AI for Outbound Calling

Self-Hosted Voice Agents vs Vapi: Real Cost Analysis (TCO + Break-Even)

Self-Hosted Voice Agents vs Vapi: Real Cost Analysis (TCO + Break-Even)

This post breaks down Vapi vs self-hosted voice agents using real TCO, not hype. It shows how per-minute fees hide platform tax, why costs spike after launch, and when self-hosting (Dograh, LiveKit, Pipecat, Vocode) wins on latency, control, and scale.

Voice AI Platforms Are Charging You for a Dashboard

07 Jan 2026 AI Agent AI Calling Implementation AI for Community Voice AI Platforms AI for Outbound Calling AI Open Source Open Source Platform

Voice AI Platforms Are Charging You for a Dashboard

The underlying voice stack (STT, TTS, LLM, telephony) is increasingly commodity. Closed platforms charge multiples of raw cost. The delta is UI, margin, and lock-in - not value. This post breaks down where the tax shows up: latency ceilings, debugging theater, roadmap distortion, and PII routing.

Voiceflow vs Open-Source Voice Agent: Which to Choose? Buy vs Build

30 Dec 2025 AI Calling Implementation AI Development Company AI for Community AI for Outbound Calling AI for Real Esatate Bland AI vs Dograh AI Real Estate Agent AI AI list of alternatives

Voiceflow vs Open-Source Voice Agent: Which to Choose? Buy vs Build

Voiceflow vs open-source voice agents is a buy vs build choice. Voiceflow helps you launch fast with minimal setup, while open source is better for high call volume, compliance, data control, and long-term costs, speed today versus control at scale tomorrow.

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

26 Dec 2025 AI Agent AI Calling Implementation AI Devleopment Company AI for Outbound Calling AI for Real Esatate app.dograh.com AI for Outbound Sales AI for Cold Calling AI for open source Bland AI vs Dograh AI

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.

Vapi vs Open Source Voice Agents: Which to Choose ?

15 Dec 2025 AI Agent AI Calling Implementation AI for Cold Calling AI for open source Vapi Alternative Vapi AI Alternative Vapi AI vs Dograh AI Dograh AI - Open Source AI for Outbound Calling

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.