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Comparison

Cognee vs Zep

On the evidence we track, Cognee leads this comparison with a composite score of 83/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Cognee full profile →Zep full profile →
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★Cognee83
Zep64
Score
Vioscale score
Cognee83 / 100low · 37%updating
Zep64 / 100medium · 55%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Cognee✓
Zep✓
Model
Price level
Cogneelow
Zephigh
Starting price
Cognee$5
Zep$104
Transparent
Cognee✓
Zep✓
Integrations
Count
Cognee27
Zep9
Security
Gdpr
Cognee✓
Zep–
Hipaa
Cognee–
Zep✓
Soc2
Cognee–
Zep✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for agent memory. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Architecture model
CogneeOpen source self hosted
ZepManaged cloud API
Graph based entity relationship extraction
Cognee✓
Zep✓
Automatic context window rolling summarization
Cognee✓
Zep-
Semantic vs episodic event chronological memory
Cognee✓
Zep✓
Cross session and multi thread user persistence
Cognee✓
Zep✓
Memory conflict resolution and fact updating
Cognee✓
Zep✓
Multi tenant user and agent isolation
Cognee✓
Zep✓
Native langchain and llamaindex memory classes
Cognee✗
Zep-
Time decay and recency weighted retrieval
Cognee✓
Zep✓
Zero data retention and pii redaction layer
Cognee✗
Zep-
SOC2 type ii
Cognee✗
Zep✓
Mit or apache permissive oss license
Cognee✓
Zep✓
Pricing model
Cognee-
ZepUsage based per req

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Cognee

Leader

Cognee is a graph-based memory engine for AI agents that captures information, organizes it as interconnected knowledge, and enables agents to recall context across conversations. It runs locally, on managed cloud infrastructure, or on-premises with full control over data.

Independently observed

Zep

A production-grade memory system for AI agents that uses temporal context graphs to store and retrieve conversations and business data, with automatic updates when facts change. Supports multi-tenant governance with flexible deployment options from managed cloud to customer-controlled infrastructure.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Cognee

Leader
from $5/workspace/moHybridFree tier

Free tier (1M tokens/mo). Standard from $5/workspace/mo. Enterprise custom pricing.

  • FreeFree
    • Graph-based memory
    • SDK and MCP access
    • Agentic integrations (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex)
    • Unlimited users and API calls
  • Standard$5 per workspace/month
    • Unlimited workspaces
    • Data integrations: Slack, Notion, Google Drive
    • In-app support
  • PremiumCustom pricing with enterprise support
    • Dedicated Slack channel
    • Dedicated support engineer
    • Bring-your-own cloud support
    • Support SLA
as of verify ↗

Zep

from $104/moUsage-basedFree tier

Free tier (10k credits/month). Flex from $104/month annually (50k credits). Flex Plus from $312/month annually (200k credits). Enterprise: custom pricing. Usage-based: $0.0025 per additional credit (Flex) or $0.001875 per credit (Flex Plus).

  • FreeFree
    • 10,000 credits per month
    • 2 projects
    • 1 Memory MCP Server seat
    • 5 custom entity & edge types
    • Context Graph + temporal memory
    • +2 more
  • Flex$104/month billed annually; $25 per 10k additional credits
    • 50,000 credits per month included
    • Auto top-up at 20%
    • 30-day credit rollover
    • 600 projects
    • 5 Memory MCP Server seats
    • +5 more
  • Flex Plus$312/month billed annually; $75 per 40k additional credits
    • 200,000 credits per month included
    • Auto top-up at 20%
    • 60-day credit rollover
    • 1,000 projects
    • 15 Memory MCP Server seats
    • +10 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom credits with negotiated rates
    • Guaranteed rate limits with SLA
    • Unlimited projects
    • Custom Memory MCP Server seats
    • Custom entity & edge types
    • +5 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Cognee✓
Zep✓
CLI
Cognee✓
Zep✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cognee✓
Zep✓
Self-hosted
Cognee✓
Zep✓
On-premise
Cognee✓
Zep✗
Hybrid
Cognee✗
Zep✓
Air-gapped
Cognee✓
Zep✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (3)
  • Cursor
  • Amazon Neptune
  • FalkorDB

Cognee

Leader
27 total - 24 not shared
  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • LangGraph
  • OpenClaw
  • CrewAI
  • n8n
  • Slack
  • Notion
  • Google Drive
  • Weaviate
  • Qdrant
  • Pinecone
  • Redis
  • Azure AI Search
  • Milvus
  • OpenSearch
  • Valkey
  • Memgraph
  • NetworkX
  • Google Cloud Spanner
  • TuringDB
  • pgGraph
  • DuckDB
  • ScrapeGraphAI
Independently observed

Zep

9 total - 6 not shared
  • Claude
  • OpenAI
  • Azure OpenAI
  • Google Gemini
  • Anthropic
  • Neo4j
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.