Curate

Avantages

Curate makes my life so much easier. I used to spend hours pulling pricing for individual floral pieces and putting together estimates for clients. Curate does all of the hard work for me by pulling integrated pricing, creating beautiful proposals, and accepting payments.

Inconvénients

Curates "uploading" feature for images can be a little off sometimes. I have a hard time locating images that I have uploaded or Curate makes new folders and files the images elsewhere.

Avantages

This product has changed how we do business! Our operation is so much more streamlined and we have far less waste. I cannot believe we operated without Ularas for so many years!

Inconvénients

The back end takes a while to set up (mostly floral library) but it is WELL worth the time investment.

Avantages

I like the speed of calculations, ease of changing proposals, filing, templates

Inconvénients

Things keep changing so steep learning curve, lack of phone help, I would like more individual tutorials to explain updates and make the most out of the software

Alternatives envisagées 

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Avantages

I really liked how easy the program was and how fast my turnover time is for proposals. The faster I am able to communicate with clients the better and also helps create more time in my personal life. The pricing calculator is also really helpful and saves time as well. My profit's have also increased!

Inconvénients

At first the photos I was uploading would take a decent amount of time to fully upload.

Alternatives envisagées 

Avantages

This software gives me the ability to quickly develop a proposal, even when I'm in the middle of a consultation with a client.

Inconvénients

There aren't many drawbacks to the software at the current moment. It is meeting all of my needs at this time.

Avantages

I love it, it makes my job easier to do recipes.

Inconvénients

It doesnt give me an option of partial payment or to sign the contract my self.

Avantages

I have enjoyed using a program that lets me do almost all of the work and planning needed for an event in one place. Curate has really simplified the proposal process.

Inconvénients

As with most programs, there are occasional glitches but they seem to be becoming few and far between and customer service is very quick and responsive and any issues are resolved almost immediately

Avantages

I have been using this program for less then a month and can already see the impact it will/is having on our business! Its super easy to send proposals and make changes when needed without having to redo it. This is a game changer for us! Their customer service is amazing too! They always respond and its faster then I even expect. I love the clean layout for proposals and the ability to create recipes and add photos. This makes it way easier for our team to all be on the same page with each bride. You can even create a proposal from your phone, which is super nice for those times you cant access your desktop but need to respond to a bride. Amazing!

Inconvénients

Maybe someway to add team calendars/notification where you can tell your team when weddings get booked. This would be helpful for us to keep everyone on the same page especially for those big weddings when everyone needs to be there. A team side would also be helpful for when you have booked a bridal consultation. Just one more way to keep everyone on the same page with each new bride/wedding.

Avantages

Love the streamline process
Love having the payment reminders

Inconvénients

Wish it was linked with a floral photo guide
Wish it was cheaper

Alternatives envisagées 

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Avantages

I love the ease of use and the library to estimate my costs while meeting with clients.

Inconvénients

I had an issue with a client entry that does business with me on a personal leave and a business level. It gets billed to two separate addresses. But the software would not let me duplicate the entry with the same email but different street address. I have to adjust every time I invoice.

Avantages

It is great to use on a daily basis for proposals, ordering flowers and recipes.

Inconvénients

Sometimes it runs a bit slow. The products or pictures do not always upload for my recipes or products.

Avantages

This software helped me tremendously in my quantity take off which has been instrumental in my shopping as I no longer over or under purchase my floral. The software also presents a beautiful and professional working proposal for my clients.

Inconvénients

There are many aspects of the software that was added too quickly for me to keep up on the learning curve of using it. But I've worked out the bugs and am happy with the outcome

Avantages

THE PRODUCT IS HELPFUL AND EASY TO MAKE A CONTRACT. IT GIVES OUR PROPOSALS AND CONTRACTS A VERY PROFESSIONAL FEEL. ONCE WE SET UP THE TEMPLATES IT CUT OUR TIME DRAFTING CONTRACTS AND PROPOSALS SIGNIFICANTLY.

Inconvénients

NOT TOO MUCH FUNCTIONALITY BEYOND THAT. IMPUTING FLOWERS WOULD TAKE TOO LONG ALONG WITH OTHER INVENTORY.

Avantages

As a business owner that does everything, the wedding floral consults, ordering, designing, etc, I would be completely lost without Curate. I used to second guess my notes in my scribbler all of the time, now everything is up to date with the bride and groom also seeing the latest updates and pricing.

Inconvénients

A communication app…I still have brides talking to me via Instagram messenger, Facebook messenger, email, texting…I wish curate had its own chat area linked to that brides proposal.

Avantages

When I started using this software, I felt like a true professional with the ability to present my clients with high quality floral proposals! I love the built in feature for payments from the clients. So many aspects of this software made it a game changer for my business!

Inconvénients

I am not using a lot of the features, but I know I could take some time to learn more. I don't use the recipe feature, mainly because I don't order from [SENSITIVE CONTENT]. I find their ordering process just doesn't fit my needs.

Avantages

I love how the inquiries come in, and keep us organized as to who we have talk to you and can convert to customers. I also love that the proposals look professional and can't be as detailed or vague. I also like the way events can be combined so I can order efficiently.

Inconvénients

Sometimes there are weird glitches. Too many random ones to explain. I know that many people like the new upgraded version, I liked the older version plus now it's REALLY hard to use it on my iPhone.

Avantages

Ularas enables me to create professional, customized proposals for my clients. It also provides a complete system of tracking events, creating and storing recipes, ordering product, emailing, and archiving past events. Ularas also incorporates a payment system, making it easy for clients to make payments on their account.They are extremely open to suggestions and are constantly adding new features.

Inconvénients

I can't really think of anything I don't like. Perhaps the built-in help section could be a little stronger.

Avantages

I love having a place to keep ALL my wedding and event orders organized! They can be changed and updated in real time. I'm not great at tech, but it seems user friendly and I'm getting the hang of it quicker than I thought I would. I love being able to send clients professional proposals instead of scrapping together an email and having paper copies of everything. I love that other team members can access file easily if I'm not there.

Inconvénients

Still learning, it has so much functionality, and I want to utilize it, but I need time to learn and teach my team.

Alternatives envisagées 

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Avantages

I love how my proposals look and that once my data is in the system, it is fast and easy to use.

Inconvénients

the recipe is not easy to use or I might be over complicating it. I hope that the front and back of house connect better than what it seems so far.

Avantages

The ease of entering information and then forwarding that to the client. Efficient, user-friendly

Inconvénients

The way the mood board is set up, but this is coming a designer's point of view so I'll always want more

Avantages

Wonderful ability to consolidate everything! There is no longer an ever changing row of post its across my desk!

Inconvénients

With all of the information in front of you, it's so much easier to tell at a glance if you've missed anything.

Avantages

Sending a work order and contract in one, payment links for clients to pay directly

Inconvénients

I would like the recipe and flower info to be easier to use and change. The price of each flower changes from season and vendor so I'm not able to use recipes to my full advantage.

Avantages

I like having the prices in the system so that you can pull your items into the quotes with the prices. The software helps insure that we are charging enough and not guessing at what should be charged.

Inconvénients

It sometimes has glitches that slow me down.

Avantages

Curate has improved my quoting process and the look of my proposals. It is simple to use and set up.

Inconvénients

I wish it had a built - in CRM so that I could better track leads

Avantages

Automated shopping lists. Instant proposals. Payment processing. Everything is so intuitive!

Inconvénients

I wish there were an ability to set a task list for the team.

Avantages

It allows me to customize professional looking proposals with ease. It helps control my cost of goods so my business is profitable. You listen to feedback and implement it into your software.

Inconvénients

It is slow and can be a little glitchy. But generally if I walk away for 15 minutes and reopen it, it works. There are some features I would like more flexibility with- customizing flower order quantities etc.

Avantages

I like that I can quickly create professional and impressive proposals.

Inconvénients

Although the software has many impressive features available, I find that the necessary steps to take in order to implement any of the features are not intuitive. But then I am NOT technically inclined at all and that's where having access to Curate support is so valuable. They're responsive, patient and helpful. I do most of my proposals at night so it would be really helpful if Curate support was available after hours - say until 8:00 or 9:00 pm.

Avantages

The time it has saved me! Recipes are a snap. And ordering, well how wonderful it is that you can click items to add to a vendor and then email them your list. Love it!

Inconvénients

That I can't use it for my daily orders too. It's a bit too cumbersome for a quick and easy order entry for single orders.

Avantages

This software is great to work with. I run my daily activities with this software. So it’s a great software for Event planners and designer. I’m able to keep contracts, Floral orders and more all in one location. I love that it sends my clients reminders regarding their payments and I don’t have to think twice about it. Overall great product

Inconvénients

Although this is a great product and software to have, its a bit pricey

Avantages

From contracts, to recipes and shopping lists this program does it all. I have been able to gain back precious time and be more organized too. The recipes are amazing and have allowed me to hand a piece of paper to a high school student who can then gather the materials and created a finished product on their own. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this software. It has been a lifesaver for me!

Inconvénients

I would love to see more added to the flower library...pictures for all of the items in the library and new items added as they become more common in the market. I'd also like to see common hardgoods added to the library.

Avantages

Professional presentation of proposals and a great way to stay organized!

Inconvénients

I have not used the stem count and cost tracking feature. It's complicated.

Avantages

I like everything about this software, it has completely simplified the entire proposal, ordering, pricing process.

Inconvénients

The credit card fee, we often need to add credit card fees after we book the job, and have to do it manually.

Avantages

Love the ease of totally arrangement costs once you have a solid "master list" of flowers.

Inconvénients

The inability to integrate with Quickbooks.

Avantages

The product allows for you to do a lot, even on the lowest level. Making and sending proposals, marking clients as paid, adjusting numbers of items, etc. So many great things!

Inconvénients

I'm not totally sure how to answer this one right now. Overall, there isn't much I would change.

Avantages

I love that I don't need to collect credit cards from my customers and they have option to enter that info themselves.

Inconvénients

It's hard to use at times for me but other than that it's a really great software. One thing I wish it had was a running total of all the weddings in the upcoming events.

Avantages

I like that Curate is constantly making it a better program. They take feedback and are always putting out new updates!

Inconvénients

It would be nice if the proposal software offered some of the 'rentals' software - without having to double the costs. I have to manually enter photos/pricing for all the items I rent which is time consuming,

Avantages

It is easy to use once you know how it works :), I just get an almost hour training with [SENSITIVE CONTENT] and it was exceptional!!!

Inconvénients

I cannot precise very well but so far it is not difficult

Avantages

Curate has saved us a lot of time when it comes to order flowers for weddings since we have a place to trace recipes in advance. We love the professional look of our proposals and when we are having any issues with the program there is always someone from support on the chat so everything is quickly addressed.

Inconvénients

I wish that we could add full sized documents instead of thumbnails. We like to make our own moodboards because we don't love the pinterest style layout and it would make our proposals look even better if clients could see a full size moodboard in the document section instead of a thumbnail. I always worry they aren't going to see the tiny image there.

Avantages

Easy & happy to use this. Once I learned to use it, I look forward to doing proposals & sending them to clients. It's so professional looking & useful. I'm not a programmer or a techie, so this software makes my business so much easier & profitable & controllable. Having everything in one place & accessable frees up time with family & confidence in designs. The support is friendly, quick & informative. I like setting up my flower library & practicing through the different scenarios. I appreciate the openess of O'Neill sharing their journey of how this cane to be as well as the informative blog posts & u tube training. The prie is reasonable gor all I get.

Avantages

It's super easy to use. I spend less time calculating costs of my business making it easier to complete proposals. With everything in one place my over all client experience has streamlined as well. My clients can easily access the proposal and reference it when needed.

Inconvénients

The "startup" plan only allows certain features that sometimes add a little more work. I submit all types of proposals and email templates are necessary to making me even more productive but I don't need most of the features that come with the "studio" plan.

Avantages

I love the ease of producing proposal, recipe writing, and ordering of supplies

Inconvénients

I would like to go back and delete duplicate rental/product items, but you need to do them one at a time, it be nice to do them in bulk

Avantages

Looking at my year-end numbers, it was our best year yet and I have to say that it is largely thanks to Ularas. My COGS were the best ever and I was able to turn around proposals so much faster once I nailed down the system. Ordering was SO much easier. Hands down the smartest decision I made last year was to purchase Ularas.

Inconvénients

The mood board feature could be prettier and the flower library is a bit cumbersome.

Avantages

This dynamic program has reinvented how our business works, allowing us to focus more on art and design and less on homemade spreadsheets and inaccurate numbers. I love that the creators are constantly adding features. It's great as-is, and only gets better with every new feature!

Inconvénients

There aren't any features that we don't love about this software.

Avantages

The amount of customization and options available when creating client proposals.

Inconvénients

Sometimes it glitches within the proposal, and some of the features are complicated to get used to.

Avantages

Ularas has saved me a lot of time, organized my proposal process, and made my proposals much more professional. It was easy to get started and get going.

Inconvénients

I have no cons to report - I found the customer support helpful with all my questions.

Avantages

Curate is a great product, I originally signed up when it was stem counter. The functionality has greatly improved since I first joined and the customer service is really truly one of the best I have experienced as far as support goes.

Inconvénients

It’s a blessing and a curse that it does so much!! Haha, I feel like I am only using 1/2 of it sometimes! But that’s on me :).

Alternatives envisagées 

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Avantages

Being able to create gameplans, ease of use, streamlines everything

Inconvénients

Wish we could organize photos so we can easily pull instead of having to scroll through everything

Avantages

The client support has been fabulous and super responsive whenever I've had a crisis question or needed clarification.

Inconvénients

It's a bit complicated and I'm not sure I'd say the last few upgrades have been intuitive. If there's been an offseason and I have not used the software, it's a huge learning curve to catch up to the updates. Again, the intuitiveness of the software is lacking and needs improvement.

Avantages

Curate will help transform how you do business as a wedding and event florist. You will look at costs and considerations like never before and really start to understand what makes your business tick. Best investment ever!

Inconvénients

Honestly cannot think of a thing. If anything, I would love to see the program expand to encompass point of sales features.