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About Save 62+ hours every month and streamline your processes with Planning Pod's suite of 20+ easy-to-use tools for event & venue professionals. Our venue management software suite offers venue managers & staff an all-in-one platform for tracking every detail related your event bookings - including booking calendars, email communications, BEOs, food-&-beverage orders, floor plans / room layouts, leads, proposals, invoicing, payments & more. Our event management software gives event planners, corporate planners, meeting planners & non-profits a single place to collaborate & manage thousands of details. This includes attendees, budgets, timelines, tasks, floor plans, registrations / ticketing, communications & more. Our event floor plan tool makes it easy to create professional event layouts in minutes and is also included in our event software and venue software packages. Join the 20,000 event pros who rely on Planning Pod's tools every day. Try it free for 14 days!	About VenueStack is an all-in-one platform for nightclubs, lounges, beach clubs, festivals and event venues. Venues sell tickets, take table reservations with deposits, and sell multi-entry passes from one branded booking page that can also be embedded on their own website. Guests pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through the venue's own Stripe account, and keep tickets and passes in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. On the night, staff scan tickets and passes from a phone or iPad, even when the connection drops, count the door, and run the floor from a live table map with deposits, server assignments and guest notes. Pulse alerts the team to unanswered requests, unpaid deposits and waiting chats. VenueStack also includes a guest CRM, customer accounts, email campaigns, guest chat with an AI concierge, tracking links, ad pixels, and ticket, table, pass and door reports. One plan includes every feature.
Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience Event planners, meeting planners, corporate planners, venue managers, venue owners, non-profits, restaurants, hotels, event halls	Audience Nightclubs, lounges, beach clubs, festivals, event venues and ticketed-event promoters
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Not Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Not Supported	API Offers API Not Supported
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Pricing $19/month We offer monthly and yearly packages for our online software plus a FREE TRIAL to get started. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported	Pricing $180/month One plan with every feature: $200 per month, or $180 per month billed annually ($2,160 per year), per venue. 14-day free trial. No contracts, no feature tiers. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported
Reviews/Ratings Overall 5.0 / 5 ease 5.0 / 5 features 5.0 / 5 design 5.0 / 5 support 5.0 / 5 Read all reviews	Reviews/Ratings Overall 0.0 / 5 ease 0.0 / 5 features 0.0 / 5 design 0.0 / 5 support 0.0 / 5 This software hasn't been reviewed yet. Be the first to provide a review: Review this Software
Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros Works well on desktop and equally well on mobile. Simple to use, intuitive user interface. Great pricing provides value to event planners. Streamlines all aspects of event planning to save time and money. Development team regularly updates/improves software. Cons Email based customer support could perhaps be a bit more responsive.
Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Not Supported	Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Supported In Person Not Supported
Company Information Planning Pod Founded: 2013 United States www.planningpod.com/	Company Information VenueStack Founded: 2026 www.venuestack.io
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Categories Event Management Supported Hotel Sales and Catering Supported Venue Management Supported Wedding Planning Supported	Categories Venue Management Supported VenueStack is an all-in-one platform for nightclubs, lounges, beach clubs, festivals and event venues. Sell tickets, take table reservations with online deposits and sell multi-entry passes from one branded booking page or website widgets. Guests pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay and can add tickets to Apple or Google Wallet. On the night, staff scan the door on a phone or iPad, even offline, and run the floor from a live table map. One plan, every feature, 14-day free trial.
Venue Management Features Attendee Management Supported Billing & Invoicing Supported Contract Management Supported Customer Management Supported Event Management Supported Food & Beverage Management Supported Multi-Facility Supported Reservations Management Not Supported Resource Booking Supported Sales Management Supported Staff Management Supported Show More Features Event Management Features Attendee Management Supported Badge Management Supported Conferences / Conventions Supported Exhibit / Vendor Management Supported Gamification Supported Room Block Management Not Supported Social Media Promotion Supported Sponsorship Management Supported Surveys & Feedback Supported Ticketing Supported Volunteer Management Supported Weddings / Parties Supported	Venue Management Features Attendee Management Supported Billing & Invoicing Not Supported Contract Management Not Supported Customer Management Supported Event Management Supported Food & Beverage Management Not Supported Multi-Facility Not Supported Reservations Management Supported Resource Booking Not Supported Sales Management Not Supported Staff Management Supported
Integrations Apple Pay Not Supported Apple Wallet Not Supported Constant Contact Supported Dropbox Supported Gmail Supported Google Analytics Not Supported Google Calendar Supported Google Pay Not Supported Google Wallet Not Supported Mailchimp Supported Meta Pixel Not Supported QuickBooks Online Supported Salesforce Supported Slack Supported Stripe Not Supported Stripe Connect Not Supported TikTok Ads Not Supported Xero Supported Show More Integrations View All 16 Integrations	Integrations Apple Pay Supported Apple Wallet Supported Constant Contact Not Supported Dropbox Not Supported Gmail Not Supported Google Analytics Supported Google Calendar Not Supported Google Pay Supported Google Wallet Supported Mailchimp Not Supported Meta Pixel Supported QuickBooks Online Not Supported Salesforce Not Supported Slack Not Supported Stripe Supported Stripe Connect Supported TikTok Ads Supported Xero Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 10 Integrations
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