Caterease vs Curate vs Total Party Planner

Caterease is catering and event management software from Horizon Business Services. Curate is event business software for caterers, venues, florists and event planners. 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

    On price, Caterease at USD 99 per month, billed annually; Total Party Planner at USD 119 per month. These figures are not directly comparable because the currency or billing basis is not the same. Curate does not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: Caterease: Caterers and event planners; Curate: Caterers; Total Party Planner: Caterers of any size.

  • integrations

    The integration lists differ. Caterease names 14 integrations, Curate names 6 integrations and Total Party Planner names 9 integrations. 3 partners appear in every list.

Side by side

Caterease vs Curate vs Total Party Planner: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldCatereaseCurateTotal Party Planner
What it isCaterease is catering and event management software from Horizon Business Services.Curate is event business software for caterers, venues, florists and event planners.Total Party Planner (TPP) is web-based catering management software.
Best forCaterers and event planners; Restaurants with a catering side; Hotels, inns and banquet venues; Wedding venuesCaterers; Florists; Venues and event plannersCaterers of any size; Venues, banquet facilities and event organisers; Universities, stadiums and arenas; Food trucks and restaurants with a catering arm
Pricing modelSubscription per userQuote onlySubscription per plan, plus per extra user
Starting priceUSD 99 per month, billed annuallyNot publishedUSD 119 per month
Free planNoNot publishedNo
Free trialNot publishedNot publishedNo
ContractAnnual billing (prices are quoted billed annually)Not publishedNone for the software (month-to-month); TPP Pay is a one-year term
PlatformsWebWebWeb
CountriesUnited StatesNot publishedNot published
LanguagesNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Number of integrations1469
CertificationsNot publishedNot publishedPCI compliant
Security practicesNot publishedNot publishedNot published
FoundedNot publishedNot published1997
HeadquartersNaples, United StatesNot publishedAuburn, United States
OwnerNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by all three

  • Nowsta
  • Intuit QuickBooks
  • Staffmate

Named only by Caterease

  • Allseated
  • Client Point
  • Constant Contact
  • Costguard
  • DocuSign
  • Food Trak
  • Reciprofity
  • Sage
  • Social Tables
  • Yellow Dog

Named only by Curate

  • Galley
  • Stripe

Named only by Total Party Planner

  • Fullsteam
  • Mailchimp
  • Outlook
  • prismm

Which to choose

Caterease

Choose Caterease if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Caterers and event planners; Restaurants with a catering side; Hotels, inns and banquet venues.

Curate

Choose Curate if you fit its listed audience: Caterers; Florists; Venues and event planners.

Total Party Planner

Choose Total Party Planner if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: 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

Curate

  • Plan prices and contract terms
  • Company details: legal entity, founding year, headquarters, funding, team size
  • Countries served, languages and security certifications
  • Hardware and mobile apps

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

Caterease profileCurate profileTotal Party Planner 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/

Curate, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage, industries, case studieshttps://curate.co/
  2. Plans, features, FAQhttps://curate.co/pricing/
  3. Integrationshttps://curate.co/integrations/