Kea vs Virnika

Kea is a voice AI for restaurant phone lines. Virnika sells AI phone agents to restaurants. Both are listed under Voice AI & Phone Ordering. The main differences are in price, audience and integrations.

Key differences

  • price

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

  • audience

    Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: Kea: Pizzerias and takeout-heavy restaurants; Virnika: Restaurants that miss phone orders at peak.

  • integrations

    Kea names 5 integrations and Virnika names 8 integrations. 4 partners appear in every list.

Side by side

Kea vs Virnika: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldKeaVirnika
What it isKea is a voice AI for restaurant phone lines.Virnika sells AI phone agents to restaurants.
Best forPizzerias and takeout-heavy restaurants; Restaurants on Toast, Square, Clover or Olo; Busy kitchens short of phone staffRestaurants 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 trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNone (month to month)
PlatformsWebWeb
CountriesUnited StatesUnited States
LanguagesNot publishedEnglish, Spanish
Number of integrations58
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

  • Clover
  • Olo
  • Square
  • Toast

Named only by Kea

  • Thanx

Named only by Virnika

  • Deliverect
  • NCR
  • Oracle
  • Revel

Which to choose

Kea

Choose Kea if you are in one of these groups: Pizzerias and takeout-heavy restaurants; Restaurants on Toast, Square, Clover or Olo; Busy kitchens short of phone staff.

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

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

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

Kea profileVirnika profile

Other comparisons with these products

Sources

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

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

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/