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Compare Planning Pod and caterease 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (82.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (42.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
$19.99 per month
$130 per month
Planning Pod
Star Rating
(17)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (82.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
$19.99 per month
Browse all 4 pricing planscaterease
Star Rating
(43)3.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (42.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
$130 per month
Browse all 4 pricing plansPlanning Pod vs caterease
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Planning Pod easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Planning Pod overall.
- Reviewers felt that Planning Pod meets the needs of their business better than caterease.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Planning Pod is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Planning Pod over caterease.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Planning Pod
The Five
$19.99
per month
- Manage up to 5 events at the same time
- 2GB of file storage
- Unlimited Users
caterease
Professional
$130
per month
Setup & Licensing $1000; Annual Option $1200; Annual Savings $360
Free Trial
Planning Pod
Free Trial is available
caterease
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
14
8.0
33
Ease of Use
8.8
14
7.5
33
Ease of Setup
9.3
5
5.2
9
Ease of Admin
9.3
5
5.2
9
Quality of Support
8.5
12
7.2
30
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
5
6.1
9
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
13
6.4
32
Features by Category
Registration
9.1
11
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Marketing and Communications
7.1
7
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
6.0
8
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
6.8
10
Not enough data
Event Operations
7.1
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.2
6
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
Attendee Engagement
7.7
10
Not enough data
6.5
10
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
Platform
9.0
12
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Event Management Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
8.6
6
8.0
10
Not enough data
7.6
9
9.4
6
9.5
7
Not enough data
8.3
5
8.6
6
9.3
7
Event Management
Not enough data
8.8
7
9.0
5
7.8
6
9.0
5
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.6
7
Sales and Marketing
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.1
6
Agentic AI - Venue Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Marketing and Communications
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Attendee Engagement
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Registration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Event Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Event Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Planning Pod and caterease are categorized as Venue Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Planning Pod
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
caterease
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Events Services
23.5%
Hospitality
17.6%
Non-Profit Organization Management
11.8%
Restaurants
5.9%
Program Development
5.9%
Other
35.3%
Hospitality
47.6%
Events Services
14.3%
Food & Beverages
11.9%
Restaurants
4.8%
Research
2.4%
Other
19.0%
Alternatives
Discussions
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caterease has no discussions with answers
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