# claude-mem vs Context Mode Engine (slim)

> claude-mem scores 58.6 (C) to Context Mode Engine's 46.2 (D) for memory search. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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claude-mem scores 58.6 (C) on agent readiness against Context Mode Engine's 46.2 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Context Mode Engine leads on payments & pricing. Both do memory search.

- claude-mem: C 58.6, rank #677 of 1239 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/claude-mem.min.md
- Context Mode Engine: D 46.2, rank #1034 of 1239 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/context-mode.min.md
- claude-mem, good for Session memory for one developer's coding agents, recalled by staged MCP search, with optional hosted sync across machines. Ahead on Reliability, 85 against 45; Schema & documentation, 84 against 65; Agent ergonomics, 74 against 65; Security & auth, 50 against 35; Maintenance & community, 76 against 10. Also Open source.
- Context Mode Engine, good for Context Mode Engine indexes tool output and session events locally for coding agents. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 40 against 20. Also No key needed to call it; No incidents deducted, where claude-mem loses 6 points for them.

| Category | claude-mem | Context Mode Engine |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 85 | 45 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 84 | 65 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 74 | 65 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 50 | 35 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 76 | 10 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 46 | 46 |

| Fact (where they differ) | claude-mem | Context Mode Engine |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Alex Newman | MKSF LTD |
| Transports | stdio, HTTP | stdio |
| Auth | OAuth or key | None |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 for the engine, CLI, worker, MCP tools, adapters and docs. The hosted CMEM Pro observer, cloud sync and TeamBrain are closed and run under the cmem cloud terms | Elastic License 2.0, source available with restrictions on hosted or managed services. |
| Tools exposed | 19 | 11 |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-29 | 2026-06-29 |
| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | no date given |
| Customer content may train models | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 106k stars, 30k npm/wk | 31k stars |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.5/5 (4) |