Caterease vs Cress

Caterease is catering and event management software from Horizon Business Services. Cress is web software for event caterers that keeps quotes, costings, run sheets, kitchen prep lists, purchasing, packing lists, planning and invoicing tied to one event record, so a change flows through to every list. Both are listed under Catering Management Software. The main differences are in price, audience and countries covered.

Key differences

  • price

    The only starting price published is Caterease's: USD 99 per month, billed annually. Cress does not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: Caterease: Caterers and event planners; Cress: Small event catering teams.

  • countries covered

    Caterease names 1 country and Cress names 1 country. No country appears in every list.

Side by side

Caterease vs Cress: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldCatereaseCress
What it isCaterease is catering and event management software from Horizon Business Services.Cress is web software for event caterers that keeps quotes, costings, run sheets, kitchen prep lists, purchasing, packing lists, planning and invoicing tied to one event record, so a change flows through to every list.
Best forCaterers and event planners; Restaurants with a catering side; Hotels, inns and banquet venues; Wedding venuesSmall event catering teams; Caterers running many events a month
Pricing modelSubscription per userQuote only
Starting priceUSD 99 per month, billed annuallyNot published
Free planNoNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractAnnual billing (prices are quoted billed annually)Not published
PlatformsWebWeb
CountriesUnited StatesNetherlands
LanguagesNot publishedDutch
Number of integrations14Not published
CertificationsNot publishedNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
FoundedNot publishedNot published
HeadquartersNaples, United StatesNot published
OwnerNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by Caterease

  • Allseated
  • ChefTec
  • Client Point
  • Constant Contact
  • Costguard
  • DocuSign
  • Food Trak
  • Nowsta
  • Intuit QuickBooks
  • Reciprofity
  • Sage
  • Social Tables
and 2 more
  • Staffmate
  • Yellow Dog

Named only by Cress

Cress does not name any integrations in the material we reviewed.

Which to choose

Caterease

Choose Caterease if you are in one of these groups: Caterers and event planners; Restaurants with a catering side; Hotels, inns and banquet venues.

Cress

Choose Cress if you are in one of these groups: Small event catering teams; Caterers running many events a month.

Weaker fit: Restaurants, cafes and other venues without event work: the vendor positions Cress only as software for event caterers.

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

Cress

  • Any price or plan
  • Integrations
  • Founding year, headquarters, team size, funding
  • Mobile apps
  • Security certifications
  • Contract terms

Go further

Caterease profileCress profile

Other comparisons with these products

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

  1. Homepage: positioning, customers, contacthttps://caterease.com/
  2. Plans, prices, modules, integration logoshttps://caterease.com/pricing/
  3. Feature listhttps://caterease.com/features/
  4. Online orderinghttps://caterease.com/graze/
  5. Floor plan toolhttps://caterease.com/placez/
  6. Payment processinghttps://caterease.com/mosaic/
  7. Restaurant fithttps://caterease.com/restaurant-industry/
  8. Hotel fithttps://caterease.com/hotel-industry/
  9. Wedding venue fithttps://caterease.com/wedding-industry/
  10. Legal entityhttps://caterease.com/terms-and-conditions/
  11. Address in Naples, Floridahttps://caterease.com/ascend/

Cress, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: positioning, features, fithttps://www.cressonline.com/
  2. About: company entity, backgroundhttps://www.cressonline.com/over-ons
  3. Customer stories listhttps://www.cressonline.com/klanten
  4. Customer story: region, volume, moduleshttps://www.cressonline.com/klanten/kolenboertje
  5. Demo pagehttps://www.cressonline.com/boek-een-demo
  6. Page discoveryhttps://www.cressonline.com/sitemap.xml