#22 in Payments & BillingUpdated 2026-08

Maroo

by Maroo · CRM, contracts, invoicing and payments for wedding and event businesses

27.9 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Maroo is a business management platform for wedding and event firms. It captures website enquiries into a lead pipeline, turns them into branded quotes, and converts an approved quote into a contract and invoice in one step. Clients pay by bank transfer or card, and the same account pays contractors, stores their W-9s and e-files 1099-NEC forms at year end.

Best for: US wedding and event businesses wanting CRM, invoicing and contractor payments in one tool
Pricing: Starter is free, Business is $50/month and Pro is custom-priced, with transaction fees of 1-1.5% on client bank transfers and 3.25-3.5% on cards.
Runs on: Web

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Free plan covers CRM, quotes, contracts and invoicing
Free B2B ACH payouts; deposits in 1-2 business days
Stores W-9s, then prepares, e-files and mails 1099-NEC forms
Card and ACH fees can be passed to clients where permitted

Trade-offs

US-only mechanics: ACH, W-9/1099-NEC and IRS e-filing
QuickBooks Online is the only accounting integration shown
Zero fees rely on clients absorbing them; restricted in CT and MA
Free plan allows 3 payouts a month and charges $5 per contract

Pricing

Published plans from Maroo’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Maroo pricing tiers, monthly rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Includes
Starter	Free	Aimed at monthly invoicing under $5,000 Client bank transfers 1.5%, cards 3.5%, B2B ACH free 3 contractor payouts a month; contracts $5 per item 1099-NEC e-file and mail $5 per form; email support
Business	$50	Client bank transfers 1.25%, cards 3.4%, B2B ACH free 10 payouts a month, then $1 per payout 20 contracts a month, then $3 per item; 1099s $3 per form Advanced branding and reporting; email and chat support
Pro	Contact sales	Client bank transfers 1%, cards 3.25%, B2B ACH free Unlimited contractor payouts and contracts Unlimited 1099-NEC e-filing and mailing included Email, chat and phone support

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 0 out of 100
API quality: 0 out of 100
Documentation: 0 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 100 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 100 out of 100
Changelog: 0 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 40 out of 100
Operational trust: 0 out of 100

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Openness: 0 out of 100

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