Zep (memory platform)
Long-term memory platform for AI agents. Sits above Graphiti as the application layer — sessions, facts, summaries, vector + graph hybrid retrieval. The 'memory backend you don't have to build' choice.
Overview
Long-term memory platform for AI agents. Sits above Graphiti as the application layer — sessions, facts, summaries, vector + graph hybrid retrieval. The 'memory backend you don't have to build' choice.
Stack & relationships
How Zep (memory platform) relates to other entries in the catalog — recommended pairings, alternatives, dependencies, and edges to avoid. Each edge carries a one-line operator note from our editorial team.
Recommended stack
- Pairs withOpenHands
Zep memory provider integration is cleaner on OpenHands than on Goose or Aider. Picks up agent decisions across sessions automatically.
Alternatives
- Competes withMem0 (agent memory API)
Mem0 emphasises drop-in API; Zep emphasises temporal knowledge-graph memory. Different mental models — pick by whether you want graph traversal or vector retrieval.
- Competes withLetta (memory framework)
Both target long-horizon agent memory. Letta is explicit memory hierarchy; Zep is temporal knowledge graph. Different mental models — pick by whether memory state is something you want to inspect or something you want to query.
- Competes withGraphiti (Zep)
Both store memory as temporal knowledge graphs. Zep is a hosted product with a strong API; Graphiti is OSS with deeper Neo4j integration. Pick Zep for fast wiring; Graphiti for full local control.
- Alternative toMem0 (agent memory API)
Zep's temporal-graph approach handles 'what did Bob decide three sessions ago and why' better than Mem0's flat vector retrieval. Trade slower lookup for stronger multi-hop reasoning.
- Alternative toGraphiti (Zep)
OSS counterpart to Zep with similar temporal-graph design. Pick Graphiti when full local control + Neo4j integration matters; pick Zep when you want managed infra.
- Alternative toMCP Memory Server
MCP Memory is graph-shaped but simple; Zep is graph-shaped and sophisticated. The architectural difference shows up at scale — MCP Memory wobbles past a few thousand entities; Zep doesn't.
Pros
- Drop-in API for sessions + facts
- Graph + vector hybrid retrieval
- OSS self-hostable
Cons
- Coupled to specific Postgres + graph deps
- Cloud version is the actively-maintained path
Compatibility
| Operating systems | macOS Linux Docker |
| GPU backends | n/a |
| License | Open source · free (OSS Community) + Zep cloud |
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