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ElevenLabs Agents alternatives
Looking for an alternative to ElevenLabs Agents? Below are the voice agents in our index that do a similar job — open-source options are ranked by real maintained adoption (GitHub stars and recent commit activity), never by sponsorship. ElevenLabs Agents is a commercial product, so the list below includes both other commercial options and open-source projects you can self-host.
ElevenLabs Agents's own profile notes it may not be the right fit if model and workflow flexibility matters more to you than audio quality. If that's you, the options below are worth comparing.
Commercial alternatives to ElevenLabs Agents
Bland AIEnterprise platform for AI phone calls that sound human.Paid productPaid productRetell AIBuild production-ready AI phone agents with ultra-low latency.Paid productPaid productSynthflowNo-code AI voice agents for inbound and outbound calls.Paid productPaid productVapiDeveloper platform for building, testing, and deploying voice AI agents.Paid productPaid product
Open-source alternatives to ElevenLabs Agents
CyberVerseSelf hosted, real-time digital human agent platform. Build voice-first AI agents with WebRTC, persona memory, tools, RAG, and optional digital-human video.Python · 1.6k stars · GPL-3.0 · Aug 2026Python · 1.6k stars · GPL-3.0echokit_serverOpen Source Voice Agent PlatformRust · 590 stars · GPL-3.0 · Feb 2026Rust · 590 stars · GPL-3.0xiaozhi-esp32-serverBackend service for xiaozhi-esp32 -- helps you quickly build an ESP32 device control server.JavaScript · 10k stars · MIT · Aug 2026JavaScript · 10k stars · MITten-vadVoice Activity Detector (VAD): low-latency, high-performance and lightweightC · 2.2k stars · Feb 2026C · 2.2k stars · Feb 2026bailingA GPT-4o-like voice conversation robot built from ASR+LLM+TTS, integrating strong models like DeepSeek R1 and openClaw -- a genuine personal voice assistant with latency as low as 800ms.Python · 1.8k stars · MIT · Apr 2026Python · 1.8k stars · MITRCLITalk to your Mac, query your docs, no cloud required. On-device voice AI + RAGC++ · 1.5k stars · MIT · Aug 2026C++ · 1.5k stars · MITPatterOpen-source voice-AI SDK. The Vapi/Retell alternative for builders who want to own the stack.Python · 1.0k stars · MIT · Aug 2026Python · 1.0k stars · MITrustpbxA PBX written by rustRust · 754 stars · MIT · Aug 2026Rust · 754 stars · MITStarmoonA conversational, AI device + software framework for companionship, entertainment, education, healthcare, IoT applications, and DIY robotics.TypeScript · 549 stars · GPL-3.0 · Mar 2026TypeScript · 549 stars · GPL-3.0JARVISYour own personal voice assistant: Voice to Text to LLM to Speech, displayed in a web interfacePython · 525 stars · GPL-3.0 · Jun 2024Python · 525 stars · GPL-3.0deepgram-python-sdkOfficial Python SDK for Deepgram.Python · 458 stars · MIT · Aug 2026Python · 458 stars · MITbolnaEnd-to-end platform for building voice first multimodal agentsPython · 431 stars · MIT · Oct 2024Python · 431 stars · MIT
xybridBuild apps powered by on-device AIRust · 425 stars · Apache-2.0 · Aug 2026Rust · 425 stars · Apache-2.0ai-avatar-systemAI Avatar / digital human platform — upload a photo, clone a voice, talk to any face in real time with lip-sync video. Open-source, self-hosted. Claude · Whisper · Chatterbox · MuseTalk.Python · 417 stars · MIT · Jul 2026Python · 417 stars · MITsutandoMy AI Stand. Realtime by day, rewriting itself by night. Summon my AI superpower.Python · 386 stars · MIT · Aug 2026Python · 386 stars · MITagent-second-brainAn always-on second brain you talk to. Voice notes in Telegram → typed, linked knowledge in your Obsidian vault. Runs 24/7 on the Claude subscription you already have.Python · 358 stars · MIT · Aug 2026Python · 358 stars · MITLLMVoXLLMVoX: Autoregressive Streaming Text-to-Speech Model for Any LLMPython · 310 stars · May 2025Python · 310 stars · May 2025deepgram-js-sdkOfficial JavaScript SDK for Deepgram.TypeScript · 272 stars · MIT · Aug 2026TypeScript · 272 stars · MITM.I.L.E.SM.I.L.E.S, a GPT-4-Turbo voice assistant, self-adapts its prompts and AI model, can play any Spotify song, adjusts system and Spotify volume, performs calculations, browses the web and internet,Python · 232 stars · MIT · Jul 2026Python · 232 stars · MITgdansk-aiFull stack voice chatbotTypeScript · 199 stars · GPL-2.0 · Oct 2024TypeScript · 199 stars · GPL-2.0active-callA SIP/WebRTC voice agentRust · 187 stars · Aug 2026Rust · 187 stars · Aug 2026axiom-voice-agentRun a <400ms latency Voice Agent on just 4GB VRAM. Fully offline, no API keys required. Optimized for GTX 1650 and edge robotics with zero-copy inference. (Apache 2.0)Python · 144 stars · Apache-2.0 · May 2026Python · 144 stars · Apache-2.0BentoVoiceAgentBuild Phone Calling Voice Agent fully powered by open source models.Python · 130 stars · Jul 2026Python · 130 stars · Jul 2026AI-Voice-AgentSelf-hosted AI voice agentPython · 39 stars · MIT · Aug 2026Python · 39 stars · MIT
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Frequently asked
- What is the best alternative to ElevenLabs Agents?
- It depends on whether you'd rather self-host or buy a managed product. CyberVerse is the most widely-adopted open-source alternative (1.6k GitHub stars); Bland AI is one of the commercial options. Compare the full list above on adoption, license, and pricing.
- Is there a free or open-source alternative to ElevenLabs Agents?
- Yes. CyberVerse, echokit_server, and xiaozhi-esp32-server are open-source voice agents you can self-host for free — you still pay for the infrastructure you run them on and any model or API usage. See the ranked open-source list above.
- How are these ElevenLabs Agents alternatives ranked?
- Every product in the voice agents category is a candidate. Open-source alternatives are ranked by maintained adoption — GitHub stars plus recent commit activity — so you see what's genuinely used, not abandoned. Commercial products are listed separately and alphabetically, because stars don't measure commercial adoption. Sponsored placement is always labeled and never affects the ranking.