Open source Retell alternatives
Every project in the catalog is MIT, Apache or BSD licensed. 1 projects explicitly describe themselves as a Retell alternative; 0 more are in the category where Retell is a typical product.
Projects that call themselves a “Retell alternative”
Source: the project's GitHub description or README.
dograh-hq · Local AI / Self-Hosted LLM
Alternative to (project's own claim): Vapi, Retell
Common commercial products in this category: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
- You design voice assistants at the production level with the visual workflow generator.
- Using Docker commands or installation scripts, you run the platform on your own infrastructure.
- You integrate your own LLM, STT and TTS providers into the system.
- ↑ PositiveHacker News
Show HN: Dograh – an OSS Vapi alternative to quickly build and test voice agents
“Hey HN, sometime back someone on HN asked for an open-source alternative for Vapi or Retell and we replied there ( ) That thread just confirmed otehrs running into the same problems we had been dealing with. Now Dograh is more mature. We are happy to share some technical details…”
- • NeutralHacker News
Show HN: Dograh – an OSS Vapi alternative to quickly build and test voice agents
“Earlier I was using other platforms for production voice agents. One thing that became obvious was the cost: 60–70% of our total spend was the Vapi platform fee, and only 30-40% was actual LLM/STT/TTS usage. Platform cost dominated everything. That alone pushed us toward…”