Comparison

Memary vs Zep

No clear leader: Zep (58.4) and Memary (54.0) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Memary54
Zep58
Score
vioscaleAI score
Memary54 / 100low · 19%
Zep58 / 100medium · 55%
Pricing
Free tier
Memary✓
Zep✓
Model
Memaryfree
Price level
Memaryfree
Zephigh
Starting price
Memary–
Zep$125
Transparent
Memary✓
Zep✓
Integrations
Count
Memary7
Zep9
Adoption
Dependent repos
Memary0
Zep–
Github stars
Memary2,660
Zep–
Release
Cadence days
Memary11
Zep–
History
Memary6 items
Zep–
License
Spdx
MemaryMIT
Zep–
Language
Primary
Zep–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Memary

An open-source framework that extends autonomous agent capabilities by storing interactions and knowledge in graph structures, enabling agents to maintain continuity and access relevant information across sessions through entity extraction and memory compression techniques.

Independently observed

Zep

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.

Memary

FreeFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

Zep

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 verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Memary✓
Zep✓
CLI
Memary✓
Zep✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Memary✗
Zep✓
Self-hosted
Memary✓
Zep✓

Integrations

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

In common (3)
  • FalkorDB
  • OpenAI
  • Neo4j

Memary

9 total - 6 not shared
  • LangChain
  • LlamaIndex
  • Ollama
  • Perplexity
  • Google Maps
  • Alpha Vantage
Independently observed

Zep

9 total - 6 not shared
  • Claude
  • Cursor
  • Azure OpenAI
  • Google Gemini
  • Anthropic
  • Amazon Neptune
Independently observed
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Memary or Zep: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

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