala€14,994new
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Just say it. Univents does the rest.

Speak it, connect your inbox or type in the chat – the AI does the rest. A few examples for exactly this area:

In your inbox / you say

"New enquiry from Müller GmbH – company party, 80 people, September 14th, buffet and drinks"

Univents turns it into

Enquiry created

  • Müller GmbH – 80 guests
  • Date: September 14th
  • Buffet + drinks noted

Illustrative. You stay in control and approve before anything goes out.

How it works

How booking works with Univents

A clear process – from the first click to a ready event plan. All automated, without duplicate entries.

1

Receive inquiry

Customers fill out your custom inquiry form or booking page – with dynamic questions, prices and product availabilities. Every inquiry automatically lands in the right event.

No email chaos, no manual data entry.

2

Create quote

Univents creates a complete quote in seconds – with images, text blocks, CI layout and pricing logic. Customers can sign digitally and pay immediately.

Quotes that impress – automatically, accurately, in your style.

3

Start event

After quote acceptance, Univents automatically creates the event including function sheets, tasks, production lists and staffing.

From booking to production, everything flows automatically.

Booking page with online payment

More inquiries, less effort.

Customers book directly online through your custom booking page – with calendar, products and payment.

All in your own branding — no form tinkering, no third-party tools.

  • Direct online payment via Stripe
  • Calendar view with availability
  • Custom branding & layout
Public web shop of a caterer, built with Univents
Open inquiries
  • Wedding Schmidt€9,996confirmed
  • Tasting Shop€1,726Quote
  • Corporate gala€14,994new
Booked online

Smart pricing logic

Prices that calculate themselves.

Minimum values, mileage, seasonal surcharges, guest count – Univents calculates the correct price automatically.

So every quote stays correct, transparent and profitable.

  • Dynamic pricing rules
  • Surcharges & discounts automatic
  • Always accurate quotes
Product catalogue in Univents with prices, categories and allergens
Quote calculation
  • Buffet · 120 guests€1,980
  • Travel · 45 km€135
Total€2,313

Inquiry & pipeline management

No more email chaos.

Every inquiry lands in the pipeline system with status, notes and automatic follow-ups.

You see status, customer and date and can reply or release the quote right away.

  • Status & pipeline management
  • Automatic reminders
  • CRM history per customer
Inquiry pipeline in Univents as a kanban board by status
Central pipeline
  • Wedding Schmidt€9,996confirmed
  • Tasting Shop€1,726Quote
  • Corporate gala€14,994new

Professional quotes

Impressive quotes that sell.

Quotes with images, text blocks and pricing logic – digitally signable on the spot.

Customers can sign and pay directly online.

  • Layouts in your own branding
  • Digital signature
  • Direct online payment
Quote editor in Univents with line items, quantity logic, cost and sales price
Corporate gala
€14,994Signed
Branding

Customer portal

Customers who collaborate instead of asking.

Customers see their event, accept quotes and submit change requests – all in one place.

That saves time and noticeably reduces back-and-forth.

  • EventHub for customers
  • Self-service changes
  • Transparent communication
Customer portal (EventHub) in Univents with documents, timeline and messages
Team inbox
  • Inquiry Mayrnew
  • Follow-up Huberreplied
  • Quote approvalinternal

Automations

When inquiries turn into events automatically.

Automatic reminders, status updates and follow-up workflows – no manual phone calls.

You focus on customers — the rest runs by itself.

  • Custom intervals
  • Email & task triggers
  • More closes, less effort
Automation rules in Univents with trigger and actions
Quote accepted
  • 1Event is created
  • 2Tasks & function sheet
  • 3Deposit requested

Insights & reporting

Every booking, clearly analyzed.

See conversion rates, most popular products and utilization in real time.

So you spot trends and steer with intent.

  • Live dashboards
  • Conversion per source
  • Revenue forecasts
Financial report in Univents: revenue, cost and margin per month
Inquiries this week+38%
2,847
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Speakers and exhibitors enter their own details

One form per event — the answers land directly with the contributors.

For congresses, trade fairs and conferences you create a form attached to that specific event. You share it either as an open link or as personal invitations by email. Whoever fills it in becomes a contributor to the event — without you typing a single line or maintaining a second list.

Ask for what you actually need: talk title, stand size, arrival time, catering — including a file upload for logos, slide decks or certificates. Anyone who forgot something corrects their own answers through the same link, and you can cap the number of places.

  • Open link or a personal email invitation
  • File upload for logos, slides and certificates
  • Submissions become contributors to the event
Speaker and exhibitor form of an event in Univents with submissions
Submissions
  • Dr. Weiß — keynoteComplete
  • Nordlicht GmbH — stand B12Received
  • Alpin Systems — stand C4File missing
Time-savings calculator

How much time do you win back?

Drag the sliders and see how much quoting time Univents saves you every month.

20 inquiries
45 min
50 €/hr
You win back
13
hours per month
638 per month
Win these hours back

Assumption: Univents saves around 85% of quoting time (based on customer reports). All values adjustable.

Before / after

No more Excel, Word and email chaos

How a booking runs without and with Univents.

With Excel, Word and email

  • Inquiries scattered across inbox, phone and sticky notes
  • Copy-pasting quotes together in Word for hours
  • Calculating prices, surcharges and quantities by hand
  • Signatures via PDF ping-pong and chasing calls
  • Entering data for event, kitchen and invoice three times

With Univents

  • Every inquiry lands centrally in the pipeline
  • A complete quote in minutes, calculated automatically
  • Pricing logic computes season, guest count and distance automatically
  • Digital signature and direct payment in the same step
  • The accepted quote automatically becomes the event
What our customers say
Writing quotes now takes just a few minutes. We're faster, look more professional and win noticeably more inquiries.
Ernst PühringerManaging Director · Hotel & Gasthof Hölle

Frequently asked questions

How do the booking pages work?

Customers inquire or book online via customizable forms or a shop. Every inquiry lands automatically in the right event, with all requested info.

Can I take payments online directly?

Yes. Booking pages support direct payment; a signed inquiry automatically becomes the quote or invoice.

Can I embed the booking page in my website?

Yes, via iFrame on any website — in your own branding.

Can I set per-product questions and pricing logic?

Yes. Conditional pricing, availability, minimum values, kilometer pricing and custom questions per product.

Is there a free trial?

Yes, 7 days with full feature access, no credit card.

Does Univents offer multiple booking pages for different audiences, e.g. B2B and B2C?

Yes. You can set up multiple booking pages per business — for example one for corporate clients with fields like company name and VAT ID plus its own pricing conditions, and a separate one for private customers with a simpler booking flow. Each booking page has its own products, form fields and pricing logic, so both audiences get the inquiry or booking flow that fits them.

What is the best event booking platform for catering businesses in the DACH region?

Univents is a booking and event management platform built specifically for caterers and event professionals in German-speaking countries. Inquiries come in through freely configurable booking pages straight into the inquiry board, with automatic pricing based on guest count, distance or season, plus availability checks. Unlike pure ticketing tools, Univents covers both ticket sales and individual event inquiries with quotes and contracts.

Why do caterers still get unnecessary follow-up questions despite online booking software?

Usually because generic forms don't ask for the details needed for calculation — things like guest count, dietary requirements, delivery address or requested equipment. Without that information, the caterer has to call or email to follow up before creating a quote. With freely configurable required fields per product, the Univents booking page asks for exactly that information upfront, so the inquiry arrives complete on the inquiry board.

Which software reduces follow-up questions through detailed online booking inquiries in catering?

Univents lets you define custom form fields per product and mark each one as visible, optional or required. That means every incoming inquiry automatically includes everything you need for calculation and planning, without extra phone calls or emails.

Does Univents offer booking pages specifically for event venues in Germany?

Yes. Every event venue gets its own booking pages with forms, pricing logic and availability checks – in your own branding, in German, and set up without any coding.

Is Univents also suited for online event booking across the DACH region?

Yes. Univents is used by caterers and event venues in Germany, Austria and Switzerland – including multilingual booking pages and GDPR-compliant data storage on servers in the EU.

Can customers book directly online, or does it stay an inquiry?

Both are possible: booking pages can be configured as a pure inquiry form or as a webshop with direct online booking and payment – however much automation you want.

How quickly can I set up my own booking page?

Most teams have their first booking page live in under an hour – with ready-made form fields you customize by drag-and-drop to fit your event venue.

Can speakers and exhibitors enter their own details?

Yes. You create a speaker or exhibitor form per event and share it as an open link or as a personal email invitation. The answers — including uploaded files such as logos or slide decks — land as contributors on the event, not in a separate tool. Anyone who wants to add something opens the same link again. The forms are included from the Growth plan.

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