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  1. 1 Scrintal Personal AI / PKM / lifelogging memory

    also in Personal AI / PKM / lifelogging memory · same storage (graph) · same retrieval (graph-traversal) · same conflict handling (overwrite) · same memory unit (document) · also offered managed

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

  2. 2 Obsidian Smart Connections Personal AI / PKM / lifelogging memory

    also in Personal AI / PKM / lifelogging memory · same storage (file) · same retrieval (similarity) · same conflict handling (overwrite) · same memory unit (document) · also offered managed

    OSS — Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ? ★ 5.5k released 2026-08-06 proprietary (Smart Plugins License… Compare with Heptabase →

  3. 3 Reflect Personal AI / PKM / lifelogging memory

    also in Personal AI / PKM / lifelogging memory · same storage (graph) · same retrieval (similarity, graph-traversal) · same conflict handling (overwrite) · same memory unit (document) · also offered managed

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ? ★ 1.5k MIT Compare with Heptabase →

  4. 4 Amplenote Personal AI / PKM / lifelogging memory

    also in Personal AI / PKM / lifelogging memory · same storage (graph) · same retrieval (graph-traversal) · same conflict handling (overwrite) · same memory unit (document) · also offered managed

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

  5. 5 Capacities Personal AI / PKM / lifelogging memory

    also in Personal AI / PKM / lifelogging memory · same storage (graph) · same retrieval (similarity, graph-traversal) · same conflict handling (overwrite) · same memory unit (document) · also offered managed

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

  6. 6 Tana (now Tana Outliner) Personal AI / PKM / lifelogging memory ⚠ renamed — now Tana Outliner

    also in Personal AI / PKM / lifelogging memory · same storage (graph) · same retrieval (similarity, graph-traversal) · same conflict handling (overwrite) · same memory unit (document) · also offered managed

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

  7. 7 Logseq Personal AI / PKM / lifelogging memory

    also in Personal AI / PKM / lifelogging memory · same storage (graph, file) · same retrieval (similarity, graph-traversal) · same memory unit (document) · also offered managed

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ? ★ 45k released 2026-10-07 AGPL-3.0 Compare with Heptabase →

  8. 8 Apple Notes + Apple Intelligence Personal AI / PKM / lifelogging memory

    also in Personal AI / PKM / lifelogging memory · same storage (file) · same retrieval (similarity) · same conflict handling (overwrite) · same memory unit (document) · also offered managed

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

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