LangMem vs Zep
A side-by-side comparison of LangMem and Zep, two Memory tools, drawn from Ignaite's continuously-verified listings.
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At a glance
The honest brief
LangMem
Backed by LangChain, its memory tools plug straight into LangGraph rather than running as a standalone store.
- Semantic, episodic, procedural memory
- Storage- and framework-agnostic core API
- Native LangGraph integration
- MIT-licensed and free
- Most value inside the LangChain stack
- Young SDK, evolving API
- You wire up your own storage layer
Zep
Stores a temporal knowledge graph (via OSS Graphiti) that versions how facts change over time, not flat snapshots.
- Open-source Graphiti engine (Apache-2.0)
- Managed Zep Cloud option
- Pulls in chat + business data
- Long-term context for agents
- Graph approach has learning curve
- Cloud is credit-based pricing
- Heavier than simple vector memory
- Newer ecosystem