Small operators
Priced flat, so your crew are free.
Priced per user
CaterCloud — flat
The shape of the two pricing models as a team grows. CaterCloud is flat, so a casual you call twice a year costs nothing to have on it. ⚠️ Deliberately no figures and no competitor named — see /compare for cited prices.
What goes wrong
Where the time goes
The parts of the job that cost you, before any software is involved.
- 01
The software costs more every time you hire
A per-seat plan turns a growing crew into a growing bill, so you start deciding who is "worth" a login.
- 02
So the software stops matching reality
The people not on it get managed by text instead, and now the roster on screen is a partial picture of the real one.
- 03
You are the sales team and the kitchen
There is nobody to hand the enquiry to. It gets answered between prep and service, or it gets answered late.
- 04
Every tool assumes somebody has time to set it up
A fortnight of configuration is not a cost a one-van business can pay.
How it works
How it works
Start free
No call to book and no card, so you can find out whether it fits before anything is at stake.
Bring your existing bookings
Import what you already have rather than starting from an empty diary.
Put your whole crew on
All of them. It does not change the bill.
Grow without re-pricing
The plan follows what you use, not how many people you employ.
03 — In their words
Caterers who love CaterCloud
“The moment I realised this was actually working was waking up in the morning and having the leads in my inbox already — without chasing the business. I've gone from one booking a month to three or four.”
Michelle
Owner, Michelle's Catering
50–60% of leads converted
“I run three businesses, so chasing quotes and back-of-house was really hard work. Now people order and pay through the website and get a quote instantly — I don't have to lift a finger.”
Mel
Owner, Junction Cafes
2–3 a day enquiries, was 2–3 a week · admin halved
“This software does it all for us — our invoicing's done, our payment schedules are done, the quoting tool's there. We can be asleep and still get leads. Without it, our truck would be sitting in the backyard not generating revenue.”
Steve & Amanda
Owners, Travelling Carnivores
45–55 quotes sent / month
“We've collected $40k just in deposits. Our calendar is filling up — we're actually in the process of getting a second van. One job alone basically paid for the whole system.”
Jacinto
Owner, Spanish Paella & Sangria
$40k in deposits
“These guys know how to improve your web page and the inquiries coming in. I'm three months into next year already confirmed — that's never happened in 12 years.”
Stephen
Woodfired pizza, Ablaze in the Valley
Who it is not for
Where this is the wrong tool
You have no events yet
If you are still setting up, this manages work you do not have. Come back when the enquiries start.
You want it configured for you
There is onboarding help, but this is a product you set up, not an implementation project.
You need a POS
No till, no counter payments. That is a different product and you may need both.
Questions
What people ask
- Is there a free plan?
- Yes, CaterCloud starts free with no call to book and no card to enter. See the pricing page for the current plans.
- Do I pay per user?
- No. It is flat monthly, so putting your whole crew on it does not change what you pay.
- How long does it take to set up?
- You can bring existing bookings in by importing a sheet or connecting a calendar rather than typing them again.
- Is it too much software for one van?
- It might be, and that is a fair question — the free plan exists so you can find out without spending anything.