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Planning Pod

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As of 30 August 2026, Planning Pod starts at $59/month. Planning Pod is all-in-one event planning and venue management software. Softwr lists it under Events. Planning Pod is launched in 2012, available on Web, iOS, Android.

Overview

What Planning Pod does

Planning Pod is all-in-one event planning and venue management software. Manage leads, bookings, floor plans, budgets, and timelines from a single platform.

What people use it for

  • Event planning
  • Ticket sales
  • Attendee management
  • Virtual events
  • Event marketing

The honest half

Where it falls short

Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Planning Pod.

  • No transparent pricing table published; pricing determined individually per venue during demo
  • Pricing based on event volume complexity rather than standard tiers
  • Requires personalized demo to determine exact pricing

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Pricing

What Planning Pod costs

Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.

Planner

$59 /mo

  • Basic planning tools
  • 5 events
  • Email support

Professional

$99 /mo

  • Unlimited events
  • Floor plans
  • Budget tracking

Business

$199 /mo

  • Team features
  • Client portal
  • API access

Capabilities

Features

  • Lead management

  • Floor plans

  • Budgeting

  • Timeline

  • Client portal

  • QuickBooks

    Integration with QuickBooks

  • Stripe

    Integration with Stripe

  • PayPal

    Integration with PayPal

  • Google Calendar

    Integration with Google Calendar

  • Zapier

    Integration with Zapier

  • Web support

    Available on web

  • Ios support

    Available on ios

Answered, with sources

Questions people ask

Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.

How does Planning Pod pricing work?

Planning Pod uses volume-based pricing determined by the number of events your venue manages at any given time. Pricing typically ranges from $199-319/month for single-location venues, but you only pay for the volume you actually run.

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Does Planning Pod publish a public pricing table?

No, Planning Pod does not publish a detailed public pricing table. To determine your specific rate, you must schedule a personalized demo and discuss your venue's event volume with their team.

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Behind it

Who makes Planning Pod

Company
Planning Pod
Based in
Atlanta, Georgia
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