Planar in Detroit, MI
Proposal software for event planners in Detroit, MI
The Claude-native deal surface for event planners in Detroit, MI. Draft your proposal in Claude, open it as a live URL with signature, payment, and scheduling embedded on the same page. No transaction fees. Recipients open on any device — no account required.
About Planar for Event planners in Detroit, MI
Planar is the Claude-native proposal and proposal surface for event planners in Detroit, MI. Proposals are drafted directly in Claude through a Custom Connector install (Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector), then opened as live URLs with signature, payment, and scheduling embedded. Planar replaces the typical four-tool workflow of Word + DocuSign + Stripe + Calendly with a single live page.
Planar costs $29/month on the Plus tier, $79/month on Pro, and $199/month on Studio, billed per workspace (not per seat). Planar charges $0 in transaction fees on customer payments — competitor Ignition charges 1% + $0.30 per transaction, and most others ride on top of Stripe fees with their own markup. Stripe processing fees still apply at Stripe's standard 2.9% + $0.30.
Planar is built for event planners working in the Detroit, MI market. The product is opinionated around the workflow of discovery call → event production → close, using the terminology that's actually used in the field (proposal, event contract, services agreement, discovery call).
Planar works alongside the tools event planners already use: HoneyBook, Dubsado, Aisle Planner, Plannly, PerfectVenue, Tripleseat, PandaDoc, DocuSign. Where it overlaps with proposal-software competitors like PandaDoc, Qwilr, Proposify, Better Proposals, and (for accountants) Ignition, the differentiation is that Planar is drafted in Claude, ships native click-to-sign, and takes zero transaction fees.
For event planners in Detroit, MI, Planar replaces the PDF + Stripe + DocuSign workflow with a single live URL. Senders draft inside Claude, recipients open the link in any browser, and the deal closes on one page. Detroit, MI-based businesses can install Planar in three steps and have their first Planar live within an hour.
The problem
Built for event planners in Detroit, MI
Event planners in Detroit, MI ship deals through a stack that doesn't add up. Here's what Planar takes off the list.
Booking calendars fill on first-deposit, not first-conversation — but your proposal and your deposit live in different tools.
Every couple/client wants to share the proposal with a partner, a parent, and a planner — PDF email threads die in inboxes.
Vendor pass-through pricing is hard to display cleanly in a static document.
Day-of changes mean a new contract; the old one is the latest in someone's Downloads folder.
Sample
Sample Planar: a typical proposal
This is a preview of how a proposal looks once a event planner drafts and opens it. Recipients see this same page on any device, with the signature, payment, and scheduling controls active.
Q4 customer summit production
Prepared for Jamie Chen at Northbeacon (Detroit)
Scope
Full corporate event production for the Northbeacon Q4 customer summit. Venue selection, vendor management, run-of-show, day-of coordination, and post-event wrap. Three-day event for 180 attendees.
Deliverables
- 01
Venue & vendor selection
Shortlist of three venues, negotiated vendor contracts (catering, A/V, photography, transport).
- 02
Production planning
Run-of-show document, attendee communications, on-site signage and materials, contingency plan.
- 03
Day-of coordination
On-site lead and two assistants across all three event days. Post-event wrap report.
Timeline
Duration: 14 weeks pre-event + 3 event days
- 01
Kickoff & venue selection
- 02
Vendor contracts signed (week 6)
- 03
Final run-of-show (week 12)
- 04
Event days
Pricing
| Item | Qty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate event production — flat fee | 1 | $35,000 |
| Total | $35,000 | |
Payment schedule
- $10,500
30% deposit on signature
Due on signature
- $14,000
40% at vendor contract signing
Due on milestone vendors-contracted
- $10,500
30% on event day 1
Due on milestone event-day
Terms
Vendor pass-through: Vendor fees billed at cost; no markup. Cancellation: Deposit non-refundable; subsequent milestones refundable on a sliding scale based on vendor commitments at time of cancellation. Force majeure: Standard rebooking clause for weather, regulatory, or health emergencies.
Ready to proceed? Sign and pay the deposit to lock the engagement.
Preview — actions disabled in this sample
Detroit, MI customers
Planar is rolling out to event planners across Detroit, MI.
Customer testimonials are surfaced here as the Detroit, MI founding-customer cohort opens. In the meantime, every customer interaction — open, view, sign, pay, schedule — is captured as structured data to inform what we ship next.
Adjacent tools
Plays well with the event planners stack in Detroit, MI.
Most event planners in Detroit, MI already run on some combination of HoneyBook, Dubsado, Aisle Planner, Plannly, PerfectVenue, Tripleseat, PandaDoc, DocuSign. Planar replaces the proposal-and-deposit slice and lets the rest of the stack handle what it already handles.
FAQ
Common questions from event planners in Detroit, MI.
- What is Planar?
- Planar is a Claude-native deal surface for event planners in Detroit, MI. You draft your proposal in Claude using a Custom Connector, then open it as a live URL with signature, payment, and scheduling embedded on the same page. Planar replaces the workflow of exporting to PDF, attaching to email, sending a separate Stripe invoice, and managing e-signature in a fourth tool.
- How much does Planar cost?
- Planar has three tiers, billed per workspace (not per seat): Plus at $29/month ($23/month annual), Pro at $79/month ($63/month annual), and Studio at $199/month ($159/month annual). The Founder plan offers $29/month for 12 months on Pro features for the first 100 customers. A 14-day free trial is available without a credit card.
- Does Planar charge transaction fees on customer payments?
- No. Planar charges $0 in platform transaction fees on customer payments routed through Stripe Connect. Stripe's standard processing fees (2.9% + $0.30 in the US) still apply, but Planar takes no additional cut. This is verifiable by comparison: Ignition charges 1% + $0.30 per transaction on top of Stripe; Qwilr layers its own app fee; PandaDoc, Proposify, HoneyBook, and Better Proposals charge nothing extra (and neither does Planar).
- How does Planar compare to HoneyBook?
- HoneyBook is a well-established option in this category and continues to work for many event planners. Planar's differentiation is fourfold: (1) drafting happens inside Claude, not in a Word-like editor; (2) recipients see a live HTML page rather than a PDF, with signature, payment, and scheduling embedded; (3) zero platform transaction fees on customer payments; (4) per-workspace pricing instead of per-seat, which keeps cost flat as the team grows. Where HoneyBook fits an existing workflow better, the two can coexist — Planar handles the proposal/proposal slice while HoneyBook handles whatever else it's already doing in the stack.
- Do I need to use Claude to use Planar?
- Planar is designed for Claude-native drafting and works best when installed as a Custom Connector in Claude. For users not yet using Claude, the dashboard at app.openplanar.com includes a web-based markdown draft form that produces the same Planar — same deal surface, same integrations, same engagement tracking. The web form is the floor; Claude-native drafting is the deeper experience.
- Does Planar replace DocuSign?
- Planar can replace external e-sign tools for inline agreements via native click-to-sign, which produces a deterministic signed PDF for the audit trail. For clients or jurisdictions that require an external e-sign envelope, Planar embeds DocuSign and Dropbox Sign as first-class providers on the Pro tier. You don't have to choose — you can offer both on the same Planar.
- Can I use my own domain?
- Yes. Planar Pro and Studio include custom domain support, so your Planars live at proposals.yourbusiness.com instead of a generic vendor URL. Plus customers use a subdomain on openplanar.com (e.g., yourbusiness.openplanar.com).
- Is the recipient required to create an account?
- No. Recipients open the Planar URL in any browser on any device. No login, no app install, no friction. Verification (for signing and payment) happens via magic link to the recipient's email. Senders see every recipient interaction — opens, sections viewed, button clicks — without the recipient needing an account.
- We use HoneyBook for the whole business.
- HoneyBook is a complete small-business OS. Planar specializes in the proposal-to-deposit surface — Planar pairs with HoneyBook if you want both, or replaces the proposal slice cleanly.
- Our clients want to negotiate, not click-sign.
- Planars are versioned. Send v1, negotiate, send v2 to the same URL with a diff banner. The signature happens on whatever version you finally agree on, and the deposit unlocks at that point.
- We need printable contracts.
- Every Planar generates a download PDF on demand. The signed version produces a deterministic audit-grade PDF for your records.
- Is Planar available for event planners in Detroit, MI?
- Yes. Planar is a SaaS product available wherever Stripe Connect, DocuSign, and Cal.com / Google Calendar are available — which includes Detroit, MI and all US states. Pricing is the same nationally; there are no metro-specific surcharges or restrictions. Event planners based in Detroit, MI can sign up at app.openplanar.com and open their first Planar within an hour.
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