Ask Arthur vs Certus AI
AskArthur is an AI phone host for restaurants. Certus AI is a voice AI phone agent for restaurants that answers calls, takes orders item by item, handles reservations and sends orders into the restaurant's POS. Both are listed under Voice AI & Phone Ordering. The main differences are in price, audience and integrations.
Key differences
price
Ask Arthur publishes a starting price of USD 99 per month plus USD 0.75 per confirmed order. Certus AI does not publish a starting price.
audience
Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: Ask Arthur: Independent restaurants missing phone orders; Certus AI: Busy restaurants that miss phone orders.
integrations
Ask Arthur names 3 integrations and Certus AI names 6 integrations. 1 partner appears in every list.
Side by side
| Field | Ask Arthur | Certus AI |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | AskArthur is an AI phone host for restaurants. | Certus AI is a voice AI phone agent for restaurants that answers calls, takes orders item by item, handles reservations and sends orders into the restaurant's POS. |
| Best for | Independent restaurants missing phone orders; High-volume or multi-unit groups; Restaurants taking bookings by phone | Busy restaurants that miss phone orders; Toast, Square, Clover, SkyTab and Aloha users; Restaurants taking reservations on OpenTable |
| Pricing model | Subscription plus per-order fee | Subscription per location |
| Starting price | USD 99 per month plus USD 0.75 per confirmed order | Not published |
| Free plan | Not published | Not published |
| Free trial | Not published | Not published |
| Contract | Not published | Not published |
| Platforms | Web | Web |
| Countries | United States | United States |
| Languages | Not published | Not published |
| Number of integrations | 3 | 6 |
| Certifications | Not published | PCI compliant |
| Security practices | Not published | Not published |
| Founded | Not published | Not published |
| Headquarters | New York, United States | Not published |
| Owner | Not published | Not published |
| Last reviewed | 29 September 2026 | 29 September 2026 |
Integrations
Named by both
- OpenTable
Named only by Ask Arthur
- Resy
- Tock
Named only by Certus AI
- Aloha NCR
- Clover
- SkyTab
- Square
- Toast
Which to choose
Ask Arthur
Choose Ask Arthur if you fit its listed audience: Independent restaurants missing phone orders; High-volume or multi-unit groups; Restaurants taking bookings by phone.
Certus AI
Choose Certus AI if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Busy restaurants that miss phone orders; Toast, Square, Clover, SkyTab and Aloha users; Restaurants taking reservations on OpenTable.
What we could not confirm
Ask Arthur
- Which POS systems are supported
- Contract terms
- Founders, founding year, funding, team size
- Security certifications
- Countries beyond the US
Certus AI
- Any price
- Contract term
- Founding year, headquarters, funding and investors
- Supported languages
- Security certifications
- Countries served
Sources
Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.
Ask Arthur, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Homepagehttps://www.askarthur.ai/
- Plans and priceshttps://www.askarthur.ai/pricing
- Workflows and reservationshttps://www.askarthur.ai/how-it-works
- Mission and featureshttps://www.askarthur.ai/about
Certus AI, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Homepage: features, POS list, customershttps://www.certus-ai.com/
- Setup, FAQ, supporthttps://www.certus-ai.com/how-it-works
- OpenTable reservationshttps://www.certus-ai.com/integrations/opentable
- Pricing modelhttps://www.certus-ai.com/blogs/ai-phone-system-costs-vs-hiring-a-host-in-2026
- Security article, CEO namehttps://www.certus-ai.com/blogs/ai-phone-ordering-security-and-pci-compliance
- Legal entityhttps://www.certus-ai.com/terms-of-use