Gear, Travel and the Books
The DJ Planning Center Alternative for the Back Office
DJ Planning Center covers the client side well, with apps for you and your clients and full browser access. Zenvents360 adds the back office: equipment inventory, travel pricing, subcontractors and double-entry accounting.
Zenvents360 vs DJ Planning Center
From their own feature list and pricing
| Feature | Zenvents360 | DJ Planning Center |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | $49 for 3 users, $99 unlimited | $45 for 5 users, $99 unlimited |
| Native mobile apps | In development. Mobile-first web today | Yes, for you and your clients |
| Client portal sign-in | One link | Code sent by email or text |
| Equipment inventory | Multi-warehouse, bin locations | Not on their feature list |
| Travel and mileage pricing | Google Maps drive time, automatic travel charges | Not on their feature list |
| Subcontractors separate from staff | Yes | Not on their feature list |
| Double-entry accounting and QuickBooks | Yes | Not on their feature list |
| Staff | Crew scheduling, permissions, pay | Staff, permissions, time-off approval |
| Data export | One-click export of clients, events, payments and packages | Export Data in settings |
What Each One Does Well
Zenvents360: The Back Office Too
- ✓Equipment inventory: warehouses, bin locations and conflict warnings on the proposal
- ✓Travel pricing: real Google Maps drive time and automatic travel charges
- ✓Subcontractors: kept separate from employees, with per-event contracts
- ✓Real accounting: double-entry books, P&L export and a QuickBooks push
DJ Planning Center: Strong on the Client Side
- !Native apps for you and your clients, plus full browser access. Ours are still in development
- !Cheaper at entry: Pro is $45 for five users; Premium is $99 unlimited, the same as ours
- !Passwordless portal: the client types in a code; ours is a single link
- !Back office: no equipment, travel pricing, subcontractors or accounting on their feature list
Where Zenvents360 Goes Further
Smart Travel Management
Travel priced from real Google Maps drive time, with setup, event and strike as separate blocks and automatic charges past your distance thresholds.
Auto-Adjusting Timelines
Move the ceremony twenty minutes and every block after it moves with it.
Cross-Professional Platform
Serve photographers, planners, videographers and more alongside your DJ work, in one account.
Want the Back Office Too?
Try Zenvents360 free for 30 days and see the equipment, travel and accounting side on your own events.