Supermemory vs Zep
A side-by-side comparison of Supermemory and Zep, two Memory tools, drawn from Ignaite's continuously-verified listings.
Compared from listings verified as of
At a glance
The honest brief
Supermemory
MIT-licensed memory engine you self-host or call as a managed API — one recall endpoint across any model.
- MIT-licensed, self-host or managed
- Single recall API across any model
- Connectors: Drive, Gmail, Notion
- Ships MCP server and SDKs
- Younger project, evolving API
- Smaller track record than peers
- Self-hosting needs infra work
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