Best Software for 2025 is now live!
Show rating breakdown
Save to My Lists
Claimed
Claimed

Top Rated Planning Pod Alternatives

Planning Pod Reviews & Product Details

Verified User in Museums and Institutions
UM
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
More Options
Validated Reviewer
Review source: G2 invite
Incentivized Review
What do you like best about Planning Pod?

I like having one tool to replace several different programs used to achieve the same goal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Planning Pod?

So far there is honestly nothing that I can say I dislike. Improvements and new features are constantly added to make the program more user friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Planning Pod solving and how is that benefiting you?

Planning Pod has given me a single tool to management my events. It has helped me streamline my own process as well as given my coworkers an easy way to see events at a glance. The itinerary and floorplan tools are shared with other departments both within and outside my organization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Planning Pod Overview

What is Planning Pod?

Planning Pod helps event professionals and businesses of all types be more productive

Planning Pod Details
Show LessShow More
Product Description

Planning Pod helps event professionals and businesses of all types be more productive


Seller Details
Year Founded
2007
HQ Location
Highlands Ranch, US
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
14 employees on LinkedIn®

Jeff K.
JK
Overview Provided by:
Founder, Planning Pod | Online Event Management Software | 30+ Tools for Event Planning and Registration

Recent Planning Pod Reviews

SR
Shannon R.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"THE solution for your Food Truck catering needs!"
We are a food truck based caterer serving Wood Fired Pizza to events all over Western Washington; with our rapid growth, we needed to find a new wa...
DB
Diana B.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Saved Us So Much Time"
Planning Pod has been a great time saver for us. The contracting and billing capabilities have given us a more professional way to handle these pa...
Verified User
U
Verified UserSmall-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
2.0 out of 5
"Outdated"
The layout for the program was easy to use. There were a lot of features that came in handy.
Security Badge
This seller hasn't added their security information yet. Let them know that you'd like them to add it.
0 people requested security information

Planning Pod Media

Planning Pod Demo - Planning Pod
Planning Pod
Planning Pod Demo - Planning Pod
Planning Pod
Planning Pod Demo - Planning Pod
Planning Pod
Answer a few questions to help the Planning Pod community
Have you used Planning Pod before?
Yes

16 out of 17 Total Reviews for Planning Pod

4.2 out of 5
The next elements are filters and will change the displayed results once they are selected.
Search reviews
Popular Mentions
The next elements are radio elements and sort the displayed results by the item selected and will update the results displayed.
Hide FiltersMore Filters
The next elements are filters and will change the displayed results once they are selected.
The next elements are filters and will change the displayed results once they are selected.

Overall Review Sentiment for Planning PodQuestion

Time to Implement
<1 day
>12 months
Return on Investment
<6 months
48+ months
Ease of Setup
0 (Difficult)
10 (Easy)
Log In
Want to see more insights from verified reviewers?
Log in to view review sentiment.
G2 reviews are authentic and verified.
SR
Catering Director
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
More Options
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about Planning Pod?

We are a food truck based caterer serving Wood Fired Pizza to events all over Western Washington; with our rapid growth, we needed to find a new way to organize our events. We have been able to DOUBLE our volume since starting this software back in March. We were able to have one person tend to all of the events on the docket, whereas in previous years, with this volume, it would not have been fathomable.

The software makes it easy to streamline our entire catering process. We can connect our entire team and the clients all on one platform. Our clients enjoy how we have utilized it to automate and streamline their individual experiences. Our drivers and team can view all the contacts and details needed for each event making their day-of procedures streamlined. We can keep track of our turnover rate on inquiries. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Planning Pod?

There is nothing that we have come across that we do not like about this product. It has been a game-changer for us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Planning Pod solving and how is that benefiting you?

When we started with Planning Pod, we were heavily using Quickbooks for all billing. They did not have an integration feature at the time, but they have since added this, which is amazing! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

DB
Director of Event Services
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
More Options
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about Planning Pod?

Planning Pod has been a great time saver for us. The contracting and billing capabilities have given us a more professional way to handle these parts of the booking with our clients and eliminated a lot of manual record keeping. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Planning Pod?

Planning Pod is an easy tool to use, but as with all new systems, there is a learning curve. After a year, we continue to find new ways to work within the tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Planning Pod solving and how is that benefiting you?

It provides a way to set up To-Do list reminders that keep us on track and help us manage the steps along the cycle of each event from lead generation through to the post-event survey. It also gives us real-time views into overdue payments so we can stay on top of the financials. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Andrea V.
AV
Wedding Venue Owner
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
More Options
Validated Reviewer
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about Planning Pod?

I like having a reliable, user-friendly booking software that can be used by multiple team members. From the invoices/proposals to floor plans and communications feature- there are so many different ways our team relies on Planning Pod to organize our events. Making sure we get paid and have contracts signed is the most critical part of our operation and PP streamlines this process for our customers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Planning Pod?

I wish we would've found it sooner! It really is a huge undertaking to have to transfer all your files to a new program. We have done this 3 times and it took several weeks. Looking back, making the switch to Planning Pod was the best decision our company has made. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Planning Pod solving and how is that benefiting you?

Our company had a problem of having information and data on our customers in several different locations. Planning Pod streamlines all our documents, notes, floor plans, timelines, proposals, signed contracts, rental inventory, and invoices into one place. WE have hard copy files and Planning Pod files, and that is it. We do also use dropbox but other than that, Planning Pod eliminated several other programs we were using. We used a floor plan program, timeline software and a workflow/lead organizer. All have been eliminated once we implemented Planning Pod. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Hospitality
AH
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
More Options
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about Planning Pod?

They are willing to adapt, add and change things within the platform from feedback. They strive to make sure we have every tool needed to be successful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Planning Pod?

The original setup and training fell a bit short but they have always been there when we needed them for anything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Planning Pod solving and how is that benefiting you?

Lead management, calendar management, automated payments and communications. Multiple and manipulatable event orders. Multiple tears of users from owner to set up staff for over communication. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Restaurants
UR
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
More Options
Validated Reviewer
Review source: G2 invite
Incentivized Review
What do you like best about Planning Pod?

The layout for the program was easy to use. There were a lot of features that came in handy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Planning Pod?

There were too many features that we didn't use and got in the way of booking events. Basic suggestions to improve were not taken. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Planning Pod solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is a program that helps event staff coordinate and organize events. It ended up not being useful to us and we ended up switching to Perfect Venue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Hospitality
AH
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
More Options
Validated Reviewer
Review source: G2 invite
Incentivized Review
What do you like best about Planning Pod?

It was easy to use and they had affordable plans Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Planning Pod?

It didn't offer inventory management when I used it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Planning Pod solving and how is that benefiting you?

I needed CRM software and a way to manage events by the client. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

DP
Full Stack
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
More Options
Validated Reviewer
Review source: G2 invite
Incentivized Review
Translated Using AI
What do you like best about Planning Pod?

What I like most about Planning Pod is the flexibility of actions and communication based on a single dashboard. I love the way it has grown over the years, as I have been a subscriber for more than 10 years. It also allows me to assign different levels to each user. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Planning Pod?

There aren't many disadvantages, but the few I found are What I don't like about Planning Pod is having a platform delegating tasks on a large scale that may require several people to manage improvements and new features are constantly added to make the program more user-friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Planning Pod:

If you plan to keep employee data on a single platform, this is the only software you need to have. If you plan to keep employee data on a single platform, this is the only software you need to have. Data on a single platform, then this is the only software you need to have I love it, it may take a while to get everything set up, but once you do it's easy and customers love it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Planning Pod solving and how is that benefiting you?

The itinerary and floor plan tools are shared with other departments inside and outside my organization. There is a place for all the information. We are resolving the issue of double booking between our private events and student programs. It has a place for all the information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
AN
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
More Options
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: G2 invite
Incentivized Review
What do you like best about Planning Pod?

I've been a fan of how easy this has been to use for our entire team and our clients. This has been incredibly easy for our clients to make payments online (versus using checks or clunky payment processors), and we were able to integrate both entities housed under the same roof in this system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Planning Pod?

I wish there was an online app. It would be extremely helpful and convenient to access information on our clients on the go. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Planning Pod solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are solving the issue of double booking between our private events and student programs. It has been great for us to have everything our team is doing all in one place, including doing color coding on the type of event! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Hospitality
AH
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
More Options
Validated Reviewer
Review source: G2 Gives Campaign
Incentivized Review
What do you like best about Planning Pod?

That I can create events by name and date. I can add pictures to each event and assign vendors and users to each event. It also allows me to assign different levels to each user. So if I want to assign an event to a client, they will only have access to their event and none other. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Planning Pod?

There are not many downsides, but the few I have found are: the floorplan is a bit off in the dimensions. Twice I've mapped out a room and when we attempted to lay it out, we did not have enough space. The other is that in the old version you could label vendors by category and find them all easily. Now you have to tag them and sometimes we forget to tag them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Planning Pod solving and how is that benefiting you?

I used to write out everything in the customer file, so communicating this to all vendors involved was difficult. Something would always fall through the cracks. Not anymore because with the sharing everyone is on the same page. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rhonda L.
RL
Owner
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
More Options
Validated Reviewer
Review source: G2 invite
Incentivized Review
What do you like best about Planning Pod?

Every data resource needed to plan a wedding or event is at your fingertips within the planning pod system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Planning Pod?

I have had mixed success with the banking aspects as I miss the option to choose how credit is processed. Additionally, I would like a more developed website application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Planning Pod solving and how is that benefiting you?

Planning pod connects teams and clients. It has one place for all information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.