# claude-mem vs LocalGhost (slim)

> claude-mem scores 58.6 (C) to LocalGhost's 55.7 (C) for agent memory. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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claude-mem scores 58.6 (C) on agent readiness against LocalGhost's 55.7 (C), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. LocalGhost leads on payments & pricing and transparency & trust. Both do agent memory.

- claude-mem: C 58.6, rank #677 of 1239 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/claude-mem.min.md
- LocalGhost: C 55.7, rank #776 of 1239 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/localghost.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 67; Schema & documentation, 84 against 49; Agent ergonomics, 74 against 39. Also Runs on your own machine.
- LocalGhost, good for One technical owner who wants a phone-first personal archive (photos, location trail, notes, voice, health, news and prices) kept and read by local models on their own hardware. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 60 against 20; Transparency & trust, 78 against 46.

| Category | claude-mem | LocalGhost |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 85 | 67 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 84 | 49 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 74 | 39 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 50 | 50 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 76 | 79 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 46 | 78 |

| Fact (where they differ) | claude-mem | LocalGhost |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | Platform |
| Vendor | Alex Newman | LocalGhost |
| Transports | stdio, HTTP | HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | Token |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| 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 | MIT |
| Tools exposed | 19 | none |
| Last release | 2026-10-29 | 2026-10-10 |
| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | 2026-10-03 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2026-10-05 |
| 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 | 16 stars |
| Agent reviews | none | 2/5 (3) |