Caterease vs CaterZen vs Total Party Planner
Caterease is catering and event management software from Horizon Business Services. CaterZen is web-based catering software from Restaurant & Catering Systems. Total Party Planner (TPP) is web-based catering management software. All three are listed under Catering Management Software. Where the profiles show a difference, it is in price, audience and integrations.
Key differences
price
The vendors price on different terms. Caterease at USD 99 per month, billed annually; CaterZen at USD 179 per month; Total Party Planner at USD 119 per month. The amounts cannot be compared directly.
audience
Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: Caterease: Caterers and event planners; CaterZen: Restaurants with a catering line; Total Party Planner: Caterers of any size.
integrations
The integration lists differ. Caterease names 14 integrations, CaterZen names 10 integrations and Total Party Planner names 9 integrations. 2 partners appear in every list.
Side by side
| Field | Caterease | CaterZen | Total Party Planner |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Caterease is catering and event management software from Horizon Business Services. | CaterZen is web-based catering software from Restaurant & Catering Systems. | Total Party Planner (TPP) is web-based catering management software. |
| Best for | Caterers and event planners; Restaurants with a catering side; Hotels, inns and banquet venues; Wedding venues | Restaurants with a catering line; Drop-off and full-service caterers; Venues with event space or party rooms; Restaurants adding takeout and delivery | Caterers of any size; Venues, banquet facilities and event organisers; Universities, stadiums and arenas; Food trucks and restaurants with a catering arm |
| Pricing model | Subscription per user | Subscription per location | Subscription per plan, plus per extra user |
| Starting price | USD 99 per month, billed annually | USD 179 per month | USD 119 per month |
| Free plan | No | No | No |
| Free trial | Not published | Yes | No |
| Contract | Annual billing (prices are quoted billed annually) | Not published | None for the software (month-to-month); TPP Pay is a one-year term |
| Platforms | Web | Web | Web |
| Countries | United States | United States | Not published |
| Languages | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Number of integrations | 14 | 10 | 9 |
| Certifications | Not published | PCI compliant | PCI compliant |
| Security practices | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Founded | Not published | Not published | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Naples, United States | Not published | Auburn, United States |
| Owner | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Last reviewed | 29 September 2026 | 29 September 2026 | 29 September 2026 |
Integrations
Named by all three
- Nowsta
- Intuit QuickBooks
Named only by Caterease
- Allseated
- Client Point
- Constant Contact
- Costguard
- DocuSign
- Food Trak
- Reciprofity
- Sage
- Social Tables
- Yellow Dog
Named only by CaterZen
- Authorize.Net
- Burq
- CaterPay
- Chowly
- Gmail
- Nearby Now
- Tango Card
Named only by Total Party Planner
- Fullsteam
- Mailchimp
- Outlook
- prismm
Which to choose
Caterease
Choose Caterease if you fit its listed audience: Caterers and event planners; Restaurants with a catering side; Hotels, inns and banquet venues.
CaterZen
Choose CaterZen if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Restaurants with a catering line; Drop-off and full-service caterers; Venues with event space or party rooms.
Total Party Planner
Choose Total Party Planner if you fit its listed audience: Caterers of any size; Venues, banquet facilities and event organisers; Universities, stadiums and arenas.
What we could not confirm
Caterease
- Whether the product is cloud-only or also offered as an installed desktop program (only Horizon Hub is described as cloud)
- Free trial or free plan
- Contract renewal terms and cancellation
- Founding year, founders, team size, funding
- Countries and interface languages
- What each integration add-on does (the vendor shows logos without names)
- Security certifications and hosting details
- Mobile app availability
- Independent verification of the 'over 50,000 caterers and event planners' claim
CaterZen
- Whether prices are per location, and any setup or payment-processing fees
- Contract minimum term, renewal and cancellation
- Founding year, headquarters, registration, funding and team size
- Countries where it is sold, and languages
- Mobile app names and store listings (no app store links found)
- Security certifications and hosting
- The vendor's 'thousands of catering businesses' claim
Total Party Planner
- Mobile companion app name and store listings
- Interface languages
- Employee count and funding
- Which countries the software itself is sold in (the vendor only says worldwide)
- Setup fee: pricing page ($299) and FAQ ($600 to $1,000) disagree
- The FAQ says TPP does not integrate with online ordering platforms, while the site sells TPP Order as its own add-on
Go further
Sources
Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.
Caterease, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Homepage: positioning, customers, contacthttps://caterease.com/
- Plans, prices, modules, integration logoshttps://caterease.com/pricing/
- Feature listhttps://caterease.com/features/
- Online orderinghttps://caterease.com/graze/
- Floor plan toolhttps://caterease.com/placez/
- Payment processinghttps://caterease.com/mosaic/
- Restaurant fithttps://caterease.com/restaurant-industry/
- Hotel fithttps://caterease.com/hotel-industry/
- Wedding venue fithttps://caterease.com/wedding-industry/
- Legal entityhttps://caterease.com/terms-and-conditions/
- Address in Naples, Floridahttps://caterease.com/ascend/
CaterZen, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Homepage: positioning, modules, trialhttps://www.caterzen.com/
- Plans and priceshttps://www.caterzen.com/pricing
- Integrations listhttps://www.caterzen.com/integrations
- Management featureshttps://www.caterzen.com/catering-management-software
- Delivery manager and driver apphttps://www.caterzen.com/catering-delivery-manager
- Takeout and delivery offerhttps://www.caterzen.com/takeout-food-delivery-software
- Event space bookinghttps://www.caterzen.com/event-space-party-room-booking-software
- Payment processinghttps://www.caterzen.com/caterpay
- Founder and company backgroundhttps://www.caterzen.com/about
- Legal entityhttps://www.caterzen.com/terms-of-service
- Named customershttps://www.caterzen.com/case-studies
- Named customershttps://www.caterzen.com/testimonials
- Page discoveryhttps://www.caterzen.com/sitemap.xml
Total Party Planner, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Homepage and positioninghttps://totalpartyplanner.com/
- Features and integrationshttps://totalpartyplanner.com/features/
- Plans, prices, add-onshttps://totalpartyplanner.com/catering-software-pricing/
- FAQ: contract, fees, browsers, locationshttps://totalpartyplanner.com/catering-software-faq/
- TPP Pay, countries, PCIhttps://totalpartyplanner.com/tpp-pay-catering-software-payments/
- TPP Order add-onhttps://totalpartyplanner.com/catering-online-ordering-software-tpp-order/
- Company history and founderhttps://totalpartyplanner.com/catering-software-company/
- Onboarding optionshttps://totalpartyplanner.com/total-party-planner-onboarding-options/
- Customer nameshttps://totalpartyplanner.com/catering-success-stories-total-party-planner/