Free BEO builder, no signup

Professional banquet event orders, in minutes.

BEO HQ turns your event details into a clean, branded BEO, plus the proposal, contract, invoice, and quote that go with it. It's built for caterers and planners who've outgrown the Word template but don't need a $300-a-month platform.

  • No credit card to start
  • Undercuts $83–300/mo platforms
  • Your data, exportable anytime
Free BEO builder

Build a real BEO right now

Fill in the details and generate a clean, print-ready PDF. No signup. A free account removes the watermark and saves everything for next time.

Menu & line items

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Guests
120
Subtotal
$12,970.00
Service (20%)
$2,594.00
Tax (8.25%)
$1,284.03
Total
$16,848.03
Per guest
$140.40
Balance due
$14,848.03

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Why BEO HQ

Better than the Word template. Cheaper than the platform.

Word, Excel & Canva

Free, but painful

  • Reformat every single event
  • No saved clients, menus or venues
  • Manual math, so mistakes cost money
  • No e-signature or share links

BEO HQ

$0 free · $19–39/mo

  • Branded BEO in minutes, duplicate-last-event
  • Reusable clients, venues & menu library
  • Automatic totals, tax & deposits
  • E-signature, share links, QuickBooks export

Full venue platforms

$83–300/mo · ~$3k/yr

  • Priced for venues, not small caterers
  • Buy a whole CRM to make a document
  • Setup fees and add-on nickel-and-diming
  • Steep learning curve
Everything the event needs

One event in. Every document out.

Enter the details once and generate any document, consistently branded, with the math always done right.

Branded BEO PDFs

Clean, print-ready banquet event orders your kitchen and client can both read. Three layouts, your logo, your colors.

Proposals that win

Turn an inquiry into a polished, menu-and-pricing proposal in a click. No more reformatting a Word file.

Contracts + e-signature

Send a catering contract with clear terms and capture a typed or drawn signature with a full audit trail.

Invoices & quotes

Deposits, balances, service charge and tax handled automatically. Export to QuickBooks or CSV.

Reusable menu library

Build your menu once, with courses, per-person or per-item pricing, and dietary and allergen flags, then reuse it forever.

Saved clients & venues

Every client, venue, and room setup is one click away on the next event. No retyping addresses.

Duplicate last event

Repeat formats are the norm in catering. Clone a past event and tweak it. It's the time-saver you'll reach for every week.

Shareable approval links

Send a link the client can view, approve, and sign. No printing, scanning, or email attachments.

Calendar & statuses

See every event by date and stage, from inquiry to proposal to booked to completed, with running totals.

How it works

From inquiry to signed in three steps

01

Set up once

Add your business, then your clients, venues, and menu library. It takes a few minutes and you never do it again.

02

Build the event

Fill in the details, or duplicate a past event, and BEO HQ calculates service charge, tax, deposits, and balance for you.

03

Generate & send

Export a branded BEO, proposal, contract, invoice, or quote as a PDF, or share a link the client can sign.

Five documents, one source

Every catering document you send

Banquet Event Order

The operational sheet the whole team runs on.

Catering Proposal

Client-facing menu and pricing that closes.

Contract

Terms, deposit, and cancellation, with e-signature.

Invoice

Deposits, balances, payment terms, tax.

Quote

A fast estimate you can hold and convert.

Simple pricing

Start free. Go unlimited for $19.

Every plan undercuts the platforms. Free gets you a real BEO today. Starter unlocks unlimited watermark-free documents and your reusable library. Pro adds e-signature, share links, and custom branding.

Free

$0

1 BEO

Starter

$19

Unlimited

Pro

$39

+ e-sign

Questions

Frequently asked

Make your first BEO in the next five minutes

Free to start. No credit card. Keep every client, venue, and menu for next time.