Hostie vs VOICEplug

Hostie is an AI virtual concierge that answers a restaurant's phone calls, texts and emails. VOICEplug sells voice AI to restaurants. Both are listed under Voice AI & Phone Ordering. The main differences are in audience, countries covered and integrations.

Key differences

  • audience

    Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: Hostie: Independent full-service restaurants; VOICEplug: Pizzerias and pizza chains.

  • countries covered

    Country coverage differs. Hostie names 1 country and VOICEplug names 4 countries. 1 country appears in every list.

  • integrations

    Hostie names 11 integrations and VOICEplug names 12 integrations. 4 partners appear in every list.

Side by side

Hostie vs VOICEplug: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldHostieVOICEplug
What it isHostie is an AI virtual concierge that answers a restaurant's phone calls, texts and emails.VOICEplug sells voice AI to restaurants.
Best forIndependent full-service restaurants; Restaurant groups; Venues with private eventsPizzerias and pizza chains; Multi-location chains and QSR brands; Single restaurants that miss calls at peak; Restaurants taking phone reservations
Pricing modelQuote onlyQuote only
Starting priceNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialYesNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWebWeb
CountriesUnited StatesAustralia, Europe, United Kingdom, United States
LanguagesNot publishedNot published
Number of integrations1112
CertificationsNot publishedNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
FoundedNot publishedNot published
HeadquartersNot publishedPalo Alto, United States
OwnerNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by both

  • Olo
  • OpenTable
  • Square
  • Toast

Named only by Hostie

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

Named only by VOICEplug

  • Checkmate
  • Clover
  • FoodTec
  • InTouch
  • NCR
  • Qu
  • Revel
  • Speedline

Which to choose

Hostie

Choose Hostie if you are in one of these groups: Independent full-service restaurants; Restaurant groups; Venues with private events.

VOICEplug

Choose VOICEplug if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Pizzerias and pizza chains; Multi-location chains and QSR brands; Single restaurants that miss calls at peak.

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

VOICEplug

  • Any price, contract term, or free trial (none published)
  • Interface languages and which languages the AI speaks
  • Security certifications
  • Funding and team size
  • Founders (site names a CEO, Jay Ruparel, but no founder list)

Go further

Hostie profileVOICEplug 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

VOICEplug, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage and customer testimonialshttps://voiceplug.ai/
  2. Phone AI features and POS listhttps://voiceplug.ai/solutions/phone-ai/
  3. Drive-thruhttps://voiceplug.ai/solutions/drive-thru-ai/
  4. Kioskhttps://voiceplug.ai/solutions/kiosk-ai/
  5. PizzaVOICEhttps://voiceplug.ai/solutions/pizza-voice/
  6. Reservations and OpenTablehttps://voiceplug.ai/solutions/reservevoice/
  7. Company timeline, team, hardwarehttps://voiceplug.ai/about/
  8. Case studies and addresshttps://voiceplug.ai/success-stories-case-studies/
  9. Press: OpenTable, Qu, customershttps://voiceplug.ai/media-coverage/
  10. Contact and coveragehttps://voiceplug.ai/contact/