# Vexa review

> Open-source meeting transcription API for Google Meet, Microsoft Teams & Zoom. Auto-join bots, real-time WebSocket transcripts, MCP server for AI agents. Self-host or use hosted SaaS.

Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026. Canonical page: https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/vexa-ai-vexa/

## Vexa at a glance

- **Category:** [Voice and realtime](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/categories/voice-and-realtime/)
- **Website:** [vexa.ai](https://vexa.ai)

## Usage data (the week of Oct 25–31, 2026)

- Board rank: #273 overall, #14 in Voice and realtime, momentum score 35
- New GitHub stars per week (last 12 weeks): Aug 9: 24; Aug 16: 23; Aug 23: 19; Aug 30: 25; Sep 6: 29; Sep 13: 25; Sep 20: 28; Sep 27: 20; Oct 4: 21; Oct 11: 19; Oct 18: 22; Oct 25: 28

## Vexa alternatives

| Rank | Tool | Stars | Downloads/wk |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | [faster-whisper](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/faster-whisper/) | 26.4k | 4.4M |
| #2 | [Kokoro](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/kokoro/) | 9.8k | 150.7k |
| #3 | [Chatterbox](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/chatterbox/) | 27.5k | 73.2k |
| #4 | [VoiceMem](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/xzf-thu-voicemem/) | 2.8k | – |
| #5 | [Pipecat](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/pipecat/) | 17k | 348.5k |
| #6 | [WhisperX](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/whisperx/) | 25k | 158.6k |

## Vexa FAQ

### How popular is Vexa?

Vexa has 2.9k GitHub stars as of Nov 1, 2026. It gained 28 new stars in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, against a 12-week average of 24 a week. That made it #14 among voice and realtime AI tools on the Devtoolwatch Board.

### What are the best alternatives to Vexa?

Other voice and realtime AI tools on the Devtoolwatch Board in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, by momentum: faster-whisper (#1), Kokoro (#2), Chatterbox (#3), VoiceMem (#4), Pipecat (#5). The alternatives table above has their numbers.

## Sources

1. [Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/)