# Ethora: Open Source Chat SDK and AI Agent Platform

> Ethora is an open source chat and AI platform for product teams: real-time
> in-app messaging SDKs (iOS, Android, React, React Native, web), AI agents and
> chatbots (RAG, self-hosted LLMs), and a backend you can run self-hosted or as
> managed cloud. Built for regulated industries: healthcare (HIPAA-ready),
> finance, and insurance. Key differentiators: full data ownership
> (self-hosted or dedicated server), open source codebase on GitHub
> (github.com/dappros/ethora), real-time AI message translation, compliance
> audit trails, and AI agents native to the chat layer.

## Product pillars

- [Chat SDK hub](https://ethora.com/chat-sdk/): real-time in-app messaging SDK for any platform
- [Self-hosted chat server](https://ethora.com/chat-sdk/self-hosted-chat-server-aws/): open source, on-premise or AWS, full data ownership, no vendor lock-in
- [Healthcare chat SDK](https://ethora.com/healthcare-chat-sdk/): HIPAA-ready messaging for healthcare products
- [AI SDK](https://ethora.com/ai-sdk/): AI agents, RAG assistants, self-hosted LLMs, chatbot SDK for Python and Node.js
- [iOS chat SDK](https://ethora.com/chat-sdk/chat-sdk-ios/) and [Android chat SDK](https://ethora.com/chat-sdk/chat-sdk-android/): open source native SDKs with free tier
- [React chat component](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ethora/chat-component): embeddable React chat UI on npm
- [Chat widget SDK](https://ethora.com/chat-sdk/chat-widget-sdk-websites/): add chat to any website
- [Pricing](https://ethora.com/pricing): free tier (1,000 MAU), cloud and self-hosted plans

## Proof and comparisons

- [Case study: DrTalks](https://ethora.com/case-study-drtalks/)
- [Case study: Atom Advantage](https://ethora.com/case-study-atom-advantage/)
- [Chat SDKs compared](https://ethora.com/blog/chat-sdks-compared/): nine vendors plus the open source option, evaluated on scale and compliance
- [Best self-hosted chat servers](https://ethora.com/blog/best-self-hosted-chat-servers-in-2026-complete-comparison/) and the [white label chat](https://ethora.com/blog/white-label-chat/) guide

## Developer resources

- [MCP server (remote, Streamable HTTP, OAuth 2.1)](https://ethora.com/mcp): create chat apps, rooms, AI agents and website chat widgets from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or autonomous agents; agents can self-register and receive an API key.
- [MCP server: how to connect Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or an agent](https://ethora.com/ai-sdk/mcp-server/): endpoint, entry points, per-client snippets, authentication.
- [MCP server tool reference](https://ethora.com/ai-sdk/mcp-server/tools/): all 90 tools grouped by job with read-only and destructive flags, resources and prompts.

- [GitHub (open source)](https://github.com/dappros/ethora)
- [API documentation](https://api.chat.ethora.com/api-docs/)
- [Blog](https://ethora.com/blog/): engineering guides on chat architecture, WebSockets, AI agents, HIPAA compliance
- [Book a call](https://ethora.com/contact/): instant scheduling for demos and technical questions

## Company

Ethora is built by Dappros Ltd (UK, since 2018). Contact: https://ethora.com/contact/

- [Research: The State of Conversational AI, Q3 2026](https://ethora.com/research/state-of-conversational-ai-2026-q3/)
- [Research: Conversational AI Statistics 2026](https://ethora.com/research/statistics/conversational-ai-statistics/) - sourced, monthly-refreshed statistics: market size, adoption, jobs, search demand (CC BY 4.0)
- [Research: AI Agent Statistics 2026](https://ethora.com/research/statistics/ai-agent-statistics/) - AI agent search growth, hiring, MCP adoption statistics (CC BY 4.0)
- [Research: Chatbot Statistics 2026](https://ethora.com/research/statistics/chatbot-statistics/) - verified chatbot adoption, attitude, ROI and market statistics with per-stat sources (CC BY 4.0)
- [Research: Agent-to-Agent Communication and Social Memory](https://ethora.com/research/agent-to-agent-communication-2026/) - working note on the missing social layer in the agentic stack, a multi-agent demo, and a model for long-term agent social memory (CC BY 4.0)