--- title: "dograh vs whisper.net" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/dograh-hq-dograh-vs-sandrohanea-whisper-net" tools: ["dograh-hq-dograh", "sandrohanea-whisper-net"] --- # dograh vs whisper.net *GraphCanon updated Jul 31, 2026* ## Verdict Pick dograh if self-hosted voice AI platform with speech-to-speech, LLM integration, telephony support; pick whisper.net if whisper.net is a dotnet-based cross-platform library for speech recognition and translation using Whisper models. [dograh](https://app.dograh.com) reports 5.1k GitHub stars, 1.2k forks, and 20 open issues, last pushed Jul 29, 2026. [whisper.net](https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net) has 937 stars, 136 forks, and 35 open issues, last pushed Jul 26, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [dograh's repository](https://github.com/dograh-hq/dograh) and [whisper.net's repository](https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net). | | [dograh](/tools/dograh-hq-dograh.md) | [whisper.net](/tools/sandrohanea-whisper-net.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Self-hosted open source voice AI platform | Speech to text made simple using Whisper Models | | Stars | 5,064 | 937 | | Forks | 1,185 | 136 | | Open issues | 20 | 35 | | Language | Python | C# | | Adopt for | Self-hosted voice AI platform with speech-to-speech, LLM integration, telephony support | Whisper.net is a dotnet-based cross-platform library for speech recognition and translation using Whisper models. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT | | Categories | Inference & Serving, Speech & Audio | Speech & Audio | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [dograh](/tools/dograh-hq-dograh.md) | [whisper.net](/tools/sandrohanea-whisper-net.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Days since push | 0d | 4d | | Open issues (now) | 20 | 35 | | Owner type | Organization | User | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/dograh-hq-dograh/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/sandrohanea-whisper-net/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: dograh - **Adopt for:** Self-hosted voice AI platform with speech-to-speech, LLM integration, telephony support ## Decision facts: whisper.net - **Adopt for:** Whisper.net is a dotnet-based cross-platform library for speech recognition and translation using Whisper models. ## Choose when ### Choose dograh if… - dograh is primarily Python; whisper.net is C#. - License: dograh is BSD-2-Clause, whisper.net is MIT. - Tags unique to dograh: conversational-ai, local-llm, self-hosted, telephony. - Also covers Inference & Serving. - You need on-premise deployment for better security or data control ### Choose whisper.net if… - whisper.net is primarily C#; dograh is Python. - License: whisper.net is MIT, dograh is BSD-2-Clause. - Tags unique to whisper.net: cross-platform, dotnet, speech-recognition, translation. - For developers working with C# who require a simple speech-to-text solution across multiple platforms ## When NOT to use dograh - Seeking cloud-managed services without self-hosting capabilities - Need real-time collaboration with non-local models in the cloud - Preference is for tools under different licenses than BSD-2-Clause - Must integrate with platforms that lack native telephony support ## When NOT to use whisper.net - Developers preferring non-C# languages, as Whisper.net lacks native support for other coding environments - Projects that do not require or cannot use either CUDA 13 or CUDA 12 GPU builds ## Common questions ### What is the difference between dograh and whisper.net? dograh: Self-hosted open source voice AI platform. whisper.net: Speech to text made simple using Whisper Models. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose dograh over whisper.net? Choose dograh over whisper.net when dograh is primarily Python; whisper.net is C#; License: dograh is BSD-2-Clause, whisper.net is MIT; Tags unique to dograh: conversational-ai, local-llm, self-hosted, telephony; Also covers Inference & Serving; You need on-premise deployment for better security or data control. ### When should I choose whisper.net over dograh? Choose whisper.net over dograh when whisper.net is primarily C#; dograh is Python; License: whisper.net is MIT, dograh is BSD-2-Clause; Tags unique to whisper.net: cross-platform, dotnet, speech-recognition, translation; For developers working with C# who require a simple speech-to-text solution across multiple platforms. ### When should I avoid dograh? Seeking cloud-managed services without self-hosting capabilities Need real-time collaboration with non-local models in the cloud Preference is for tools under different licenses than BSD-2-Clause Must integrate with platforms that lack native telephony support ### When should I avoid whisper.net? Developers preferring non-C# languages, as Whisper.net lacks native support for other coding environments Projects that do not require or cannot use either CUDA 13 or CUDA 12 GPU builds ### Is dograh or whisper.net more popular on GitHub? dograh has more GitHub stars (5,064 vs 937). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are dograh and whisper.net open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (dograh: BSD-2-Clause, whisper.net: MIT). ### Where can I find alternatives to dograh or whisper.net? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [dograh alternatives](/tools/dograh-hq-dograh/alternatives) and [whisper.net alternatives](/tools/sandrohanea-whisper-net/alternatives) ([dograh markdown twin](/tools/dograh-hq-dograh/alternatives.md), [whisper.net markdown twin](/tools/sandrohanea-whisper-net/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/dograh-hq-dograh-vs-sandrohanea-whisper-net.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, dograh or whisper.net? dograh: Very active. whisper.net: Very 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 dograh and whisper.net? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [dograh trust report](/tools/dograh-hq-dograh/trust); [whisper.net trust report](/tools/sandrohanea-whisper-net/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=dograh-hq-dograh`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=dograh-hq-dograh) - 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/_