Hostie vs Virnika

Hostie is an AI virtual concierge that answers a restaurant's phone calls, texts and emails. Virnika sells AI phone agents to restaurants. Both are listed under Voice AI & Phone Ordering. Where the profiles show a difference, it is in price, audience and integrations.

Key differences

  • price

    On price, Virnika lists USD 300 per location per month. Hostie does not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: Hostie: Independent full-service restaurants; Virnika: Restaurants that miss phone orders at peak.

  • integrations

    Hostie names 11 integrations and Virnika names 8 integrations. 3 partners appear in every list.

Side by side

Hostie vs Virnika: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldHostieVirnika
What it isHostie is an AI virtual concierge that answers a restaurant's phone calls, texts and emails.Virnika sells AI phone agents to restaurants.
Best forIndependent full-service restaurants; Restaurant groups; Venues with private eventsRestaurants that miss phone orders at peak; Pizza and takeout restaurants with heavy phone trade; Restaurants with a catering line; Operators who want to review staff phone calls
Pricing modelQuote onlySubscription per location
Starting priceNot publishedUSD 300 per location per month
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialYesNot published
ContractNot publishedNone (month to month)
PlatformsWebWeb
CountriesUnited StatesUnited States
LanguagesNot publishedEnglish, Spanish
Number of integrations118
CertificationsNot publishedPCI compliant
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
FoundedNot publishedNot published
HeadquartersNot publishedChapel Hill, United States
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 Virnika

  • Clover
  • Deliverect
  • NCR
  • Oracle
  • Revel

Which to choose

Hostie

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

Virnika

Choose Virnika if you fit its listed audience: Restaurants that miss phone orders at peak; Pizza and takeout restaurants with heavy phone trade; Restaurants with a catering line.

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

Virnika

  • Legal entity name, founding year and team size
  • Countries beyond the United States
  • Security certification details beyond the PCI claim
  • Support hours and channels
  • Whether the Penny page logo reading "Stream" is a separate integration (unclear, so not listed)
  • Mobile apps (none listed)

Go further

Hostie profileVirnika 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

Virnika, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage, agents, PCI claimhttps://www.virnika.ai/
  2. Penny features and POS logoshttps://www.virnika.ai/penny/
  3. Adam call analytics and $25 pricehttps://www.virnika.ai/adam/
  4. Cora catering agenthttps://www.virnika.ai/cora/
  5. Pricinghttps://www.virnika.ai/pricing/
  6. Contract, setup, POS answershttps://www.virnika.ai/faq/
  7. Founders and storyhttps://www.virnika.ai/about/
  8. News list and NC IDEA granthttps://www.virnika.ai/press/
  9. Olo and Deliverect integrationshttps://www.virnika.ai/press/virnika-adds-pos-integrations/
  10. Spanish ordering, Chapel Hill, US availabilityhttps://www.virnika.ai/press/virnika-launches-spanish-language-ordering/
  11. US Foods offer and customer nameshttps://virnika.ai/us-foods/
  12. Partner programmehttps://www.virnika.ai/partner/
  13. Billing termshttps://www.virnika.ai/terms/