AI · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Elsi - Smart and Private Voice Assistant
Smart and private voice assistant that offers strong privacy
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Elsi - Smart and Private Voice Assistant launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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The first AI-powered voice assistant with privacy
2017 · snips.ai · its alternatives →
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A open, local, and private voice assistant for your home
2024 · home-assistant.io · its alternatives →
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As the Home Assistant project says, it's the year of voice! I love Home Assistant and I've always thought the ESP BOX[0] hardware is cool. I finally got around to starting a project to use the ESP BOX hardware with Home Assistant and other platforms. Why? - It's actually "Alexa/Echo competitive". Wake word detection, voice activity detection, echo cancellation, automatic gain control, and high quality audio for $50 means with Willow and the support of Home Assistant there are no compromises on looks, quality, accuracy, speed, and cost. - It's cheap. With a touch LCD display, dual…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Manage email and calendar with voice
2025 · useharmony.com · its alternatives →
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Lemon▲300Voice-Powered AI Agent That Turns Voice Into Done Tasks
Mar 2026 · heylemon.ai · its alternatives →
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Context-aware voice keyboard for any app
2024 · talktastic.com · its alternatives →
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2017 · snips.ai · its alternatives →
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2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Smartly.AI▲211AI voice platform for Google Assistant & Amazon Alexa
2017 · smartly.ai · its alternatives →
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Lumo by Proton▲147Privacy-first AI assistant with confidential conversations
2025 · lumo.proton.me · its alternatives →
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A fast, open-source voice assistant powered by Groq, Cartesia, and Vercel.
2024 · swift-ai.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Limitlessfree tier▲416Personalized AI powered by what you’ve seen, said, or heard
2024 · limitless.ai · its alternatives →
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Najva▲147Your free AI-powered voice assistant for Mac
2024 · bardiakhosravi.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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True anonymity preventing queries from being 'fingerprinted'
2024 · alohabrowser.com · its alternatives →
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Aurely▲93Private voice reminders for Mac with no cloud or accounts
Oct 2025 · aurely.app · its alternatives →
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Build voice features remarkably fast
2022 · roblox.com · its alternatives →
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Ascenscia▲106AI voice assistant built specifically for scientific labs
2024 · ascenscia.ai · its alternatives →
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Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →