Winevizer vs Wicato: detailed comparison

Winevizer and Wicato sit in the same niche — a digital wine list for restaurants. The difference: Wicato is a Swiss platform with public 2-tier pricing (BASIC/PRO) and a paid setup, leaning on imagery (30,000 bottle photos) and broad language support (20+); Winevizer is a guest-facing digital list with a built-in virtual sommelier and a flat €24.99/month, no setup fee. Here’s how to pick.

Last fact-check: May 2026, based on public information available on the vendor’s website. If anything is out of date, let us know and we will correct it.

Wicato at a glance

Wicato is a Swiss vendor focused on the digital wine list. It exposes two clearly priced tiers — BASIC (CHF 800-1,200 setup, then CHF 40/month) and PRO (CHF 1,200-1,800 setup, then CHF 60/month) — with an optional stock module. Wicato leans into imagery (30,000 bottle photos), broad multilingual reach (20+ languages), and customizable design — every client gets a dedicated sub-domain, which lets Wicato showcase 17 live customer sites, several of them Michelin-starred. The PRO tier adds full-text search, customer wish-list and push notifications. There is no consumer-facing virtual sommelier and no food-wine pairing AI shown to guests.

Winevizer at a glance

Winevizer is a digital wine list designed to be read by the guest themselves, via a QR code (the guest’s phone) or an in-room tablet. At its core: a virtual sommelier that suggests food and wine pairings based on the guest’s dish and budget. The list updates in seconds, regenerates a printable PDF, and displays natively in French, English and Dutch. Public pricing: €24.99/month, no commitment, with a 1-month free trial up to 50 wines, no credit card required.

Side-by-side comparison

When Wicato is the right pick

If you need a digital wine list with very broad language coverage (international clientele in a palace hotel or a multilingual venue) and you value a polished bottle-image library (30,000 references), Wicato is a strong fit. The 2-tier model with a paid setup makes sense for a venue that wants a dedicated site for its list (its own sub-domain). The PRO push notifications can also support a loyalty programme for repeat guests.

When Winevizer is the right pick

If your priority is helping the guest pick the right bottle without tying up your floor team — so they trade up to a bottle instead of defaulting to a glass — Winevizer is more direct: the virtual sommelier suggests food and wine pairings tied to the dish and the budget, which Wicato doesn’t do. If you want to launch without a paid setup, no commitment and no credit card, Winevizer’s flat €24.99/month is well below Wicato’s entry ticket (CHF 800-1,800 setup plus subscription). And going live in 24-48h avoids any project-mode rollout.

Try Winevizer on your own list

Send us your current wine list (PDF, Excel, photo) — we’ll digitize it within 24-48 hours and ship back your ready-to-use digital wine list, virtual sommelier included. 1-month free trial, no commitment, no credit card required.