# dograh vs OpenWA

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | dograh | OpenWA |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 70/100 | 77/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 11 in Voice Assistants | #2 of 19 in API Management |
| GitHub stars | 5 982 | 16 372 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +247 | +366 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 22 ✓ | 3 |
| Latest release | dograh-v1.49.0 · 12 Oct 2026 | v0.26.0 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Main language | Python | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

OpenWA scores 77/100 against 70/100 for dograh, so it is the safer default.

dograh ships more often: 22 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for OpenWA.

If you want the quickest setup, OpenWA is easier to run; dograh needs more configuration.

## Details

- [dograh](https://selfhost.directory/project/dograh) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/dograh.md)
- [OpenWA](https://selfhost.directory/project/openwa) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/openwa.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/dograh-vs-openwa