# Mengram vs Zep

Zep is an enterprise AI memory tool with temporal knowledge graph and SOC2/HIPAA compliance. Mengram offers 3 memory types, procedural learning, and a cloud API.

## What Zep does well

- Temporal knowledge graph — tracks how facts change over time
- SOC2 and HIPAA compliance
- Sub-200ms latency targets
- Python, TypeScript, and Go SDKs

## What Zep doesn't have

- Cloud-only (community edition deprecated)
- Enterprise pricing only — no affordable plans
- No episodic memory
- No procedural memory
- No self-improving workflows
- No Cognitive Profile

## Feature comparison

|  | Mengram | Zep |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Semantic memory (facts) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Episodic memory (events) | ✅ | ❌ |
| Procedural memory (workflows) | ✅ | ❌ |
| Self-improving procedures | ✅ | ❌ |
| Cognitive Profile | ✅ | ❌ |
| Multi-user isolation | ✅ | ✅ |
| Knowledge graph | ✅ | ✅ |
| MCP server | ✅ | ❌ |
| Import (ChatGPT, Obsidian) | ✅ | ❌ |
| Self-hostable | ✅ | ❌ |
| Price | Free | Enterprise |

## When to choose what

### Choose Zep if...

Enterprise apps in regulated industries (healthcare, finance) where SOC2/HIPAA and temporal reasoning are requirements.

### Choose Mengram if...

Agents that learn and improve over time. 3 memory types, cloud API, self-hostable, MCP + LangChain + CrewAI integrations.

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