FlowerBuddy

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FlowerBuddy vs. Curate

Both FlowerBuddy and Curate are designed to help florists manage their businesses more efficiently. FlowerBuddy aims to simplify the process with an intuitive interface, pre-loaded flower data, AI, and flexible pricing. Let’s take a closer look at how the two platforms stack up.

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Pricing

Pricing Comparison: Full Features, No Add-Ons

FlowerBuddy keeps pricing transparent and straightforward. All core features are included—no need to pay extra for inventory management or basic reporting tools.

Here’s what makes FlowerBuddy different:

  • No add-on fees for core features like inventory or data insights
  • Unlimited projects included on every plan
  • Pro and Unlimited plans let you pass booking fees to clients
  • Unlimited plan includes 2 team seats at no extra cost

The chart below compares FlowerBuddy’s scalable, transparent pricing with a generic example of a pricing plan that charges extra for payment processing and add-on features. While the example is inspired by pricing structures available on the market, it’s not tied to any specific competitor.

Choose the example that matches your annual event revenue to see the difference.

Example based on $150K in annual event revenue

Unlimited

$1,800/yr

Subscription
$1,800
Booking fees
$0
Add-ons
$0
Estimated annual total $1,800
Example Competitor

Example Pricing

$5,304/yr

Subscription
$5,004
Booking fees
$0
Add-on ($25/mo)
$300
Estimated annual total $5,304
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Features

Feature Comparison: FlowerBuddy is Future Focused

FlowerBuddy offers one of the most comprehensive, continually evolving feature sets in the floral industry. We add new features on a regular cadence, driven by florist feedback.

FlowerBuddy’s features are built to help you price, plan, order, and deliver more profitably.

Inventory Management

Track your inventory down to the shelf level. Pull items directly into recipes, receive alerts when stock is low, and auto-generate hard good pull lists.

Cost, Price, and Profit Visibility

See your numbers clearly at both the event and recipe level. Hover over totals to reveal a full breakdown by flowers, hard goods, labor, and more—so you can make profitable decisions with confidence.

Labor Planning

Estimate prep and production time directly in your recipes, helping your team plan more efficiently and accurately.

AI-Driven Workflow Support

Use AI to jumpstart your designs with flower suggestions and recipe generation. Our image library uses AI to auto-tag and organize your past work for quick access.

Our goal is to give you the right information and tools, at the right time, to help you run a more efficient and profitable floral business.

Additional FlowerBuddy features include:

  • Floral recipes with markup, costs, and profit tracking
  • Comprehensive timelines, where you choose what the client and team sees
  • Proposal builder with full design control and unlimited possibilities
  • Contracts, payments, and custom schedules
  • Event templates and recurring tasks
  • Purchasing tools and flower ordering
  • Client inquiry forms
  • Team collaboration and multi-seat access
  • And more, added monthly
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Usability

Usability Comparison: Designed for Ease of Use

FlowerBuddy is built specifically for florists, and we’re constantly improving the experience based on feedback from real users.

FlowerBuddy is built on modern technology with a clean, intuitive interface that’s easy to learn and quick to navigate. Whether you’re switching from another platform or using floral software for the first time, the experience is designed to get you up and running fast—with minimal friction.

Our interface is structured to support real workflows. You won’t need to constantly jump between sections or disconnected tools to get things done. Despite its simplicity, FlowerBuddy offers deep functionality tailored specifically for floral professionals.

To make onboarding smooth, we offer:

  • Free account setup, including uploading your data
  • Personalized training sessions—most users are fully up to speed after just one session
  • Ongoing training and support whenever needed

Once you’re in the system, help is always available:

  • An in-app chat with instant AI responses and quick access to a real person—usually within minutes
  • A growing library of support articles, each with short (1–2 minute) videos that walk you through key tasks
  • A built-in way to log feature requests and ideas, so your input stays on our radar

At FlowerBuddy, we let the product do the talking—no high-pressure sales, only a straightforward look at how our software works and how easy it is to use.

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