Graphiti MCP Server (Zep) alternatives

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  1. 1 Official MCP Memory server Claude Code memory mechanisms

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

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed — MCP ✓ ★ 90k released 2026-08-31 Apache-2.0 AND MIT (new contributions… Compare with Graphiti MCP Server (Zep) →

  2. 2 Hindsight MCP Claude Code memory mechanisms

    also in Claude Code memory mechanisms · same storage (graph) · same retrieval (graph-traversal) · same memory unit (episode, fact) · also open source · also self-hostable · also offered managed

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ✓ ★ 45k released 2026-10-21 MIT Compare with Graphiti MCP Server (Zep) →

  3. 3 Cognee MCP Claude Code memory mechanisms

    also in Claude Code memory mechanisms · same storage (graph) · same retrieval (graph-traversal) · same memory unit (fact) · also open source · also self-hostable · also offered managed

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ✓ ★ 31k released 2026-10-16 Apache-2.0 Compare with Graphiti MCP Server (Zep) →

  4. 4 mcp-memory-service (doobidoo) Claude Code memory mechanisms

    also in Claude Code memory mechanisms · same storage (graph) · same retrieval (graph-traversal) · same memory unit (episode, fact) · also open source · also self-hostable · also offered managed

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ✓ ★ 2.0k released 2026-10-03 Apache-2.0 Compare with Graphiti MCP Server (Zep) →

  5. 5 mcp-knowledge-graph Claude Code memory mechanisms

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

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed — MCP ✓ ★ 889 released 2025-12-22 MIT Compare with Graphiti MCP Server (Zep) →

  6. 6 CORE (RedPlanet) Personal AI / PKM / lifelogging memory

    same storage (graph) · same retrieval (graph-traversal) · same conflict handling (bi-temporal) · same memory unit (episode, fact) · also open source · also self-hostable

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ? MCP ? ★ 2.0k released 2026-09-07 AGPL-3.0 Compare with Graphiti MCP Server (Zep) →

  7. 7 Mem0 Dedicated memory layers

    same storage (graph) · same retrieval (graph-traversal) · same memory unit (episode, fact) · also open source · also self-hostable · also offered managed · also has MCP

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ✓ ★ 67k released 2026-09-25 Apache-2.0 Compare with Graphiti MCP Server (Zep) →

  8. 8 Mem0 Security / OpenMemory Memory governance, privacy & safety

    same storage (graph) · same retrieval (graph-traversal) · same memory unit (fact) · also open source · also self-hostable · also offered managed · also has MCP

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ✓ ★ 67k released 2026-09-25 Apache-2.0 Compare with Graphiti MCP Server (Zep) →

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.