Semantic Kernel Memory alternatives

Microsoft Semantic Kernel's memory plugin (Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Plugins.Memory): a plug-in approach to long-term memory in the SK agent framework (agent memory marked experimental). Full Semantic Kernel Memory record →

  1. 1 Agno (Phidata) Memory Framework-embedded memory

    also in Framework-embedded memory · same storage (vector) · same retrieval (similarity, injection) · same conflict handling (overwrite) · also open source · also self-hostable · also offered managed

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ✓ ★ 43k released 2026-10-21 Apache-2.0 Compare with Semantic Kernel Memory →

  2. 2 OpenAI Agents SDK Memory Framework-embedded memory

    also in Framework-embedded memory · same storage (vector) · same retrieval (similarity, injection) · same conflict handling (overwrite) · also open source · also self-hostable · also offered managed

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ✓ ★ 29k released 2026-10-15 MIT Compare with Semantic Kernel Memory →

  3. 3 Google ADK Memory Framework-embedded memory

    also in Framework-embedded memory · same storage (vector) · same retrieval (similarity, injection) · same conflict handling (overwrite) · also open source · also self-hostable · also offered managed

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ✓ ★ 21k released 2026-08-07 Apache-2.0 Compare with Semantic Kernel Memory →

  4. 4 Botpress LLMz Framework-embedded memory

    also in Framework-embedded memory · same storage (vector) · same retrieval (similarity, injection) · same memory unit (document) · also open source · also self-hostable · also offered managed

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ✓ ★ 15k MIT (SDK/integration packages in… Compare with Semantic Kernel Memory →

  5. 5 Obsidian Smart Connections Personal AI / PKM / lifelogging memory

    same storage (vector) · same retrieval (similarity) · same conflict handling (overwrite) · same memory unit (document, chunk) · also self-hostable · also offered managed

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

  6. 6 Reflect Personal AI / PKM / lifelogging memory

    same storage (vector) · same retrieval (similarity) · same conflict handling (overwrite) · same memory unit (document) · also open source · also self-hostable · also offered managed

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ? ★ 1.5k MIT Compare with Semantic Kernel Memory →

  7. 7 CrewAI Memory Framework-embedded memory

    also in Framework-embedded memory · same storage (vector) · same retrieval (similarity, injection) · also open source · also self-hostable · also offered managed · also has MCP

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ✓ ★ 51k released 2026-10-14 MIT Compare with Semantic Kernel Memory →

  8. 8 Supernotes AI Personal AI / PKM / lifelogging memory

    same storage (vector) · same retrieval (similarity) · same conflict handling (overwrite) · same memory unit (document) · also offered managed

    OSS ? Self-host — Managed ✓ MCP — Compare with Semantic Kernel Memory →

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