Overview
Overview
Everything you need to know about Aelio — what it is, why it exists, and how it fits your SaaS.
Aelio is an open-source conversational runtime for SaaS products. It gives your end customers a production-grade chat experience on Web and WhatsApp, powered by an LLM that calls your backend functions as tools.
In this section
| Page | What you'll learn |
|---|---|
| What is Aelio? | Product definition, three components, core thesis |
| Use Cases | Real-world scenarios Aelio solves |
| How It Works | End-to-end conversation flow |
| Architecture | System design, harness, memory, channels |
| Why Aelio? | Problem we solve, differentiators vs alternatives |
The 30-minute promise
A SaaS developer should be able to give their customers a conversational interface on WhatsApp and Web in under 30 minutes — with one SDK install, one config file, and one container. Aelio handles conversation, memory, user analysis, and channel delivery so you don't have to.
Next steps
- Install Aelio — set up server, SDK, and widget
- Pick your platform — Node, Next.js, React, Python, Go, Ruby, Rust