Catermonkey vs Cress vs EasyParty

Catermonkey is cloud software for caterers, food trucks, event venues and hotels, from the first enquiry to the final invoice. 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. EasyParty is Dutch catering and event software that carries an event from the first enquiry through quote, kitchen, warehouse, staff planning and invoice in one system. All three are listed under Catering Management Software. The main differences are in price, audience and countries covered.

Key differences

  • price

    On price, Catermonkey at EUR 62.5 per month, excluding VAT; EasyParty at EUR 50 per month. These figures are not directly comparable because the currency or billing basis is not the same. Cress does not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: Catermonkey: Caterers and traiteurs; Cress: Small event catering teams; EasyParty: Caterers.

  • countries covered

    On geography, Catermonkey names 2 countries, Cress names 1 country and EasyParty names 1 country. 1 country appears in every list.

Side by side

Catermonkey vs Cress vs EasyParty: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldCatermonkeyCressEasyParty
What it isCatermonkey is cloud software for caterers, food trucks, event venues and hotels, from the first enquiry to the final invoice.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.EasyParty is Dutch catering and event software that carries an event from the first enquiry through quote, kitchen, warehouse, staff planning and invoice in one system.
Best forCaterers and traiteurs; Food trucks and prepared-meal businesses; Event venues and hotels; Care homes and institutions with recurring mealsSmall event catering teams; Caterers running many events a monthCaterers; Event venues and theatres; Rental companies; Contract catering
Pricing modelSubscription per businessQuote onlyPercentage of sales (with a monthly minimum)
Starting priceEUR 62.5 per month, excluding VATNot publishedEUR 50 per month
Free planNoNot publishedNot published
Free trialYesNot publishedNot published
ContractNone; cancel monthlyNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWebWebWeb
CountriesBelgium, NetherlandsNetherlandsNetherlands
LanguagesDutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and 1 moreDutchDutch
Number of integrations41Not published13
CertificationsGDPRNot publishedNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Founded2010Not published2004
HeadquartersLemmer, NetherlandsNot publishedVeghel, Netherlands
OwnerNot publishedNot publishedKJ Software
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by Catermonkey

  • Bidfood Belgium
  • Billit
  • Clearfacts
  • CloudPOS
  • CrewBrain
  • Crew planner
  • e-Boekhouden
  • EenvoudigFactureren
  • Exact Online Belgium
  • Factuursturen
  • Jortt
  • Kreko
and 21 more
  • Lexware Office
  • Lightspeed
  • Mailchimp
  • Moneybird
  • Octopus
  • OnFact
  • PartyPal
  • Planworks
  • ready2order
  • Routelogic.io
  • Salino
  • Shiftbase
  • Solucious
  • Stripe
  • Teamleader
  • VHC ActiFood
  • Visma eAccounting
  • Visma.net
  • Winbooks on Web
  • WooCommerce
  • Xero

Named only by Cress

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

Named only by EasyParty

  • AFAS
  • Odoo
  • Peppol
  • PS in Foodservice
  • Visma

Which to choose

Catermonkey

Choose Catermonkey if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Caterers and traiteurs; Food trucks and prepared-meal businesses; Event venues and hotels.

Cress

Choose Cress if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Small event catering teams; Caterers running many events a month.

Our profile lists a weaker fit: Restaurants, cafes and other venues without event work: the vendor positions Cress only as software for event caterers.

EasyParty

Choose EasyParty if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Caterers; Event venues and theatres; Rental companies.

What we could not confirm

Catermonkey

  • Funding, legal entity and team size
  • Exact list of interface languages on the current app
  • Features per plan in detail
  • Whether the Enterprise plan is still offered (FAQ only)
  • Security certifications

Cress

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

EasyParty

  • Set-up fee amounts
  • Contract term
  • Mobile apps
  • Security certifications
  • Which modules cost extra

Go further

Catermonkey profileCress profileEasyParty 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.

Catermonkey, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepagehttps://catermonkey.com/en/
  2. Plans and priceshttps://catermonkey.com/en/prices/
  3. Integrations listhttps://catermonkey.com/en/catermonkey-integrations/
  4. Features FAQhttps://catermonkey.com/en/faq/what-features-does-catermonkey-offer/
  5. Plans FAQhttps://catermonkey.com/en/faq/what-plans-and-pricing-does-catermonkey-offer/
  6. Trialhttps://catermonkey.com/en/faq/does-catermonkey-offer-a-free-trial/
  7. Contracthttps://catermonkey.com/en/faq/am-i-tied-to-a-contract-or-can-i-cancel-monthly/
  8. Countrieshttps://catermonkey.com/en/faq/is-catermonkey-also-available-for-companies-in-belgium-or-other-countries/
  9. Platformhttps://catermonkey.com/en/faq/is-there-a-mobile-app-or-can-i-use-catermonkey-on-my-phone-tablet/
  10. Securityhttps://catermonkey.com/en/faq/how-does-catermonkey-ensure-the-security-of-my-data-and-privacy-gdpr/
  11. Supporthttps://catermonkey.com/en/faq/what-support-and-training-does-catermonkey-offer-customers/
  12. Founders and founding yearhttps://catermonkey.com/en/press/catermonkey-frisian-pioneer-announces-worldwide-launch/
  13. Audiencehttps://catermonkey.com/en/faq/who-is-catermonkey-for/

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