CaterZen
CaterZen is web-based catering software for drop-off, full-service, and event-space businesses.
What CaterZen is
CaterZen is web-based catering software for drop-off, full-service, and event-space businesses. It brings sales, marketing, operations, and customer relationship management together, with access on the web, Android, and iOS. Customers can order through a custom-branded, mobile-friendly ordering interface. Delivery management includes interactive maps, route assignments, driver smartphone tools, client communication, tipping, and digital signatures. Kitchen production reports can cover individual orders or date ranges, and include a touchscreen checklist with real-time updates. Sales and marketing tools include proposal templates, follow-up reminders, lead forms, and email marketing. Listed integrations include QuickBooks Online, Authorize.Net, Google Calendar, Chowly, Gmail, Tango Card, Nowsta, and Nearby Now. All plans include unlimited users, transactions, menus and items, and orders and events, though some third-party integrations may have additional service fees. The 30-day free trial includes pre-loaded data and does not require a credit card; no free plan is listed. CaterZen says Authorize.Net provides a PCI-compliant gateway and card vault, and also describes card vaulting through Braintree Payment Solutions.
Good
- Supports drop-off, full-service, and event-space businesses.
- Includes mobile-friendly branded online ordering.
- Provides delivery routing and driver tools.
- Plans include unlimited users and orders or events.
Watch out
- No free plan is listed.
- Some third-party integrations may charge additional fees.
Who it suits
CaterZen is aimed at restaurants and caterers managing catering sales, orders, delivery, and kitchen production. It may fit businesses that want ordering, marketing, and operations tools in one system.
Verdict
CaterZen covers order intake, delivery, kitchen production, sales, and marketing for catering operations. Consider the monthly starting price and possible integration fees before choosing a plan.
Plans and prices
From CaterZen's own pricing page, checked 3 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Pro | $179 a month | Includes features to manage a catering business and grow sales · Unlimited users, transactions, menus/items, and orders/events · 179/ MO |
| Pro Plus | $199 a month | All Pro features · Custom branded online ordering site · 199/ MO |
| Marketing Pro Plus | $229 a month | All Pro Plus features · Marketing systems · VoIP calling · Delivery manager · BEO templates · 229/ MO |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Enterprise features · Contact CaterZen for pricing · Contact us for special pricing. |
The facts
Each one read from CaterZen's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Core capabilities
- The software brings catering sales, marketing, operations, and CRM into one system.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The maker lists QuickBooks Online, Authorize.Net, Google Calendar, Chowly, Gmail, Tango Card, Nowsta, and Nearby Now integrations.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Kitchen tools
- Kitchen production reports can show order-level or date-range production, with a touchscreen checklist and real-time updates.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Online ordering
- Customers can order through a custom branded, mobile-friendly online ordering interface integrated with CaterZen.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Operations
- Delivery management includes interactive mapping, route assignment, driver smartphone tools, client communication, tipping, and digital signatures.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Payment security
- CaterZen says Authorize.Net provides a PCI-compliant gateway and credit card vault, and describes credit card vaulting through Braintree Payment Solutions.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Product
- CaterZen is web-based catering software for drop-off, full-service, and event-space businesses.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Sales and marketing
- Features include customizable proposal templates, follow-up reminders, lead forms, and email marketing.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Support
- CaterZen offers free support and lists phone support at 1-888-997-3433 and email at [email protected].checked 3 Oct 2026
- Who it serves
- CaterZen describes its intended customers as restaurants and caterers seeking to build and manage catering businesses.checked 3 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2008checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Plan limits
- All plans include unlimited users, transactions, menus/items, and orders/events; some third-party integrations may charge additional service fees.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Trial
- The free trial lasts 30 days, includes pre-loaded data, and requires no credit card.checked 3 Oct 2026
