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Rasa: the best Open Source alternative to Dialogflow in 2026

Rasa is an open source framework for building chatbots and conversational assistants with full control over the NLU and dialogue flows, an alternative to Dialogflow.

License Apache-2.0 ~19k stars (estimated)Website GitHub Repository

Technical profile

License: Apache-2.0
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Replaces: Dialogflow
Tech stack: Python

Preview

Public image provided by Rasa on its own website.

Key features

Full control over the NLU model
Dialogue flows as versionable code
Integrations with Slack, web, WhatsApp and more

Rasa vs. Dialogflow

Pros

Maximum technical control over the bot's behavior

Things to consider

Requires more technical knowledge than no-code tools

Quick Docker installation guide

Copy this docker-compose.yml, adjust the example passwords and run docker compose up -d on your server. See the full step-by-step guide →

docker-compose.yml

version: "3.9"
services:
  rasa:
    image: rasa/rasa:latest
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "5005:5005"
    command: ["run", "--enable-api"]
    volumes:
      - rasa_data:/app
volumes:
  rasa_data: