CaterSmart

CaterSmart is German cloud software for caterers and party-service businesses that runs the sales and office side of a catering business. It covers enquiry forms, a sales pipeline, quotes with e-signature, an online ordering shop, invoices including e-invoices, and optional recipe, purchasing and production modules. An AI assistant module is sold as an add-on.

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Best for
Caterers and party-service businesses in Germany, Caterers who want to sell online
Pricing
From EUR 290 per month
Runs on
Web

Who it is for

  • Caterers and party-service businesses in Germany

    Built around the catering workflow from enquiry to quote to invoice, with German e-invoice formats and DATEV handover mentioned.

  • Caterers who want to sell online

    Includes an online shop with a configurator where customers assemble their own catering order, with delivery radius, minimum guests and service fees.

  • Caterers wanting to cost recipes and plan production per event

    The Operations module derives quantities, purchasing needs and packing lists from confirmed orders.

What it does

  • Enquiry form and sales pipeline

    Collects catering enquiries from the website into one pipeline so each lead and deal can be followed up.

  • Quotes with e-signature

    Creates quotes from enquiries and sends them as a PDF or a landing page that the customer can sign digitally.

  • Online shop and configurator

    A catering shop where customers configure their order, with delivery radius and fee, pick-up, lead times, allergens and minimum guests per menu.

  • Customer CRM

    Stores customers, contacts, order history and notes, with an activity feed and comments per lead.

  • Invoices and e-invoices

    Creates invoices from quotes, including deposit invoices, XRechnung and ZUGFeRD e-invoices, and states GoBD compliance.

  • Delivery notes

    Generates delivery notes from invoices or quotes.

  • Calendar and event map

    Shows events, blocked days and bookability, plus an event map on the dashboard.

  • Statistics and reporting

    Reports on revenue, enquiry sources and capacity utilisation.

  • Recipes and ingredient database

    Recipes with sub-recipes, yields and nutrition values, on a starting database of more than 4,000 ingredients.

  • Production planning

    Bundles the quantities of several events into production runs and production lists (Operations module).

  • Purchasing and supplier invoices

    Creates order lists by supplier and order deadline, records supplier invoices and keeps a history of purchase prices (Operations module).

  • Function sheets

    Kitchen sheets, packing lists and briefings that fill from event data, including travel times, with approval before printing (Operations module).

  • AI Copilot

    A chat assistant that creates quotes on request, answers emails, files incoming enquiries and imports data from websites or banquet files (add-on module).

  • AI product texts and images

    Generates product descriptions and food images with AI.

  • Weekly menu

    A weekly menu and ordering feature, marked new on the site.

Pricing

Starting price
From EUR 290 per month
Pricing model
Subscription per month, modular
Renewal
Plans are described as cancellable monthly

Sales Pro is 290 EUR per month, cancellable monthly, excluding VAT, and is the base for the add-on modules. AI Copilot and Operations are each +100 EUR per month on top (390 EUR with one add-on). Enterprise is quoted on request. The site says annual payment saves 20 percent and offers a 30-day money-back guarantee.

How it compares

Compared with the 24 products in Catering Management Software that have a profile on this site. These figures describe the category. They are not a recommendation.

  • Names 4 integrations. The median in this category is 5.50.
  • Lists Web only. Among the 24 products in this category that state their platforms, 2 list an iOS app and 2 list an Android app.

Works with

Other
Google AdsMouseClickShopify
Payments
PayPal

The site says DATEV and e-invoice formats are supported for the handover to accounting but does not describe a DATEV connector in detail. Enterprise plans include custom interfaces.

Where and how it runs

Customers in
Germany
Languages
German
Platforms
Web

CaterSmart publishes no list of markets. Germany is inferred from the German-language site, the German company and the German customer stories; the vendor mentions remote hiring in the DACH region.

The company

Company
CaterSmart GmbH
Registration
Amtsgericht Bayreuth, HRB 8756
Headquarters
Gefrees, Germany
Founders
Alexander Dünchem, Julian Andreas Lang
Customers named by the vendor
LaVie Catering & Events, GLÜXGEFÜHL Catering, Schumacher's Event & Catering

Security and support

Security and compliance
GDPR-compliant processing on German servers with regular backups (vendor statement)
Support
The feature table lists 7-day support, email support, a service phone line and documentation. New customers get personal onboarding.

Listing details

Built for
Catering
Focus
Food-specific
Status
Active
Website
catersmart.de

Alternatives to CaterSmart

See all 29 in Catering Management Software

  • Univents

    Univents is cloud event management software for caterers, event venues and agencies that runs enquiries, quotes, event planning, kitchen production, staff scheduling and invoicing in one system.

    Starts at EUR 46 per month, billed annually, plus VAT, against EUR 290 per month for CaterSmart. The two prices are quoted on different terms.

  • Catermonkey

    Catermonkey is cloud software for caterers, food trucks, event venues and hotels, from the first enquiry to the final invoice.

    Starts at EUR 62.50 per month, excluding VAT, against EUR 290 per month for CaterSmart. The two prices are quoted on different terms.

  • EasyParty

    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.

    Starts at EUR 50 per month, against EUR 290 per month for CaterSmart.

  • CaterCamp

    CaterCamp is cloud software for running a catering business, covering leads, proposals and e-signatures, menus with food costing, banquet event orders (BEOs), staff scheduling, invoicing and a client portal.

    Names 2 integrations, against 4 for CaterSmart.

Compare CaterSmart

Side-by-side tables built from the same profile data.

What we could not confirm

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

  • Founding year
  • Employee count and funding
  • Contract minimum term and notice period for current plans (the AGB dated June 2024 mention older package names)
  • Whether a DATEV connector exists or only an export
  • Mobile apps and hardware requirements
  • Countries beyond Germany

Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below, checked on 29 September 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm with the vendor before you buy.

  1. Homepage: positioning, customers, hosting statementhttps://catersmart.de/
  2. Pricing, plan comparison, integrations, supporthttps://catersmart.de/preise-und-features
  3. Recipes, ingredients, purchasinghttps://catersmart.de/feature-warenwirtschaft
  4. Team, onboarding, money-back guaranteehttps://catersmart.de/team
  5. Legal entity, managing directors, register numberhttps://catersmart.de/impressum