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Self-Hosted Voice Agents vs Bolna AI: Real Cost Analysis (DPDP-Safe TCO)

This post breaks down the real cost & DPDP driven risk of choosing a voice stack in India. It compares self-hosting with Dograh AI and open-source tools versus using Bolna AI, covering true monthly costs, hidden cost, compliance tradeoffs & which option fits your scale, team, and risk bar.

Retell AI vs Open-Source Voice Agent Platforms: Which to choose ?

Retell AI vs open-source is really about hidden platform costs versus flexibility and self-hosting. Retell AI can be hard to manage for non-technical users, with complex setup, limited support, and bundled fees, making this choice critical before voice agent costs spiral.

Bland AI vs Open Source Voice Agents: Which to Choose ?

Bland AI is a Enterprise-focused voice AI platform offering realistic voices and low latency, but users report hidden costs, complex setup and support issues. While compliant, it isn’t self-hosted. This drives users toward open-source, self-hosted alternatives like Dograh AI, Pipecat and LiveKit.

Vapi vs Open Source Voice Agents: Which to Choose ?

Vapi helps developers build real-time voice agents with telephony, LLM, and STT/TTS integrations, but users report hidden costs, UI issues, limited templates, billing problems, and slow support. This blog explores open-source alternatives like Dograh AI, Pipecat, and LiveKit.

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