Budgets

Track every cost from estimate to actual

Planpage keeps your budget, invoices, and payments connected, so you always know where things stand.

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Build a connected event budget

Plan the budget around the real categories, vendors, and line items that shape each event. Start with estimates, connect costs as they become real, and keep the budget organized as the project evolves.

Organize spending by the way the event is planned
Budget Sections

Organize spending by the way the event is planned

Create budget sections from Planpage categories, combine related categories when it makes sense, or add a custom section name for a budget-specific grouping.

Planpage category library
Combined budget sections
Custom section names
Section-level totals
Track each cost as a named item or linked vendor
Budget Line Items

Track each cost as a named item or linked vendor

Add line items for the costs you expect, then link a vendor when one is part of the project. Use named line items early in planning before a vendor has been selected.

Named budget items
Linked project vendors
Early estimate planning
Vendor creation from budget
Keep large budgets easier to scan
Budget Organization

Keep large budgets easier to scan

Reorder sections and line items to match how your team reviews the budget. Collapse sections when you want to focus on totals instead of every detail.

Reorder sections
Reorder line items
Collapse section details
Review section totals

Track real costs with invoices and expenses

Budgets become more useful when actuals come from the invoices and expenses behind the event. Planpage keeps estimates separate from real costs, then rolls those actuals into the budget automatically.

Connect vendor invoices to budget line items
Vendor Invoices

Connect vendor invoices to budget line items

Attach one or more vendor invoices to a line item so totals, paid amounts, outstanding balances, and upcoming payment due dates stay tied to the budget.

Attach vendor invoices
Multiple invoices per item
Payment schedule tracking
Outstanding balances
Prefill invoice details from uploaded PDFs
AI Invoice Assist

Prefill invoice details from uploaded PDFs

When a vendor invoice PDF is attached, Planpage can scan it and prefill details like the invoice total and payment schedule. Planners review and edit everything before saving.

Scan invoice PDFs
Prefill invoice totals
Prefill payment schedules
Planner review before save
Include your own Planpage invoice in the budget
Planner Invoices

Include your own Planpage invoice in the budget

Attach an existing Planpage invoice to the budget line item for your planning services. Payment schedules, paid amounts, and outstanding balances stay synchronized automatically.

Attach planner invoices
Sync payment schedules
Track paid amounts
Show outstanding balances
Track direct expenses alongside invoices
Expenses

Track direct expenses alongside invoices

Add expenses to budget line items when a cost is not handled through a vendor invoice. Track planner-paid reimbursable expenses or client-paid expenses that count toward the actual total.

Planner-paid expenses
Client-paid expenses
Reimbursement tracking
Expense summary view

Understand where the budget stands

See how the project budget compares to estimates, actuals, paid amounts, and outstanding balances. Planpage helps planners spot where costs are changing without rebuilding totals by hand.

Compare the target budget to real totals
Budget Summary

Compare the target budget to real totals

Set the total project budget, then compare it against estimate, actual, and paid totals from the budget chart and roll-up cells.

Total budget target
Estimate total
Actual total
Paid total
See exactly where costs are over or under
Over & Under

See exactly where costs are over or under

Review the difference between estimates and actuals across the full budget, each section, and individual line items so planners can spot changes quickly.

Budget-level differences
Section subtotals
Line-item differences
Outstanding totals
Break complex costs into itemized details
Itemized Line Items

Break complex costs into itemized details

Itemize a line item when one vendor or cost needs more detail, like venue fees, food and beverage minimums, permits, or rentals. Sub-items roll up into the parent line item and section totals.

Itemized sub-items
Sub-item estimates
Sub-item invoices and expenses
Automatic rollups

Keep vendor payments visible

Vendor payment dates matter long after the budget is built. Planpage surfaces upcoming, overdue, and paid vendor invoice payments across the places planners already check.

See vendor payment due dates on the calendar
Calendar Visibility

See vendor payment due dates on the calendar

Vendor invoice payment dates appear on the main calendar, with visual status cues for overdue, upcoming, and paid payments.

Main calendar visibility
Overdue payments
Upcoming payments
Paid payment status
Review vendor payments across projects
Global Payment View

Review vendor payments across projects

Use the vendor payment overview to see which payments need attention across all projects, including overdue payments and upcoming due dates.

All-project payment view
Overdue payment list
Upcoming due dates
Vendor and project context

Share budget clarity with clients

When a client needs visibility, share the project budget through the portal so they can understand totals, review itemized detail, and keep vendor payment tracking up to date.

Share budget details with selected clients
Client Portal

Share budget details with selected clients

Choose which clients can see the project budget in the portal. Clients can review totals, expand itemized details, and understand where costs come from without changing the budget structure.

Selected client access
View-only budget structure
Visible sub-items
Expandable budget details
Let clients mark vendor payments as paid
Payment Updates

Let clients mark vendor payments as paid

When clients pay vendors directly, they can mark vendor invoice payments as paid from the shared budget. Paid and outstanding totals update automatically.

Client payment updates
Vendor invoice payments
Automatic total updates
Shared payment tracking