# Cognee vs Graphiti

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Cognee

| Attribute | Cognee | Graphiti |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 83 (37% (low)) | 45.2 (35% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 27 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 30,320 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | An open-source framework that enables AI agents to build and query context graphs with historical awareness. Unlike static knowledge graphs, Graphiti's context graphs preserve how information changes over time and maintain provenance to source data, supporting both semantic and graph-based retrieval across evolving real-world data. |
| features.capabilities | `{"soc2_type_ii":false,"architecture_model":"open_source_self_hosted","mit_or_apache_permissive_oss_license":true,"multi_tenant_user_and_agent_isolation":true,"time_decay_and_recency_weighted_retrieval":true,"graph_based_entity_relationship_extraction":true,"zero_data_retention_and_pii_redaction_layer":false,"memory_conflict_resolution_and_fact_updating":true,"automatic_context_window_rolling_summarization":true,"native_langchain_and_llamaindex_memory_classes":false,"cross_session_and_multi_thread_user_persistence":true,"semantic_vs_episodic_event_chronological_memory":true}` | `{"pricing_model":"free_open_source","architecture_model":"open_source_self_hosted","graph_based_entity_relationship_extraction":true,"semantic_vs_episodic_event_chronological_memory":true}` |
| integrations.count | 27 | 5 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Claude Code"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"Codex"},{"name":"LangGraph"},{"name":"OpenClaw"},{"name":"CrewAI"},{"name":"n8n"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Notion"},{"name":"Google Drive"},{"name":"Amazon Neptune"},{"name":"Weaviate"},{"name":"Qdrant"},{"name":"Pinecone"},{"name":"Redis"},{"name":"Azure AI Search"},{"name":"Milvus"},{"name":"OpenSearch"},{"name":"Valkey"},{"name":"Memgraph"},{"name":"NetworkX"},{"name":"Google Cloud Spanner"},{"name":"TuringDB"},{"name":"pgGraph"},{"name":"DuckDB"},{"name":"FalkorDB"},{"name":"ScrapeGraphAI"}]` | `[{"name":"Neo4j"},{"name":"FalkorDB"},{"name":"Google Gemini"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Anthropic"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Python |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"DE","primaryMarkets":["EU","US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free, forever","features":["Graph-based memory","SDK and MCP access","Agentic integrations (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex)","Unlimited users and API calls"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Self-hosted open-source deployment","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"unlimited","api_calls":"unlimited","workspaces":"1","tokens_monthly":"1M"}},{"free":false,"name":"Standard","summary":"$5 per workspace/month","features":["Unlimited workspaces","Data integrations: Slack, Notion, Google Drive","In-app support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"workspace","amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Managed cloud with data integrations","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"workspaces":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Premium","summary":"Custom pricing with enterprise support","features":["Dedicated Slack channel","Dedicated support engineer","Bring-your-own cloud support","Support SLA"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"workspace","amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Enterprise deployment with dedicated support","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free tier (1M tokens/mo). Standard from $5/workspace/mo. Enterprise custom pricing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.cognee.ai/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T11:08:22.660Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"workspace","amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T11:02:58.952Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":5,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | - | 4 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/releases/tag/v0.29.3","date":"2026-07-27T20:57:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.29.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/releases/tag/v0.29.2","date":"2026-06-08T14:25:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.29.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/releases/tag/v0.29.1","date":"2026-05-21T03:32:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.29.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/releases/tag/v0.29.0","date":"2026-04-27T15:54:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.29.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/releases/tag/v0.28.2","date":"2026-03-11T16:19:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.28.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/releases/tag/mcp-v1.0.2","date":"2026-03-11T19:23:05Z","type":"stable","version":"mcp-v1.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/releases/tag/v0.28.1","date":"2026-02-19T15:09:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.28.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/releases/tag/v0.28.0","date":"2026-02-17T20:23:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.28.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/releases/tag/v0.27.2pre1","date":"2026-02-12T22:24:27Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.27.2pre1"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/releases/tag/v0.27.1","date":"2026-02-12T00:28:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.27.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/releases/tag/v0.27.0","date":"2026-02-11T14:34:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.27.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/releases/tag/v0.27.0pre2","date":"2026-02-05T16:39:32Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.27.0pre2"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/releases/tag/v0.27.0pre1","date":"2026-01-29T19:57:48Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.27.0pre1"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/releases/tag/v0.26.3","date":"2026-01-22T16:31:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.26.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/releases/tag/v0.26.2","date":"2026-01-21T21:11:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.26.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/releases/tag/v0.26.1","date":"2026-01-21T20:18:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.26.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/releases/tag/v0.26.0","date":"2026-01-16T16:09:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.26.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/releases/tag/v0.25.5","date":"2026-01-13T14:14:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.25.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/releases/tag/v0.25.4","date":"2026-01-12T20:43:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.25.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/releases/tag/v0.25.3","date":"2026-01-07T21:38:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.25.3"}]` |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.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"}` |

## Capabilities (Agent Memory)

| Capability | Cognee | Graphiti |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Architecture model | Open source self hosted | Open source self hosted |
| 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 |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:26:33.944Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*