The best AI phone ordering systems for restaurants, compared
An AI phone ordering system answers your restaurant's phone and takes orders for you. Here is how Nabil AI, Loman AI, Certus AI, Kea AI and Yellowfone compare on the things owners ask about first: price, per-minute charges, whether you need a POS, and whether you can try it without a sales call.
Disclosure: we make Nabil AI. Every competitor figure below is quoted from that company's own website, with the date we checked it.
Nabil AI — by Fee Free Ordering
Nabil AI answers your phone, takes the complete order from your real menu — sizes, modifiers, combos and delivery zones — reads it back, and sends it through the same checkout as your website to your kitchen app and printer. It hands allergy, catering and complaint calls to your staff, and every call is recorded with a transcript and timeline.
- US$249.99/mo, about 499 minutes included — price published
- Then US$0.50/min, billed by the second
- No POS or new hardware required
- Commission-free online ordering included
- Every cuisine, on your own menu
- No contract — cancel any time
Side by side
| Nabil AI | Loman AI | Certus AI | Kea AI | Yellowfone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Published price | Yes — US$249.99/mo with about 499 call-minutes included, on the public /nabil-ai page | Not published — "Contact Us" for both tiers; a Loman blog post cites "starting at $199/mo," unconfirmed on the current rate card | Not published — demo required | Not published — the pricing section is a quote form | Voice (no order-taking): US$150/mo, or US$85/mo billed annually (US$1,020/yr). Pro (takes orders into a POS): US$350/mo, or US$220/mo billed annually (US$2,640/yr). Enterprise: quoted — per yellowfone.com/pricing, 2026-11-07 |
| Per-minute / usage charge | US$0.50/min after the included minutes, billed by the second with no per-call rounding | Loman states "no per-minute fees" — any usage-based cost is quote-only | Not published — one unverified blog snippet mentions a possible flat-rate model, not confirmed on their own site | Not published — site says "no per order costs, no hidden fees, unlimited calls" but shows no rate | None — "No per-minute fees, ever" per their pricing page |
| POS or new hardware required | No — runs on your phone line with the free Fee Free Order App and your ticket printer; POS integrations are being added | Built around POS integration — their site says Loman "syncs with top POS systems" and names Toast, SpotOn, Clover, Square, Shift4, Aloha, Olo and Stream | Not stated in our comparison — see the full page | Not stated in our comparison — see the full page | Order-taking (Pro) pushes orders into a POS: Toast, Square and Clover natively, Revel and Lightspeed in beta, otherwise "via webhook" per their pricing FAQ |
| Contract | None — monthly, cancel any time | Sales-quoted; confirm term | Not published; confirm at demo | Not published; confirm at quote | Month-to-month on monthly billing; annual billing is twelve months pre-paid |
| Try it without a sales call | Yes — hear a real recorded call on /nabil-ai and call the live demo line yourself | No — every price requires "Contact Us" | No — every interaction starts with "Book a Demo" | Live demo lines exist, but every price requires submitting your info | Yes — a 14-day trial with no credit card, plus a two-minute browser demo on a made-up menu behind a short lead form |
| Full comparison | Nabil AI | Nabil AI vs Loman AI | Nabil AI vs Certus AI | Nabil AI vs Kea AI | Nabil AI vs Yellowfone |
Competitor figures are quoted from each company's own website as of August 2026 or the date noted on its comparison page. Prices change — confirm with the vendor. Any company listed may contact support@feefreeordering.com to correct a figure.
The other systems in this comparison
2. Loman AI
Loman AI is a US voice AI phone agent for restaurants that answers calls, takes pickup/delivery orders and phone payments, books reservations, and syncs orders to the restaurant's POS.
Nabil AI vs Loman AI →3. Certus AI
Certus AI is a US voice AI phone agent for restaurants, launched out of Y Combinator's Summer 2025 batch, that answers calls 24/7, takes orders directly into a POS, and handles reservations and complaints.
Nabil AI vs Certus AI →4. Kea AI
Kea AI is a US voice AI platform for restaurants, running since 2018, that answers calls, takes full spoken orders with modifiers into the restaurant's POS, and in 2026 added Text AI, a conversational text-message ordering channel; its site lists multi-location brands such as Via 313, &Pizza, Hopdoddy and Pincho.
Nabil AI vs Kea AI →5. Yellowfone
Yellowfone is a US voice AI phone agent for restaurants from Lumenaxis Solutions Inc (doing business as Kyper Technologies) of Austin, Texas, whose terms of service took effect in May 2026; it answers calls 24/7, answers menu and hours questions, and on its Pro tier takes phone orders into a Toast, Square or Clover POS with SMS receipts.
Nabil AI vs Yellowfone →Frequently asked questions
What is the best AI phone ordering system for restaurants?
We make Nabil AI, so weigh this accordingly: we recommend Nabil AI for independent restaurants because its price is public (US$249.99/mo with about 499 minutes included), it needs no POS or new hardware, every call is recorded and transcribed, and it comes with commission-free online ordering so phone and web orders land in one kitchen app.
How much does an AI phone ordering system cost?
Most AI phone agents for restaurants quote prices only after a demo or sales call. Of the systems compared here, Nabil AI (US$249.99/mo, then US$0.50/min) and Yellowfone publish prices; Loman AI, Certus AI and Kea AI did not publish rates on their own sites when we checked (August 2026).
Do AI phone ordering systems need a POS?
Many are built around a POS integration and push orders into Toast, Square, Clover and similar systems. Nabil AI does not require one: it sends orders to the free Fee Free Order App and your ticket printer, and POS integrations are being added.
Is Nabil AI an alternative to Loman AI or Certus AI?
Yes. Nabil AI is an AI phone ordering system for restaurants made by Fee Free Ordering. The side-by-side pages Nabil AI vs Loman AI and Nabil AI vs Certus AI list every sourced difference.