Hostie vs Kea

Hostie is an AI virtual concierge that answers a restaurant's phone calls, texts and emails. Kea is a voice AI for restaurant phone lines. Both are listed under Voice AI & Phone Ordering. Where the profiles show a difference, it is in audience and integrations.

Key differences

  • audience

    Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: Hostie: Independent full-service restaurants; Kea: Pizzerias and takeout-heavy restaurants.

  • integrations

    Hostie names 11 integrations and Kea names 5 integrations. 3 partners appear in every list.

Side by side

Hostie vs Kea: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldHostieKea
What it isHostie is an AI virtual concierge that answers a restaurant's phone calls, texts and emails.Kea is a voice AI for restaurant phone lines.
Best forIndependent full-service restaurants; Restaurant groups; Venues with private eventsPizzerias and takeout-heavy restaurants; Restaurants on Toast, Square, Clover or Olo; Busy kitchens short of phone staff
Pricing modelQuote onlyQuote only
Starting priceNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialYesNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWebWeb
CountriesUnited StatesUnited States
LanguagesNot publishedNot published
Number of integrations115
CertificationsNot publishedNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
FoundedNot publishedNot published
HeadquartersNot publishedNot published
OwnerNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by both

  • Olo
  • Square
  • Toast

Named only by Hostie

  • OpenTable
  • Perfect Venue
  • Resy
  • SevenRooms
  • Stream
  • Tock
  • Tripleseat
  • Yelp

Named only by Kea

  • Clover
  • Thanx

Which to choose

Hostie

Choose Hostie if you fit its listed audience: Independent full-service restaurants; Restaurant groups; Venues with private events.

Kea

Choose Kea if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Pizzerias and takeout-heavy restaurants; Restaurants on Toast, Square, Clover or Olo; Busy kitchens short of phone staff.

What we could not confirm

Hostie

  • Any price
  • Contract terms
  • Funding amounts (about page names investors only)
  • Founding year and headquarters
  • Security certifications (features page mentions security but names none)
  • Countries outside the US

Kea

  • Price
  • Contract term
  • Full POS integration list
  • Company details: legal entity, HQ, founding year, founders, funding, employees
  • Security certifications
  • Languages the AI supports
  • Countries beyond the US

Go further

Hostie profileKea profile

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Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.

Hostie, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Overview, customershttps://hostie.ai/
  2. Featureshttps://hostie.ai/features
  3. Planshttps://hostie.ai/pricing
  4. Integrationshttps://hostie.ai/integration
  5. Company, founders, investorshttps://hostie.ai/about-us
  6. FAQhttps://hostie.ai/faq

Kea, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: features, pricing statement, POS, customershttps://kea.ai
  2. Support docs indexhttps://support.kea.ai/
  3. Toast connection guidehttps://support.kea.ai/point-of-sale-connections/toast
  4. Olo connection guidehttps://support.kea.ai/point-of-sale-connections/olo