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Better Cater vs Total Party Planner Comparison (2026)

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Overview

Better Cater helps catering teams manage events, menus, proposals, invoices, BEOs, production documents, shopping lists, packing lists, and profit analysis in one organized catering system.

Catering management software to simplify your life and help you pull off flawless events every time. Learn more at totalpartyplanner.com.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

83

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

65

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.8

36

5

4

3

2

1

31

2

3

0

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
90%
would recommend this app

4.8

153

5

4

3

2

1

134

15

3

1

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
94%
would recommend this app

Pros

“Customizable Menus & Pricing – Tailor every event to our needs.”
WR

Willlie R.

CEO

“User-Friendly Interface – Easily create proposals, invoices, and contracts with minimal effort.”
WR

Willlie R.

CEO

Pros

“We love that we can create a detailed proposal in TPP, that becomes a working event plan, and that we can have one version for the client with pricing and client appropriate notes and an internal version without pricing and kitchen/internal specific notes.”
LH

Laura H.

Owner

“We are just under 1 year of using the system and we are constantly learning something new within the system to better help our daily operations.”
JV

Jessica V.

Co-Owner

“She answers any questions that you have & checks in with you to see how you're coming along with the program.”
ML

Moesha L.

Event Specialist

Cons

Not enoughreviews yet

Cons

“I don't like that TPP doesn't have the ability to update times or details once transfer to another software.”
AM

Alexis M.

Event Planner

“Subscribed to TPP Pay and they have HIDDEN FEES that you would not believe- Every Day its Another.”
NG

Neal G.

Owner

“Trying to get all the information together needed for this program & learning how to use it at the same time is overwhelming & time consuming. BUT necessary!”
ML

Moesha L.

Event Specialist

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review23 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review2 years ago

Key features

  • Total features46
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Attendee Management
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Banquet Management
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Booking Management
  • Budget Management
  • Built-in Accounting
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Calendar Sync
  • Communication
  • Communication Management
  • Conferences/Conventions
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Contract/License Management
  • Cost Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Delivery Tracking
  • Discount Management
  • Document Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Employee Management
  • Event Calendar
  • Event Management
  • Event Scheduling
  • Exhibit/Vendor Management
  • Facility Management
  • For Catering Businesses
  • Forecasting
  • Historical Reporting
  • Interactive Reports
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Invoice Management
  • Kitchen/Menu Management
  • Labor Cost Reporting
  • Loyalty Program
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Multi-Location
  • Order Entry
  • Order Management
  • Order Tracking
  • Payment Processing
  • Promotions Management
  • Proposal Generation
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Recipe Management
  • Recurring Orders
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reservations Management
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Room Block Management
  • Room Booking
  • Sales Reports
  • Sales Trend Analysis
  • Self Service Portal
  • Social Promotion
  • Stock Management
  • Supplier Management
  • Table Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time Clock
  • Waitstaff Management
  • Weddings/Parties
  • Total features86
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Attendee Management
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Banquet Management
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Booking Management
  • Budget Management
  • Built-in Accounting
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Calendar Sync
  • Communication
  • Communication Management
  • Conferences/Conventions
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Contract/License Management
  • Cost Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Delivery Tracking
  • Discount Management
  • Document Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Employee Management
  • Event Calendar
  • Event Management
  • Event Scheduling
  • Exhibit/Vendor Management
  • Facility Management
  • For Catering Businesses
  • Forecasting
  • Historical Reporting
  • Interactive Reports
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Invoice Management
  • Kitchen/Menu Management
  • Labor Cost Reporting
  • Loyalty Program
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Multi-Location
  • Order Entry
  • Order Management
  • Order Tracking
  • Payment Processing
  • Promotions Management
  • Proposal Generation
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Recipe Management
  • Recurring Orders
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reservations Management
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Room Block Management
  • Room Booking
  • Sales Reports
  • Sales Trend Analysis
  • Self Service Portal
  • Social Promotion
  • Stock Management
  • Supplier Management
  • Table Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time Clock
  • Waitstaff Management
  • Weddings/Parties

Integrations

  • Total integrations3
  • Constant Contact
  • Google Calendar
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Signable
  • authorize.net
  • Total integrations5
  • Constant Contact
  • Google Calendar
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Signable
  • authorize.net

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