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

> Memory and Graphiti score within a point of each other for agent memory, 54.2 and 53.3 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Memory (MCP reference server) and Graphiti score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 54.2 (C) and 53.3 (D). Graphiti leads on schema & documentation and maintenance & community. Both do agent memory.

- Graphiti: D 53.3, rank #710 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/graphiti.min.md
- Memory (MCP reference server): C 54.2, rank #690 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/memory-reference-server.min.md
- Graphiti, good for Teams that want Zep's temporal graph model on their own infrastructure and can run a graph database. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 71 against 60; Maintenance & community, 65 against 43.
- 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 51; Security & auth, 32 against 23.

| Category | Graphiti | Memory (MCP reference server) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 50 | 52 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 71 | 60 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 51 | 67 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 23 | 32 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 65 | 43 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 71 | 72 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Graphiti | Memory (MCP reference server) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Agent framework | MCP server |
| Vendor | Zep | MCP project (reference servers) |
| Transports | Streamable HTTP, stdio | stdio |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT and Apache-2.0 |
| Tools exposed | 13 | 9 |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-09-08 | 2026-08-31 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | 2021-09-08 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | 2023-03-15 |
| Customer content may train models |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 29k stars, 151k PyPI/wk | 90k stars, 136k npm/wk |