--- title: "voicy vs annyang" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/backmeupplz-voicy-vs-talater-annyang" tools: ["backmeupplz-voicy", "talater-annyang"] --- # voicy vs annyang *GraphCanon updated Jul 31, 2026* ## Verdict Pick voicy if voicy is an open-source speech-to-text Telegram bot, available under MIT license and requiring MongoDB and FFmpeg for setup; pick annyang if annyang enables speech-to-text capabilities for web sites with its TypeScript-based JavaScript library. [voicy](https://voicybot.com) reports 905 GitHub stars, 164 forks, and 0 open issues, last pushed Jul 28, 2026. [annyang](https://www.talater.com/annyang/) has 6.8k stars, 1.0k forks, and 10 open issues, last pushed Jul 14, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [voicy's repository](https://github.com/backmeupplz/voicy) and [annyang's repository](https://github.com/TalAter/annyang). | | [voicy](/tools/backmeupplz-voicy.md) | [annyang](/tools/talater-annyang.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | @voicybot Telegram bot main repository | Speech recognition for your site | | Stars | 905 | 6,818 | | Forks | 164 | 1,048 | | Open issues | 0 | 10 | | Language | JavaScript | TypeScript | | Adopt for | Voicy is an open-source speech-to-text Telegram bot, available under MIT license and requiring MongoDB and FFmpeg for setup. | annyang enables speech-to-text capabilities for web sites with its TypeScript-based JavaScript library. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | MIT | MIT License: Permissive free software license notice that gives users the freedom to modify and redistribute as long as they provide source credit. | | Categories | Developer Tools, Speech & Audio | Speech & Audio | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [voicy](/tools/backmeupplz-voicy.md) | [annyang](/tools/talater-annyang.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Very active (96%) | Active (82%) | | Days since push | 2d | 15d | | Open issues (now) | 0 | 10 | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/backmeupplz-voicy/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/talater-annyang/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: voicy - **Adopt for:** Voicy is an open-source speech-to-text Telegram bot, available under MIT license and requiring MongoDB and FFmpeg for setup. ## Decision facts: annyang - **Pricing:** freemium - Available at no charge with an open-source MIT license, making it suitable for both personal and commercial projects. - **Adopt for:** annyang enables speech-to-text capabilities for web sites with its TypeScript-based JavaScript library. - **License detail:** MIT License: Permissive free software license notice that gives users the freedom to modify and redistribute as long as they provide source credit. ## Choose when ### Choose voicy if… - voicy is primarily JavaScript; annyang is TypeScript. - Tags unique to voicy: bot, telegram-bot. - Also covers Developer Tools. - You need to integrate speech-to-text capabilities into a Telegram bot using JavaScript. ### Choose annyang if… - annyang is primarily TypeScript; voicy is JavaScript. - Pricing: Available at no charge with an open-source MIT license, making it suitable for both personal and commercial projects.. - Tags unique to annyang: mit-license, speech, speech-recognition, voice. - When you are working on a project that requires integrating voice commands into a website and your tech stack already includes TypeScript or JavaScript. ## When NOT to use voicy - If your project doesn't require or support running MongoDB locally for storing voice messages and their text transcriptions. - When you prefer cloud-based solutions for speech-to-text functionality without the need to manage FFmpeg for local processing tasks. ## When NOT to use annyang - If the project requires a high level of speech recognition accuracy in noisy environments, as annyang might not perform optimally under such conditions. - For applications demanding real-time transcription with low latency, considering that annang may introduce some delay which could be critical for certain use cases. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between voicy and annyang? voicy: @voicybot Telegram bot main repository. annyang: Speech recognition for your site. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose voicy over annyang? Choose voicy over annyang when voicy is primarily JavaScript; annyang is TypeScript; Tags unique to voicy: bot, telegram-bot; Also covers Developer Tools; You need to integrate speech-to-text capabilities into a Telegram bot using JavaScript. ### When should I choose annyang over voicy? Choose annyang over voicy when annyang is primarily TypeScript; voicy is JavaScript; Pricing: Available at no charge with an open-source MIT license, making it suitable for both personal and commercial projects.; Tags unique to annyang: mit-license, speech, speech-recognition, voice; When you are working on a project that requires integrating voice commands into a website and your tech stack already includes TypeScript or JavaScript. ### When should I avoid voicy? If your project doesn't require or support running MongoDB locally for storing voice messages and their text transcriptions. When you prefer cloud-based solutions for speech-to-text functionality without the need to manage FFmpeg for local processing tasks. ### When should I avoid annyang? If the project requires a high level of speech recognition accuracy in noisy environments, as annyang might not perform optimally under such conditions. For applications demanding real-time transcription with low latency, considering that annang may introduce some delay which could be critical for certain use cases. ### Is voicy or annyang more popular on GitHub? annyang has more GitHub stars (6,818 vs 905). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are voicy and annyang open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (voicy: MIT, annyang: MIT). ### Where can I find alternatives to voicy or annyang? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [voicy alternatives](/tools/backmeupplz-voicy/alternatives) and [annyang alternatives](/tools/talater-annyang/alternatives) ([voicy markdown twin](/tools/backmeupplz-voicy/alternatives.md), [annyang markdown twin](/tools/talater-annyang/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/backmeupplz-voicy-vs-talater-annyang.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, voicy or annyang? voicy: Very active. annyang: Active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for voicy and annyang? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [voicy trust report](/tools/backmeupplz-voicy/trust); [annyang trust report](/tools/talater-annyang/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=backmeupplz-voicy`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=backmeupplz-voicy) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_