cognira vs Hostly

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cognira compared with Hostly
Detail	cognira	Hostly
What it does	Self-learning AI that learns from your chats and runs on a single iMac	AI web receptionist that answers customer questions and enables reservations on your website
Stage	Startup	Not given
Founded	2026	Not given
Based in	GB	ES
Pricing model	Freemium	Paid
Pricing	Free: £0/forever with 25K tokens/week. Pro: £15/month with 500K tokens/week. Max: £30/month with 2M tokens/week. API: £1.50 per 1M tokens, minimum £5 top-up.	Mostrador: 29,90 €/month (600 conversations, 1,800 AI responses, 1 user); Recepción: 49,90 €/month (1,200 conversations, 3,600 AI responses, 2 users); Sala: 99,90 €/month (3,000 conversations, 9,000 AI responses, 5 users); Sede: 200 €/month (7,000 conversations, 21,000 AI responses, unlimited users)
Key features	Private memory that works immediately when you teach it Verified shared knowledge with public rejection ledger Local MLX inference not forwarded to external API cognira Entity for local on-device AI with optional weight retraining OpenAI-compatible API endpoint Served from single 16GB iMac not a GPU cluster Background learning loop with safety filtering Chat history, pinning, and search One-tap Forget button to remove memories No ads and no data sales	Answers customer questions from business information Handles reservations and schedules Accepts payments via Stripe for deposits or full service cost Team member access to internal information and procedures Human review of conversations and manual control Multilingual responses that translate business information Integration with Beauty Calendar for scheduling Complaint flagging and notification to business email Does not invent prices, hours, or availability
What makes it different	Self-learning from user chats with verified public ledger of what stuck Runs on one iMac not a GPU cluster with measurable low energy use Independent model served directly, not a wrapper around external API Immediate private memory plus verified weight updates to shared knowledge	Only responds with information you provide and approve; never invents data Works across multiple industries with tailored configurations Includes internal team assistant for company knowledge access
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	23 −1 (down) since last check	26 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	23	19
Referring domains (Majestic)	44	6
Domain Authority (Moz)	Not checked yet	1
Page Authority (Moz)	Not checked yet	5
Spam Score (Moz)	Not checked yet	-

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