# Tokenrip vs Zep (slim)

> Zep scores 73.9 (BB) to Tokenrip's 59.6 (C) for agent memory. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

- Full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tokenrip-vs-zep.md (~2,450 tokens) · this version ~730 tokens · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tokenrip-vs-zep.json · canonical https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tokenrip-vs-zep
- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · MCP: https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp · Updated: 2026-10-21
- Licence: CC BY 4.0, credit Anchor Terminal and link this page (https://www.anchorterminal.com/terms/#data)

Zep scores 73.9 (BB) on agent readiness against Tokenrip's 59.6 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Tokenrip leads on payments & pricing. Both do agent memory.

- Tokenrip: C 59.6, rank #608 of 1197 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tokenrip.min.md
- Zep: BB 73.9, rank #81 of 1197 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zep.min.md
- Tokenrip, good for Small teams, or one person with several agents in different tools (Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, Grok), who want one place for shared files, tasks, decisions and handoffs with a person approving outside actions. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 50 against 30.
- 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 Reliability, 70 against 27; Schema & documentation, 93 against 83; Agent ergonomics, 87 against 70; Security & auth, 84 against 69; Maintenance & community, 80 against 70. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better.

| Category | Tokenrip | Zep |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 27 | 70 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 83 | 93 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 70 | 87 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 69 | 84 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 50 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 70 | 80 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 56 | 59 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Tokenrip | Zep |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Quintel, LLC | Zep |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.tokenrip.com/mcp` | `https://api.getzep.com/api/v4` |
| Transports | Streamable HTTP, HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Licence | Proprietary hosted service under Tokenrip's terms of service (Quintel, LLC, Texas law). The `rip` CLI and library `@tokenrip/cli` is MIT-licensed on GitHub | Apache-2.0 (examples repo). The service is closed-source |
| Tools exposed | 99 | 12 |
| MCP registry | `io.github.silostack/tokenrip` | not listed |
| Last release | 2026-10-21 | 2026-10-14 |
| Terms last updated |  | 2026-08-17 |
| Privacy policy last updated |  | 2024-01-27 |
| Customer content may train models |  | yes |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | yes |
| Popularity | 5 stars, 401 npm/wk | 4.9k stars, 130k npm/wk, 87k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3.8/5 (4) | 4/5 (2) |