CaterSOFT

CaterSOFT is cloud catering and event booking software from CATERSOFT UK Ltd, sold as three products: Occasion for event and wedding caterers, Drop & Go for office buffet and drop-off caterers, and Venue for function halls and conference centres. It handles enquiries, proposals, bookings, invoicing, payments, staff and delivery scheduling. It is a management tool for the caterer, not a marketplace.

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Best for
Wedding, event and outside caterers, Buffet and drop-off caterers
Pricing
From GBP 59 per month
Runs on
Web

Who it is for

  • Wedding, event and outside caterers

    CaterSOFT Occasion covers enquiries, proposals, contracts with e-signature, event planning sheets and staff allocation.

  • Buffet and drop-off caterers

    CaterSOFT Drop & Go adds an orders diary, a production list, delivery zones and schedules, driver tracking and an optional customer ordering portal.

  • Venues and conference centres

    CaterSOFT Venue sells function rooms with colour-coded calendars and lets rooms be combined for larger events.

What it does

  • Enquiry management

    Track sales leads with automated follow-up reminders, and take enquiries from a website plugin.

  • Event proposals

    Branded proposals from templates per event type, sent in one click.

  • Quoting and pricing tools

    Five automated quoting tools for packages, food items, drinks, equipment hire and staffing.

  • Bookings diary

    Day, week, month and list views of events with search and colour coding.

  • Contracts with e-signature

    Contracts carrying times, menus, prices and allergens that the customer signs online.

  • Payment schedules and deposit tracking

    Deposits and final balances as a percentage or fixed amount, with payment reminders.

  • Invoicing

    Branded invoices, with scheduled daily or weekly automatic invoicing.

  • Event planning sheets

    Generates an event plan covering schedule, seating, staff uniforms and equipment.

  • Staff scheduling

    Unlimited staff accounts, allocation of staff to events and shift details sent by email or SMS.

  • Customer ordering portal (Drop & Go)

    Optional web portal where customers place buffet orders from standard and special menus.

  • Production and delivery planning (Drop & Go)

    Collates a day's orders into a production list, groups customers into delivery zones and builds delivery schedules per driver.

  • Driver tracking (Drop & Go)

    Shows the live location of delivery drivers on a map.

  • Online payments (CatersoftPAY)

    The vendor provides a merchant account so customers can pay by card through a link.

  • Function room management (Venue)

    Sell rooms by size, combine them for larger events and view colour-coded room calendars.

  • Reports and dashboards

    Sales and growth reports, customer activity and revenue forecasts.

  • Bulk email marketing

    Send mailshots such as menu updates to existing customers.

Pricing

Starting price
From GBP 59 per month
Pricing model
Subscription per product
Free plan
No

Prices exclude VAT and are per month, plus a one-time setup fee. Occasion: 59 pounds per month (setup 99) or 89 per month (setup 399). Venue: 59 (setup 99) or 89 (setup 399). Drop & Go: 59 (setup 99) or 129 (setup 499). The cheaper plan has 3 user accounts and the higher plan 10 users; higher Drop & Go plans allow more delivery drivers (5 or 50). Contracts, full delivery scheduling and automated invoicing are higher-plan items on Drop & Go.

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 6 integrations. The median in this category is 5.50.
  • Does not have a free plan. 2 of the 8 products in this category that say whether they have a free plan do.
  • 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.
  • The category's 10 most-named integration partners are QuickBooks, Stripe, Xero, Google Calendar, Nowsta, Sage, Mailchimp, StaffMate, Authorize.net, Bidfood. Of these, this product's listing names QuickBooks, Xero, Sage.

Works with

Accounting
QuickBooksXeroSageFreeAgentMYOB
Payments
CatersoftPAY

Accounting connections are listed on the Drop & Go features page; MYOB is noted for Australia and FreeAgent for the UK.

Where and how it runs

Customers in
United Kingdom, Australia
Platforms
Web

The vendor says it is used by caterers and venues worldwide but names no countries. This list comes from the locations of customers quoted on the homepage; prices are in British pounds.

The company

Company
CATERSOFT UK LTD
Headquarters
Solihull, United Kingdom
Customers named by the vendor
Brunchbite Ltd, Civic Catering, Blanco Horner Hospitality, Just Inspire Hospitality & Event Management, CaterCater Ltd, TOMSBARS

Security and support

Support
One customer testimonial on the homepage says the vendor provides training and ongoing support; no support hours or channels are published on the vendor's site.

Listing details

Built for
Catering
Focus
Food-specific
Status
Active
Website
catersoft.co.uk
Also listed in
Catering & Group Order Marketplaces

Alternatives to CaterSOFT

See all 29 in Catering Management Software

  • Flex Catering

    Flex Catering is web-based software for catering businesses that combines online ordering, event and venue booking, proposals, kitchen production, delivery dispatch and payments in one system.

    Runs on Web, iOS and Android, against Web for CaterSOFT.

  • Puree

    Puree is web-based catering software that takes an enquiry through quote, online acceptance, deposit and payment to chef dockets, delivery run sheets and event briefs.

    Starts at GBP 50 per month, against GBP 59 per month for CaterSOFT.

  • Pxier

    Pxier is cloud software for managing catering and events, from lead and customer records through proposals, contracts, invoicing and payment.

    Names 15 integrations, against 6 for CaterSOFT.

  • Caterease

    Caterease is catering and event management software from Horizon Business Services.

    Names 14 integrations, against 6 for CaterSOFT.

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What we could not confirm

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

  • Free trial, minimum contract term and cancellation terms
  • Names of the plan tiers (the pricing page shows Standard, Recommended and Professional headings above two price columns)
  • Founding year, founders, employee count and funding
  • Security certifications and hosting details
  • Mobile apps and hardware requirements
  • Interface languages and full country coverage
  • Support hours and channels

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, features summary, customer quoteshttps://catersoft.co.uk/
  2. Occasion featureshttps://www.catersoft.co.uk/occasion/occasion-features.aspx
  3. Occasion pricinghttps://www.catersoft.co.uk/occasion/occasion-pricing.aspx
  4. Drop & Go features and integrationshttps://www.catersoft.co.uk/dropgo/dropgo-features.aspx
  5. Drop & Go pricinghttps://www.catersoft.co.uk/dropgo/dropgo-pricing.aspx
  6. Venue featureshttps://www.catersoft.co.uk/venue/venue-features.aspx
  7. Venue pricinghttps://www.catersoft.co.uk/venue/venue-pricing.aspx
  8. Company addresshttps://www.catersoft.co.uk/contact_us.aspx