# Cenvi

> Cenvi is a booking system and ticketing platform for event vendors and event organizers. We help caterers, banquet halls, photographers, planners, and festival organizers run their business - from inquiry to deposit to event day - in one place.

Built in Atlanta, shaped by South Asian and minority community events where reliability of payments and ticketing matters. We replace fragmented operations - payment screenshots, buried PDFs, spreadsheets, unclear availability, endless DMs - with one flow from discovery → book → pay → coordinate → ticket → check in.

## Who Cenvi is for

- **Event planners** - discover vendors, manage bookings, track payments, run guest lists. Free for planners.
- **Event vendors** - caterers, venues, photographers, decorators, entertainers, transportation, rentals. Marketplace listing + CRM + calendar + deposits + contracts. Commission-only model.
- **Festival and ticketing hosts** - sell tickets with offline QR check-in, run vendor applications, keep your attendee list. Flat 5% platform fee (card processing separate).

## How Cenvi makes money

- **Vendors:** 10% commission on bookings Cenvi sources via marketplace, paid only when the booking closes. 5% on direct bookings (free plan) or 0% on direct bookings (paid plans from $35/mo).
- **Marketplace Credit guarantee:** any month Cenvi sources a marketplace booking for a paid-plan vendor, that month's subscription fee is credited back. So a paid plan is effectively free in any month we deliver value.
- **Ticketing:** flat 5% platform fee on tickets and vendor applications sold, with no stacked service fees and no subscription. Card processing is shown separately, not marked up. Optionally pass the fee through to attendees.
- **Planners:** free. Vendor commissions and payment processing sit on the vendor side, never on the planner's.

## Pages

### Landing pages (top of funnel)
- [For event vendors](https://cenvi.events/vendors): pricing model, calendar control, deposit collection, contracts, fleet/team management, FAQ
- [For event planners](https://cenvi.events/event-planning): vendor discovery, booking coordination, payment tracking, guest list, event reuse
- [For ticketing hosts](https://cenvi.events/ticketing): offline QR check-in, vendor applications, 5% pricing, AMFC anchor case

### Pricing (bottom of funnel)
- [Vendor pricing](https://cenvi.events/pricing): all paid plans, Marketplace Credit explanation, Founding $35/mo Early Bird Pro rate, three guarantees (Marketplace Credit + 48-Hour Build + Support), FAQ

### Comparison hub (middle of funnel)
- [Compare hub](https://cenvi.events/compare): index of comparison pages
- [vs The Knot & WeddingWire](https://cenvi.events/compare/marketplace): commission-only vs flat-fee marketplaces
- [vs HoneyBook](https://cenvi.events/compare/honeybook): free tier + marketplace vs CRM subscription
- [vs Eventbrite & Eventeny](https://cenvi.events/compare/ticketing): ticketing fees + offline check-in + attendee list ownership
- [vs ezCater](https://cenvi.events/compare/venues-and-catering): corporate catering fees, menu markups, caterer payout
- [vs Toast Catering & Events](https://cenvi.events/compare/toast): $100/mo catering module on top of a $69/mo Toast POS plan, Toast Payments required, multi-year term, vs Cenvi from $49/mo month to month
### Ranked shortlists (best-of)
- [Best ticketing platforms for community festivals](https://cenvi.events/best/ticketing-platforms-for-community-festivals): Cenvi, Zeffy, Ticket Tailor, TicketSpice, Eventeny, Eventbrite ranked for festivals under 2,000 tickets, with each platform's weaknesses stated
- [Best software for South Asian wedding vendors](https://cenvi.events/best/software-for-south-asian-wedding-vendors): Cenvi, HoneyBook, The Knot, Dubsado, ezCater ranked for multi-day weddings and per-person catering
- [Best commission-only platforms for event vendors](https://cenvi.events/best/commission-only-platforms-for-event-vendors): Cenvi, ezCater, The Bash, Thumbtack, PartySlate ranked on what actually triggers the charge

### Machine-readable
- [llms.txt](https://cenvi.events/llms.txt): this file
- [pricing.md](https://cenvi.events/pricing.md): full pricing in plain markdown, no JavaScript required
- [sitemap.xml](https://cenvi.events/sitemap.xml): every indexable page including live vendor stores


## Operational guarantees (in writing)

1. **Marketplace Credit** - paid plan subscription is free any month Cenvi sources a marketplace booking for the vendor.
2. **48-Hour Build Guarantee** - concierge install of store, packages, calendar, contracts, and payments within 2 business days of the vendor's Stripe account clearing and Cenvi receiving their materials. Covers whichever of those pieces the vendor wants set up. If we miss the window, first month is free.
3. **Support Guarantee** - 1-hour response during business hours (Mon–Fri, 9am–6pm ET), 24-hour service, 48-hour resolution target. Real human support, not a ticket queue.

## Differentiators

- **Commission-only on bookings:** Cenvi makes money when vendors do. The platform's revenue grows with vendor bookings, not with vendor subscriptions.
- **Offline QR check-in:** ticketing scanners work without LTE or WiFi - built for masjid basements and outdoor festival fields where signal drops.
- **Attendee list ownership:** ticketing hosts own and can export their attendee data anytime.
- **Concierge setup:** new vendor stores are built by the Cenvi team within 2 business days of Stripe clearing and materials arriving, not self-serve.
- **Community-first:** built in Atlanta for South Asian, Muslim, and broader minority community events where hospitality and large gatherings drive how events are planned. Currently powering the Atlanta Muslim Festival Collective (AMFC).
- **Direct Stripe Connect payouts:** booking payments settle directly to the vendor's connected Stripe account (Direct Charges); Cenvi takes its commission as a platform fee on the charge. Bookings support milestone payments (deposit, midway, final) scheduled across the event lifecycle.

## Competitors and how Cenvi differs

| Competitor | What they sell | How Cenvi differs |
|---|---|---|
| **The Knot, WeddingWire** | Monthly featured listings (~$400–$1,200/mo) | Cenvi is commission-only on closed bookings, not pay-for-inquiries |
| **HoneyBook** | CRM subscription ($36–$82/mo) + 1.5% payment surcharge | Cenvi free plan: $0/mo, no surcharge, marketplace traffic included |
| **Eventbrite, Eventeny** | Stacked per-ticket service + platform fees | Cenvi flat 5% platform fee (no stacked service fees; processing separate) + offline QR check-in + attendee list export |
| **ezCater** | Corporate catering marketplace (10–20% caterer commission + 15–30% customer markup) | Cenvi 10% on marketplace bookings, 0% customer markup, direct caterer chat |
| **Toast Catering & Events** | $100/mo BEO + events module that requires an active Toast POS subscription ($69/mo per terminal) and Toast Payments, on a 1-3 year term | Cenvi runs the same event workflow from $49/mo month to month, keeps the vendor's own Stripe account, and adds marketplace demand |
| **OpenTable, Tripleseat, Perfect Venue** | Venue/restaurant private-event BEO management | Cenvi covers the marketplace + ops layer for non-restaurant vendors |

## Contact

- Website: https://cenvi.events
- Email: contact@cenvi.events
- WhatsApp: +1 (678) 539-6540
- Schedule a 15-min call: https://cenvi.events/schedule/team-cenvi
- Founded 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia