Comparison
dograh vs whisper-ctranslate2
Verdict
Pick dograh if self-hosted voice AI platform with speech-to-speech, LLM integration, telephony support; pick whisper-ctranslate2 if whisper-ctranslate2 provides a GPU-accelerated Docker-based command-line interface for Whisper speech recognition models with easy file input.
Markdown twin · dograh alternatives · whisper-ctranslate2 alternatives
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Trust & integrity
| Signal | dograh | whisper-ctranslate2 |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance | Very active (0d since push) As of 3w · github_public_v1 | Slowing (165d since push) As of 3w · github_public_v1 |
| Provenance | Not a fork · Organization account As of 3w · github_public_v1 | Not a fork · Organization account As of 3w · github_public_v1 |
| OSV dependency advisories | No lockfile (source not queried) As of 1mo · osv@v1 | No published findings from this source as of 2026-07-11 As of 1mo · osv@v1 |
| deps.dev advisories | Not queried deps.dev@v1 | Not queried deps.dev@v1 |
| OpenSSF Scorecard | Not queried openssf-scorecard@v1 | Not queried openssf-scorecard@v1 |
Tagline
- dograh
- Self-hosted open source voice AI platform
- whisper-ctranslate2
- Whisper command-line client compatible with original OpenAI client based on CTranslate2
Stars
- dograh
- 5.1k
- whisper-ctranslate2
- 1.3k
Forks
- dograh
- 1.2k
- whisper-ctranslate2
- 128
Open issues
- dograh
- 20
- whisper-ctranslate2
- 13
Language
- dograh
- Python
- whisper-ctranslate2
- Python
Adopt for
- dograh
- Self-hosted voice AI platform with speech-to-speech, LLM integration, telephony support
- whisper-ctranslate2
- Whisper-ctranslate2 provides a GPU-accelerated Docker-based command-line interface for Whisper speech recognition models with easy file input.
Persona
- dograh
- -
- whisper-ctranslate2
- -
Runtime
- dograh
- -
- whisper-ctranslate2
- -
License
- dograh
- BSD-2-Clause
- whisper-ctranslate2
- MIT
Last pushed
- dograh
- Jul 29, 2026
- whisper-ctranslate2
- Feb 14, 2026
Categories
- dograh
- Inference & Serving, Speech & Audio
- whisper-ctranslate2
- Speech & Audio
Trust and health
Maintenance
- dograh
- Very active (96%)
- whisper-ctranslate2
- Slowing (36%)
Days since push
- dograh
- 0d
- whisper-ctranslate2
- 165d
Open issues (now)
- dograh
- 20
- whisper-ctranslate2
- 13
OSV dependency advisories
- dograh
- No lockfile (source not queried)
- whisper-ctranslate2
- No published findings from this source as of 2026-07-11
Full report
- dograh
- Trust report
- whisper-ctranslate2
- Trust report
Choose dograh if…
- License: dograh is BSD-2-Clause, whisper-ctranslate2 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 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
Choose whisper-ctranslate2 if…
- License: whisper-ctranslate2 is MIT, dograh is BSD-2-Clause.
- Tags unique to whisper-ctranslate2: ctranslate2, docker, openai, speech-recognition.
- whisper-ctranslate2 ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment.
- Require Whisper model compatibility in a preconfigured Docker container
When NOT to use whisper-ctranslate2
- Seeking non-Dockerized tool or do not want to use containers
- Do not have access to a GPU and need better CPU performance options
Explore
Sources
Every stat on this page traces to a dated GitHub sync, license file, enrichment field, or trust scan.
- GitHub stars (dograh-hq/dograh) · observed Jul 29, 2026
- GitHub forks (dograh-hq/dograh) · observed Jul 29, 2026
- Last push (dograh-hq/dograh) · observed Jul 29, 2026
- License file (BSD-2-Clause) · observed Jul 29, 2026
- Decision facts (enrichment) · observed Jul 17, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- GitHub stars (Softcatala/whisper-ctranslate2) · observed Jul 30, 2026
- GitHub forks (Softcatala/whisper-ctranslate2) · observed Jul 30, 2026
- Last push (Softcatala/whisper-ctranslate2) · observed Feb 14, 2026
- License file (MIT) · observed Jul 30, 2026
- Decision facts (enrichment) · observed Jul 17, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 11, 2026
GitHub stars on cards: dograh 5.1k · whisper-ctranslate2 1.3k (synced Jul 29, 2026).
Common questions
- What is the difference between dograh and whisper-ctranslate2?
- dograh: Self-hosted open source voice AI platform. whisper-ctranslate2: Whisper command-line client compatible with original OpenAI client based on CTranslate2. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories.
- When should I choose dograh over whisper-ctranslate2?
- Choose dograh over whisper-ctranslate2 when License: dograh is BSD-2-Clause, whisper-ctranslate2 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-ctranslate2 over dograh?
- Choose whisper-ctranslate2 over dograh when License: whisper-ctranslate2 is MIT, dograh is BSD-2-Clause; Tags unique to whisper-ctranslate2: ctranslate2, docker, openai, speech-recognition; whisper-ctranslate2 ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment; Require Whisper model compatibility in a preconfigured Docker container.
- 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-ctranslate2?
- Seeking non-Dockerized tool or do not want to use containers Do not have access to a GPU and need better CPU performance options
- Is dograh or whisper-ctranslate2 more popular on GitHub?
- dograh has more GitHub stars (5,064 vs 1,333). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints.
- Are dograh and whisper-ctranslate2 open source?
- Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (dograh: BSD-2-Clause, whisper-ctranslate2: MIT).
- Where can I find alternatives to dograh or whisper-ctranslate2?
- GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at dograh alternatives and whisper-ctranslate2 alternatives (dograh markdown twin, whisper-ctranslate2 markdown twin), 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 mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers.
- Which is better maintained, dograh or whisper-ctranslate2?
- dograh: Very active. whisper-ctranslate2: Slowing. 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-ctranslate2?
- GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: dograh trust report; whisper-ctranslate2 trust report.