Cater gives small event vendors a beautiful, custom booking page that lives in your Instagram bio. Customers arrive with their date, budget, guest count, and inspiration photos already filled out — so you can say yes faster and stop playing phone tag.
No complicated software. Just a simple, beautiful way to let customers book your services.
Customers submit everything you need upfront — event date, guest count, inspiration photos, and notes. No more 'how much does it cost?' DMs at 11pm.
Set your starting prices so customers know what to expect before they reach out. Serious inquiries only.
Get notified by email or Instagram DM the moment a request comes in. Review the details, then follow up when you're ready — not when your phone won't stop buzzing.
Whether you're a cottage bakery, balloon artist, florist, or cake maker — Cater is designed specifically for small event vendors who book through social media.
Other tools were built for generic businesses. Cater was built specifically for small event vendors who book through Instagram.
| Feature | Cater | JotForm | Stan | Linktree | HoneyBook |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Link in bio booking page | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Inspiration photo uploads | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Service menu with pricing | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Instagram DM notifications | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Built for event vendors | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| No per-transaction fees | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Custom brand colors & logo | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Customer vision/notes field | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Mobile-first design | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Price | $39/mo or $180 founding | Free–$39/mo | $29/mo | Free–$24/mo | $16–$39/mo |
It's a full CRM with contracts, invoicing, and workflows. But it costs more, takes longer to set up, and is built for established businesses with teams — not a cottage baker managing orders from her kitchen.
You can build almost any form with it. But “almost any form” means you have to build it yourself — and it isn't designed for Instagram vendors who need a booking page, not a survey tool.
If you sell digital products, courses, or want a simple link hub, they're solid choices. But they don't handle custom event bookings — no date picker, no guest count, no inspiration photo uploads.
It gets event vendors booked through Instagram. A beautiful link-in-bio booking page, customer photo uploads, service menus with pricing, and DM notifications — all built for the way you actually work.
$39/month or $359/year. That's it. No transaction fees, no setup fees, no surprises — ever.
Monthly
after your 7-day free trial
Annual
$359/year · after your 7-day free trial
Set up your booking page in under 5 minutes. No credit card required.
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