Comparison · verified 24 May 2026
Audact vs Retell.
Article 50 in force since 2 Aug 2026
Retell is a popular US developer platform with no EU residency and no Article 50. Audact is EU-hosted in Frankfurt and built for one thing Retell can’t show: regulator-facing proof. Article 50 disclosure enforced at runtime, a tamper-evident receipt for every call, brand governance before the AI speaks — plus native white-label, so you skip Retell’s wrapper ecosystem. Side by side:
Audact is EU-hosted in Frankfurt and moving to a fully EU-native stack; Retell/Vapi are US-hosted.
Migrating from Retell? See the migration guide| Feature | Audact | Retell |
|---|---|---|
| EU data residency by default (Frankfurt) | ||
| EU AI Act Article 50 disclosure-readiness | ||
| Cryptographic evidence chain (per call) | ||
| Real-time brand-governance enforcement | ||
| Native white-label for agencies (no wrappers needed) | ||
| Stripe Connect routing per sub-account | ||
| All-inclusive pricing (telephony + STT + TTS + LLM bundled) | ||
| Agency-first sales motion (white-glove onboarding) | ||
| Developer-first SDK and APIs | ||
| Multi-language voice synthesis (ElevenLabs ecosystem) | ||
| Self-serve developer signup | ||
| Large existing US customer base |
Sourced from Retell’s public docs and pricing pages. Comparative-pricing claims verified 24 May 2026 against retellai.com/pricing. Retell is a trademark of Retell AI, Inc. We re-verify quarterly; flag inaccuracies to trust@audact.ai.
When Retell is the right answer
If you’re a US-only developer with zero EU exposure, Retell ships fast. The moment any end-client falls under the EU AI Act, you need the proof — and that’s where Audact starts.
When Audact is the right answer
You serve EU end-clients (or any client subject to the EU AI Act), you need a signed, tamper-evident receipt for every call, and you’re an agency running multi-tenant deployments. The compliance and governance layer is the product, not a checkbox.
Switching from Retell?
We’ll scope the migration on a 20-minute call. EU-hosted in Frankfurt, Article 50 at runtime, a signed receipt for every call. Our team configures your first compliant agent — first governed test call the same day.
€1,497 setup + €499/mo · no annual lock-in
White-Glove Implementation (one-time) + Agency Pro (5K minutes included, €0.11/min overage).
Apply for the pilot