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     <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.13956"><img src="images/arxiv-screenshot.png" alt="Zep: A Temporal Knowledge Graph Architecture for Agent Memory" width="700px"></a>
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+## Zep vs Graphiti
+
+| Aspect | Zep | Graphiti |
+|--------|-----|----------|
+| **What they are** | Complete managed platform for AI memory | Open-source graph framework |
+| **User & conversation management** | Built-in users, threads, and message storage | Build your own |
+| **Retrieval & performance** | Pre-configured, production-ready retrieval with sub-200ms performance at scale | Custom implementation required; performance depends on your setup |
+| **Developer tools** | Dashboard with graph visualization, debug logs, API logs; SDKs for Python, TypeScript, and Go | Build your own tools |
+| **Enterprise features** | SLAs, support, security guarantees | Self-managed |
+| **Deployment** | Fully managed or in your cloud | Self-hosted only |
+
+### When to choose which
+
+**Choose Zep** if you want a turnkey, enterprise-grade platform with security, performance, and support baked in.
+
+**Choose Graphiti** if you want a flexible OSS core and you're comfortable building/operating the surrounding system.
+
 ## Why Graphiti?
 
 Traditional RAG approaches often rely on batch processing and static data summarization, making them inefficient for