Zep is a capable memory layer with an auto-extracted knowledge graph and PII handling — strong for a single agent or assistant. The two overlap on graph and PII, then diverge on fleet shape: MemClaw governs memory shared across many agents, teams, and vendors, where Zep is built around single-agent recall.
| Capability | MemClaw | Zep |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-fleet support | ||
| Agent trust tiers + keystone policies | ||
| Cross-vendor memory sharing | ||
| Contradiction detection + supersession | ||
| Per-agent retrieval tuning | ||
| PII detection & quarantine | ||
| Audit trail / provenance | Partial | |
| Knowledge graph (auto-extracted) | ||
| MCP-native | ||
| OSS license | Apache 2.0 | Apache 2.0 |
Competitive comparisons reflect our reading of each product's publicly available documentation, to the best of our knowledge as of June 2026. Capabilities change — verify current details with each vendor.
Both offer an auto-extracted knowledge graph and PII handling. Zep is built around single-agent recall, while MemClaw governs memory shared across multiple agents, teams, and vendors on one auditable plane.
No. Zep focuses on single-agent memory. MemClaw adds multi-fleet, multi-tenant scoping with per-agent trust tiers and mandatory keystone policies enforced server-side.
Yes. Both auto-extract entities and relations on write. MemClaw additionally expands recall through graph hops and layers contradiction detection with supersession on top of the graph.
Yes. MemClaw and Zep are both Apache 2.0 licensed. MemClaw is self-hostable via Docker Compose or available as a managed service at memclaw.net.
Comparison reflects our reading of each project’s public documentation as of June 2026. Mem0, Zep, and Letta are solid projects for single-agent memory. Spot something out of date? Open an issue or PR and we’ll correct it.