# claude-mem vs Mem0 Platform + MCP (slim)

> claude-mem scores 58.6 (C) to Mem0 Platform's 56.2 (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 Mem0 Platform + MCP's 56.2 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Mem0 Platform + MCP leads on payments & pricing, maintenance & community 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
- Mem0 Platform + MCP: C 56.2, rank #758 of 1239 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mem0.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 30; Agent ergonomics, 74 against 63; Security & auth, 50 against 45. Also Runs on your own machine.
- Mem0 Platform + MCP, good for Chat products that want per-user facts back with one search call and little setup. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 50 against 20; Maintenance & community, 85 against 76; Transparency & trust, 62 against 46. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; Free to start without a card; No incidents deducted, where claude-mem loses 6 points for them.

| Category | claude-mem | Mem0 Platform + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 85 | 30 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 84 | 80 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 74 | 63 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 50 | 45 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 50 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 76 | 85 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 46 | 62 |

| Fact (where they differ) | claude-mem | Mem0 Platform + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Alex Newman | Mem0 |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.mem0.ai` |
| Transports | stdio, HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| 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 | Apache-2.0 |
| Tools exposed | 19 | 11 |
| MCP registry | not listed | `io.github.mem0ai/mem0` |
| Last release | 2026-10-29 | 2026-09-25 |
| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | no date given |
| Customer content may train models | couldn't be read | yes |
| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read | yes |
| 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 | yes |
| Popularity | 106k stars, 30k npm/wk | 66k stars, 168k npm/wk, 502k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 2.5/5 (2) |