Comparison

Graphiti vs Zep

On the evidence we track, Zep leads this comparison with a composite score of 58/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Graphiti52

★Zep58

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Graphiti	ZepLeader
vioscaleAI score	52 / 100low · 32%	58 / 100medium · 55%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	high
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$125
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	5	9
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	SOC 2 Type II
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://github.com/security	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=graphiti-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: HIGH	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	31,753	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	39	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	5	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Graphiti52 / 100low · 32%

Zep58 / 100medium · 55%

Pricing

Free tier

Graphiti✓

Zep✓

Model

Graphiticommercial

Zepfreemium

Price level

Graphitifree

Zephigh

Starting price

Graphiti–

Zep$125

Transparent

Graphiti–

Zep✓

Integrations

Count

Graphiti5

Zep9

Security

Certifications

Graphiti–

ZepSOC 2 Type II

Gdpr

Graphiti–

Zep✓

Hipaa

Graphiti–

Zep✓

Soc2

Graphiti–

Zep✓

Trust center

Graphitihttps://github.com/security

Zep–

Vulnerabilities

GraphitiCount: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=graphiti-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: HIGH

Zep–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Graphiti0

Zep–

Github stars

Graphiti31,753

Zep–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Graphiti39

Zep–

Release

Cadence days

Graphiti5

Zep–

History

Graphiti20 items

Zep–

License

Spdx

GraphitiApache-2.0

Zep–

Language

Primary

GraphitiPython

Zep–

Market

Availability

Graphiti–

ZepAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

Graphiti6 items

Zep6 items

Capabilities

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

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

Capabilities

Architecture model

GraphitiOpen source self hosted

ZepManaged cloud API

Graph based entity relationship extraction

Graphiti✓

Zep✓

Automatic context window rolling summarization

Graphiti-

Zep-

Semantic vs episodic event chronological memory

Graphiti✓

Zep✓

Cross session and multi thread user persistence

Graphiti-

Zep✓

Memory conflict resolution and fact updating

Graphiti✓

Zep✓

Multi tenant user and agent isolation

Graphiti-

Zep✓

Native langchain and llamaindex memory classes

Graphiti-

Zep✓

Time decay and recency weighted retrieval

Graphiti-

Zep✓

Zero data retention and pii redaction layer

Graphiti-

Zep-

SOC2 type ii

Graphiti-

Zep✓

Mit or apache permissive oss license

Graphiti-

Zep✓

Pricing model

GraphitiFree open source

ZepUsage based per req

What each one is

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

Graphiti

A software framework that helps build and query knowledge graphs where information is timestamped and tracked for changes over time. It maintains the source origin of each fact and enables retrieving information through multiple search methods.

Independently observed

Zep

Leader

Combines data, documents, and conversation history from across your organization into structured knowledge graphs with access controls, allowing AI agents to retrieve the specific information they need for each task.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Graphiti

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-21verify ↗

Zep

Leader

from $125/moUsage-basedFree tier

From $125/month. Free tier with 10,000 credits/month.

FreeFree
- 10,000 credits per month
- 2 projects
- 1 Memory MCP Server seat
- 5 custom entity & edge types
- Variable rate limits
- +1 more
Flex$125/month with 50,000 credits, then $25 per 10,000 credits
- 50,000 credits included
- Auto top-up at 20%, 30-day rollover
- 600 projects
- 5 Memory MCP Server seats
- 10 custom entity & edge types
- +2 more
Flex Plus$375/month with 200,000 credits, then $75 per 40,000 credits
- 200,000 credits included
- Auto top-up at 20%, 60-day rollover
- 1,000 projects
- 15 Memory MCP Server seats
- 20 custom entity & edge types
- +4 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Custom credits with negotiated rates
- Guaranteed rate limits with SLA
- Unlimited projects
- Custom Memory MCP Server seats
- SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA BAA
- +2 more

as of 2026-09-10verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Graphiti	Zep
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Graphiti✓

Zep✓

CLI

Graphiti✓

Zep✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Graphiti✗

Zep✓

Self-hosted

Graphiti✓

Zep✓

Integrations

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

In common (5)

Neo4j
FalkorDB
Google Gemini
OpenAI
Anthropic

Graphiti

5 total - 0 not shared

Neo4j
FalkorDB
Google Gemini
OpenAI
Anthropic

Independently observed

Zep

Leader

9 total - 4 not shared

Claude
Cursor
Azure OpenAI
Amazon Neptune

Independently observed

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Graphiti or Zep: which one depends on you

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