Event Temple

Event Temple is a strong fit for hotels and venues that want a modern sales and catering CRM without the heavyweight feel of older hospitality systems. It is especially compelling when proposals, BEOs, workflows, digital invoices, and PMS integrations matter. The main diligence points are all-in pricing, setup fees, and accounting edge cases.

Venue & Catering Paid

Starts as low as $249/month, custom quote based on needs

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Tool Nutrition Label

Founded 2016

Headquarters Vancouver, BC, Canada

Company Size Small to mid-sized private software company

Funding Private company; no major public funding history found

Pricing Model Annual subscription with property, chain, setup, and integration variables

Free Trial Free trial offered

Contract Minimum 1-year term; annual payment shown publicly

Attendee Capacity Designed for anything from one-room venues to conference-center properties

Mobile App Mobile-friendly cloud software; confirm native mobile requirements during evaluation

Offline Capability No

Data & Compliance Cloud platform; confirm hosting region and compliance needs during contracting

Expertise Level Intermediate

Event Types

Hotel MeetingsGroup SalesBanquetsWeddingsCorporate EventsConference CentersVenue Rentals

Key Integrations

Salesforce (Native) Mailchimp (Native) Microsoft 365 (Native) Gmail (Native) QuickBooks Online (Native) Stripe (Native) Mews (Native) OPERA Cloud PMS (Native) Zapier (Zapier)

Support Channels

Email/help deskKnowledge basePhone supportChat24/7 live representative listed by CapterraTraining webinars and documentation

Best For

+ Hotels and venues managing group sales, meetings, banquets, and catering inquiries
+ Properties that need CRM, proposal, BEO, invoice, and workflow tools in one system
+ Multi-property groups that need chain reporting and centralized sales visibility
+ Teams moving from spreadsheets or older catering systems to a cloud-first workflow

Not For

− Public ticketing or attendee-registration teams
− Small spaces that only need a basic booking calendar
− Organizations that require exact self-serve pricing before a sales call
− Teams with complex accounting controls that have not tested finance workflows in detail

Key Capabilities

✓ Capture leads from webforms, email forwarding, and sales channels into a hospitality CRM

✓ Create proposals, quotes, contracts, BEOs, and operational documents from templates

✓ Manage event bookings, spaces, menu items, group sales, workflows, and task reminders

✓ Use digital invoicing and online payments to speed deposit and balance collection

✓ Connect hotel systems through PMS, email, accounting, payment, and marketing integrations

✓ Report across properties, pipelines, sales activity, and event revenue

Honest Limitations

Pricing Needs A Real Quote

The public page gives a starting point, but setup, import, chain, and integration needs can change the total.

Annual Commitment

Event Temple publicly lists a one-year minimum term and annual payment basis.

Finance Workflows Need Testing

G2 review themes are positive overall, but some users mention accounting controls or payment-entry friction.

Hospitality Focus

The product is strongest for hotels and venues, not for general conference registration or attendee engagement.

Implementation Range Varies

The vendor states go-live can range from one day to four weeks, so data import and integration scope should be defined up front.

Pricing Breakdown

Plan	Price	Details
Sales and Catering	From $249/month	Custom quote based on property needs; annual payment basis
Multi-Property	Custom	Chain and group pricing for hotel groups and multi-property operations
Setup and Imports	Varies	Additional setup and import fees may apply depending on requirements

Hidden Costs to Watch

! Annual contract and annual payment reduce flexibility
! Data import fees may vary
! PMS, payment, accounting, and advanced integration setup should be scoped before signing

Event Temple sits in the hospitality lane: group sales, catering, proposals, contracts, BEOs, invoices, and property-level reporting. It is a better fit for hotel and venue revenue teams than for planners who only need public registration or attendee engagement.

The product’s public pricing and review profile are stronger than many venue systems, but the buying decision still needs a real workflow test. Finance, PMS, imports, and document templates are where the implementation succeeds or becomes painful.

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Pairs Well With

Stripe

The payment engine many event tools rely on, with excellent developer ergonomics and flexible checkout options, but no built-in event workflow of its own.

Registration & Ticketing Paid

Collect deposits and payments through connected invoice workflows

Mailchimp

A dependable email marketing workhorse for invite flows and post-event nurture, but one that gets more expensive as contacts pile up and automation needs mature.

Event Marketing Freemium

Run client and prospect marketing outside the venue sales pipeline

Cvent

Enterprise event platform with broad registration, attendee engagement, onsite, venue sourcing, and hospitality workflows for complex programs.

Event Planning & Management Registration & Ticketing Paid

Use Cvent for sourcing or larger event programs while Event Temple manages property sales execution

Alternatives

Tripleseat

The industry-standard event sales platform for restaurants, hotels, and unique venues — powerful lead capture and document automation, but opaque custom pricing.

Venue & Catering Event Management Paid

More established hospitality event sales platform with a large restaurant and hotel footprint

Caterease

Catering and banquet management software with deep menu, BEO, production, staffing, and event-print workflows.

Venue & Catering Paid

Deeper legacy catering operations and menu-production tooling

Perfect Venue

A sharp, easier-to-adopt alternative to Tripleseat for venue sales teams that want event workflows without enterprise bloat.

Venue & Catering Paid

Simpler venue-focused option for independent restaurants and event spaces

Questions to Ask the Vendor

1
What is our all-in year-one cost including setup, imports, integrations, and training?
2
Which PMS, accounting, payment, and email integrations are native for our stack?
3
Can we test our contract, BEO, invoice, and package workflows before signing?
4
What support response is guaranteed during live event or month-end finance issues?
5
How will multi-property permissions, reporting, and duplicate accounts be handled?

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