# claude-mem vs Zep (slim)

> Zep scores 74 (BB) to claude-mem's 58.6 (C) for agent memory. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Zep scores 74 (BB) on agent readiness against claude-mem's 58.6 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. claude-mem leads on reliability. Both do agent memory.

- claude-mem: C 58.6, rank #677 of 1239 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/claude-mem.min.md
- Zep: BB 74, rank #83 of 1239 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zep.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 70. Also Runs on your own machine; Open source.
- Zep, good for Agents that must track how facts about a person or account change over time, inside a team that needs access policies and audit logs. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 93 against 84; Agent ergonomics, 87 against 74; Security & auth, 84 against 50; Payments & pricing, 30 against 20; Transparency & trust, 61 against 46. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; 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 | Zep |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 85 | 70 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 84 | 93 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 74 | 87 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 50 | 84 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 76 | 80 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 46 | 61 |

| Fact (where they differ) | claude-mem | Zep |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Alex Newman | Zep |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.getzep.com/api/v4` |
| Transports | stdio, HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| 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 (examples repo). The service is closed-source |
| Tools exposed | 19 | 12 |
| Last release | 2026-10-29 | 2026-10-14 |
| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | 2026-08-17 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2024-01-27 |
| 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 | 4.9k stars, 130k npm/wk, 87k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 4/5 (2) |