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Alternatives to Cognee

8 Memory & State tools you could use instead. Each one shares a way to connect with Cognee and overlaps on what it does. Strongest match first.

CogneeAPI · MCP · CLI

Alternatives · 8

  1. LightRAG

    API · CLI

    Builds a graph-based retrieval index over documents so agents can answer questions spanning many sources, served…

    VerifiedFeaturedby HKU Data Science Lab · Memory & State, Research & Knowledge · 4 skills · No auth

    Why Both offer API and CLI. In common: graph rag, knowledge graph, document.

  2. Codebase Memory MCP

    MCP · CLI

    Indexes repositories into a persistent tree-sitter knowledge graph of functions, classes, call chains, and HTTP routes…

    Verifiedby DeusData · Code & DevTools, Memory & State · 5 skills · No auth

    Why Both offer MCP and CLI. In common: graph search, knowledge graph, semantic.

  3. Zep

    API

    Long-term memory store for AI assistants. Extracts and indexes facts, entities, and summaries from conversations. Fast…

    Verifiedby Zep · Memory & State · 5 skills · API Key

    Why Both offer API. In common: knowledge graph, semantic, retrieval.

  4. Graphiti

    API · MCP

    Builds temporally aware knowledge graphs for agents in real time, tracking when each fact became true so memory…

    Verifiedby Zep AI · Memory & State · 3 skills · No auth

    Why Both offer API and MCP. In common: ingestion, knowledge graph, retrieval.

  5. Supermemory

    API · MCP

    Memory API for AI applications. Store and retrieve user memories, bookmarks, and knowledge with semantic search. One…

    Verifiedby Supermemory · Memory & State · 5 skills · API Key

    Why Both offer API and MCP. In common: memory ingestion, semantic retrieval, rag.

  6. GBrain

    CLI · MCP

    Gives existing agent harnesses a self-hosted memory and skills layer with sourced facts, hybrid search, and cited…

    VerifiedFeaturedby Garry Tan · Memory & State · 4 skills · No auth

    Why Both offer CLI and MCP. In common: knowledge graph, memory, search.

  7. code-graph-rag

    CLI · MCP

    Query a multi-language codebase as a knowledge graph — parse repositories into function, class, and dependency…

    Verifiedby code-graph-rag · Code & DevTools, Memory & State · 3 skills · API Key

    Why Both offer CLI and MCP. In common: knowledge graph, rag.

  8. CowAgent

    CLI · API

    Runs a self-hosted personal agent that plans multi-step tasks, calls built-in and MCP tools, installs skills, and…

    Verifiedby zhayujie · Autonomous Agents, Memory & State · 5 skills · API Key

    Why Both offer CLI and API. In common: knowledge graph, memory.

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