Planellio
Planellio is paid web software for event business management, connecting bookings, CRM, clients, staff, assets, finance, and operations.
What Planellio is
Planellio is paid web software for event business management, connecting bookings, CRM, clients, staff, assets, finance, and operations. It is designed for DJs, photo booth businesses, event-hire teams, wedding suppliers, venue-led businesses, and multi-user operations. Features include enquiry and lead tracking, quotes, proposals, contracts, client records, and self-service bookings with live availability and pricing. A branded client portal supports planning tasks, payments, questionnaires, music requests, and photo booth selections. Venue calendar, space booking, staff scheduling, and event-day tools are listed. Professional and Business plans add staff portals, assignments, timesheets, and staff invoice workflows. Business includes a read-only bookings API with scoped keys, while Zapier-compatible polling is listed. Integrations include Stripe, Square, PayPal, GoCardless, Xero, QuickBooks, Zoom, Twilio, WhatsApp, Microsoft, Google, and TemplatesBooth. Responsive web views cover desktop, tablet, and mobile.
Good
- Covers bookings, CRM, staff, assets, finance, and operations
- Branded client planning portal
- Venue calendar and space booking
- Staff scheduling and event-day tools
- 30-day trial on every plan
Watch out
- No free plan
- Native mobile app is not required but not provided
- Profitability report is not a statutory profit-and-loss statement
- Staff workflows do not replace statutory payroll
Who it suits
Planellio suits event suppliers, venue teams, and multi-user operations managing bookings through delivery. It is useful when client portals, staff coordination, and payment integrations are needed.
Verdict
Planellio brings event bookings, client work, staffing, and operational tools into a responsive web service. Buyers should note its reporting and payroll limitations and the automatic subscription after trial.
Plans and prices
From Planellio's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | £29 a month | Basic client portal · Core asset-aware booking setup · Mileage and PAT reports · £29/month Approx $39 |
| Project Management | £35 a month | Monthly add-on · Tasks and workflows · Team coordination · Event delivery tracking · £35/month Approx $47 |
| Venue Portal | £35 a month | Monthly add-on · Venue-managed bookings · Trade pricing · Venue contracts and payments · £35/month Approx $47 |
| Professional | £59 a month | Limited proposal builder · Staff portal and assignments · Automation engine · Reporting dashboard · £59/month Approx $80 |
| Business | £99 a month | Full proposal builder · Full analytics · Advanced finance reporting · Read-only bookings API · £99/month Approx $134 |
| Assisted Launch | £499, paid once | Optional setup service · Branding · Payment gateway setup · Workflows · One-hour onboarding · £499 one off Approx $675 |
| Fully Managed Launch | £999, paid once | Optional migration and launch service · Customer and booking migration where possible · Three hours onboarding · 30 days post-launch support · £999 one off Approx $1,350 |
The facts
Each one read from Planellio's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API limit
- The Business plan includes a read-only bookings API with scoped access keys; the page also lists Zapier-compatible polling.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Booking and CRM
- It supports enquiry and lead tracking, quotes, proposals, contracts, client records and self-service bookings with live availability and pricing.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Client portal
- Clients can use a branded portal for planning tasks, contracts, payments, questionnaires, music requests and photo booth selections.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Listed connections include Stripe, Square, PayPal, GoCardless, Xero, QuickBooks, Zoom, Twilio, WhatsApp, Microsoft, Google and TemplatesBooth.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Payroll limit
- The staff pay, timesheet and invoice workflows are not a statutory payroll engine and do not replace PAYE, National Insurance, pension or HMRC payroll processing.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Product
- Planellio is event business management software connecting bookings, CRM, clients, staff, assets, finance and operations.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Reporting limit
- Planellio says its operational profitability report is not a complete profit-and-loss statement or statutory account.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Security deposits
- Eligible payment-provider and account configurations support security-deposit preauthorisation, with controls to capture or release a hold.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Staff operations
- Professional and Business plans include staff tools such as a staff portal, job assignments, timesheets and staff invoice workflows.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The support ecosystem includes a knowledge base, built-in AI guidance, support tickets, product updates, release notes and diagnostics.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Web access
- Planellio describes responsive desktop, tablet and mobile web views and says a native mobile app is not required for the client journey.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Who it serves
- The platform is designed for DJs, photo booth businesses, event hire teams, wedding suppliers, venue-led businesses and multi-user event operations.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- Planellio is a trading name of Mandatrax Ltd, whose registered office is 20 Wenlock Road, London, England, N1 7GU.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- London, England, United Kingdomchecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Trial
- Every plan starts with a 30-day free trial, and the monthly subscription begins automatically afterward unless cancelled beforehand.checked 8 Oct 2026
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