engram alternatives

SQLite + FTS5; agent decides what to save (not firehose capture). Single Go binary, no CGO, no Node/Python/Docker dependencies. HTTP API + MCP + CLI + TUI; optional cloud sync with local-source-of-truth. Full engram record →

  1. 1 OpenMemory MCP Claude Code memory mechanisms

    also in Claude Code memory mechanisms · same storage (relational) · same memory unit (fact) · also open source · also self-hostable · also has MCP

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ? MCP ✓ ★ 67k Apache-2.0 (mem0 monorepo) Compare with engram →

  2. 2 Elicit Vertical / domain-specific AI memory

    same storage (relational) · same retrieval (exact-match) · same conflict handling (append) · same memory unit (fact, document)

    OSS ? Self-host — Managed ✓ MCP ? Compare with engram →

  3. 3 Haystack Memory (deepset) Framework-embedded memory

    same retrieval (exact-match) · same conflict handling (append) · same memory unit (document) · also open source · also self-hostable · also has MCP

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ✓ ★ 26k released 2026-10-21 Apache-2.0 Compare with engram →

  4. 4 Scite.ai Vertical / domain-specific AI memory ⚠ acquired — acquired by Research Solutions

    same storage (relational) · same retrieval (exact-match) · same conflict handling (append) · same memory unit (fact, document) · also has MCP

    OSS ? Self-host — Managed ✓ MCP ✓ Compare with engram →

  5. 5 LangGraph Persistence Framework-embedded memory

    same storage (relational) · same retrieval (exact-match) · same memory unit (fact) · also open source · also self-hostable · also has MCP

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ✓ ★ 43k released 2026-10-16 MIT Compare with engram →

  6. 6 n8n AI Agent Memory Framework-embedded memory

    same storage (relational) · same retrieval (exact-match) · same memory unit (document) · also self-hostable · also has MCP

    OSS — Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ✓ ★ 208k released 2026-10-19 Sustainable Use License + n8n Enterprise… Compare with engram →

  7. 7 Claude Code auto-memory Claude Code memory mechanisms

    also in Claude Code memory mechanisms · same conflict handling (append) · same memory unit (fact, document) · also has MCP

    OSS ? Self-host ? Managed ? MCP ✓ Compare with engram →

  8. 8 MemWal (now Walrus Memory) Dedicated memory layers ⚠ renamed — now Walrus Memory

    same retrieval (exact-match) · same conflict handling (append) · same memory unit (document) · also open source · also self-hostable

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed — MCP ? ★ 117 Apache-2.0 Compare with engram →

Ranked by shared memory design (storage, retrieval, conflict handling, memory unit), same section and shared must-haves (open source, self-hosting, MCP), with adoption as a tie-breaker. ✓ confirmed · — no · ? not in the catalog yet. Want picks for your own requirements? Use the chooser. Checking a whole project? Check your stack.