Fee Free Ordering vs 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.If you're comparing the two, here's how Fee Free Ordering stacks up.
Heads up: Certus AI publishes no pricing at all — no plans, no starting price, no per-minute rate. Every price is demo-gated as of 2026-08-18. See Nabil AI's public per-minute pricing instead →
Free core platform. First 100 orders every month free, 0% commission on direct orders. Turn on optional add-ons (card payments, hosted website, custom domain) only when you need them — see full pricing.
The dollar figures on their site (claimed customer savings of "$9,051/month" or "$15,000–$25,000 in additional annual revenue") describe outcomes Certus says its customers saw, not what Certus itself charges. We welcome a Certus AI representative to contact support@feefreeordering.com to correct or update any figure on this page.
What you actually pay
The real numbers, side by side. We keep ours public; theirs are from their published pricing.
| Fee Free Ordering | Certus AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Setup fee | $0 | Not published |
| Monthly cost | US$249.99/mo minimum, published at /nabil-ai | Not published — demo required |
| Per-minute / usage charge | US$0.50/min (billed by the second) after ~499 included minutes | Not published — one unverified blog snippet mentions a possible flat-rate model, not confirmed on their own site |
| Hidden / customer-side fees | None | Not published |
| Contract / commitment | None — cancel anytime | Not published; confirm at demo |
| Free to try (no demo call) | Yes — 7-day free demo for paying Fee Free members, no sales call to see the price | No — every interaction starts with "Book a Demo" |
Certus AI has no public pricing page as of 2026-08-18 — checked directly on certus-ai.com. Our numbers are public at /nabil-ai.
Run your own numbers.
Whatever Certus AIcosts, the bigger number is usually what the delivery apps take in commission. Drag your real volume in and see what you'd keep on direct orders with Fee Free Ordering.
See what the delivery apps really cost you.
About 1,200 orders a month.
Delivery marketplaces typically take 15–30% per order.
That's $126,000 a year gone to fees.
You keep $126,000 a year. 0% commission on direct orders.
Core platform is $0/month — free forever, first 100 orders on us.
Estimate only. Actual commission varies by app and market; direct orders through Fee Free Ordering are always 0% commission.
Why restaurants switch
The specific reasons owners moving from Certus AI pick Fee Free Ordering.
A real price you can read, not a demo you have to book
Nabil AI's rate is public at /nabil-ai: US$249.99/month minimum, US$0.50/min billed by the second after about 499 included minutes. Certus AI shows no numbers anywhere on its site — every path leads to "Book a Demo."
One order pipeline, from phone to kitchen
A Nabil AI order goes straight through the same checkout your website already uses — the same kitchen display, the same printer, the same reports. No separate system to reconcile.
Built specifically for pizza and independent restaurants
Half-and-half pizzas, toppings by name, combos and delivery zones are handled as core cases, built by a team with real pizzeria-ownership experience — not retrofitted onto a general restaurant-AI product.
A track record you can verify
Fee Free Ordering is an established, live ordering platform with public pricing and real restaurants on it today. Certus AI is one Y Combinator batch old (Summer 2025), with testimonials on its own site but no independently verifiable case studies yet.
Where Certus AI is genuinely worth a look
Certus AI claims broader complaint-handling and multi-language accent support (English, Spanish, and others) plus direct delivery-platform integrations (UberEats, DoorDash) alongside POS integrations (Toast, Square, Clover, SkyTab). If those specific integrations matter more to you than seeing an exact price up front, it's worth a demo to compare.
Side-by-side comparison
Every meaningful difference, laid out plainly.
| Feature | Fee Free Ordering | Certus AI |
|---|---|---|
| Published pricing | Yes — public at /nabil-ai | No pricing published anywhere |
| Per-minute rate disclosed | Yes — US$0.50/min (per second) after ~499 included minutes | Not disclosed |
| Free trial without a sales call | Yes — 7-day demo for paying members | No — every CTA is "Book a Demo" |
| Same checkout as your website | Yes — one order pipeline | Separate POS integration |
| Half-and-half pizza handling | Yes — core feature, confirmed by read-back | Not specifically documented |
| Call recordings + transcripts + timeline | Yes, every call | Not documented on their site |
| Named POS / delivery integrations | Runs through Fee Free's own checkout | Toast, Square, Clover, SkyTab; UberEats, DoorDash mentioned |
| Company track record | Live platform, public pricing today | Y Combinator S25 — one batch old as of 2026 |
Facts checked against Certus AI's public pricing as of August 2026. We update this page when their pricing changes — flag anything stale at support@feefreeordering.com.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Certus AI cost?
Certus AI publishes no pricing anywhere on its site as of 2026-08-18 — there's no pricing page, and every call to action leads to a demo booking. Nabil AI publishes its exact rate — US$249.99/month minimum, US$0.50/min billed by the second after about 499 included minutes — at /nabil-ai.
Is there a Certus AI alternative with public pricing?
Yes — Nabil AI from Fee Free Ordering. The exact per-minute rate and monthly minimum are public at /nabil-ai with no demo required to see them, plus a 7-day free demo for restaurants already on a paid Fee Free add-on.
Is Certus AI a real, established product?
Certus AI launched out of Y Combinator's Summer 2025 batch, so as of 2026 it's roughly one batch old with on-site testimonials but no independently verifiable case studies yet. Fee Free Ordering and Nabil AI are a live, public-pricing platform already running for real restaurants.
Ready to switch from Certus AI?
5 minutes to set up. No credit card. No commission on direct orders. Email us if you'd like help moving your menu over — we're a small team and we'll do it for you.