# Cognee vs Memory (MCP reference server) (slim)

> Cognee and Memory score within a point of each other for agent memory, 54.6 and 54.2 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-01

Cognee and Memory (MCP reference server) score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 54.6 (C) and 54.2 (C). Memory (MCP reference server) leads on agent ergonomics, payments & pricing and transparency & trust. Both do agent memory.

- Cognee: C 54.6, rank #681 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cognee.min.md
- Memory (MCP reference server): C 54.2, rank #690 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/memory-reference-server.min.md
- Cognee, good for Agents whose memory has to include documents, wikis and chat tools as well as conversation, and for teams happy to self-host. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 85 against 60; Security & auth, 39 against 32; Maintenance & community, 82 against 43. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; Free to start without a card; Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.0 against 2.5 out of 5.
- Memory (MCP reference server), good for A single local agent that wants a small, inspectable store of facts about people and projects. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 67 against 59; Payments & pricing, 60 against 35; Transparency & trust, 72 against 66. Also No key needed to call it; No incidents deducted, where Cognee loses 3 points for them.

| Category | Cognee | Memory (MCP reference server) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 50 | 52 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 85 | 60 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 59 | 67 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 39 | 32 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 35 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 82 | 43 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 66 | 72 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Cognee | Memory (MCP reference server) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Model platform | MCP server |
| Vendor | Cognee | MCP project (reference servers) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://<tenant>.aws.cognee.ai/api/v1` | no (local only) |
| Transports | HTTP, stdio, SSE (legacy) | stdio |
| Auth | OAuth or key | None |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT and Apache-2.0 |
| Tools exposed | 7 | 9 |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-09-29 | 2026-08-31 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-03-27 | 2021-09-08 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2023-03-15 |
| Popularity | 31k stars, 21k PyPI/wk | 90k stars, 136k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | 2.5/5 (2) |