Hostly vs CoChat

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Hostly compared with CoChat
Detail	Hostly	CoChat
What it does	AI web receptionist that answers customer questions and enables reservations on your website	AI research workspace that verifies every source
Stage	Not given	Startup
Founded	Not given	2025
Based in	ES	Not given
Pricing model	Paid	Freemium
Pricing	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)	Free: Unlimited messages with free models, access to Basic Models, real-time collaboration, side-by-side model comparison, 3 file uploads per day, 10 citation verifications, 10 GB Zotero Storage. Starter: $9 per month includes everything in Free plus Premium Models, 5x higher usage, 20 file uploads
Key features	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	Search 200M+ academic papers Verify citations against CrossRef and Semantic Scholar Real-time collaboration with advisors and co-authors Compare responses from multiple AI models 250+ integrations with research tools Automated research workflows Generate literature review tables Create flashcards and study materials PRISMA diagram generation Cloud workspace to run code
What makes it different	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	Verifies every citation against academic databases instead of guessing Addresses the citation problem where 1 in 4 citations misrepresent their source Built on Open WebUI, the most widely used open-source AI interface Real-time team collaboration in the same AI workspace Cross-reference AI model outputs to catch hallucinations
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)	26 +1 (up) since last check	11 −23 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	7
Citation Flow (Majestic)	19	28
Referring domains (Majestic)	6	123
Domain Authority (Moz)	1	Not checked yet
Page Authority (Moz)	5	Not checked yet
Spam Score (Moz)	-	Not checked yet

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