Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/thedotmack/claude-mem/vs/usememos/memos
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/thedotmack/claude-mem/vs/usememos/memos.md
Description: claude-mem and memos share 4 technologies: React, Vite, Postgres, and MCP. claude-mem is written in TypeScript and memos in Go.

# claude-mem vs memos

claude-mem and memos share 4 technologies: React, Vite, Postgres, and MCP. claude-mem is written in TypeScript and memos in Go.

- [thedotmack/claude-mem](https://seerepo.com/r/thedotmack/claude-mem): Persistent Context Across Sessions for Every Agent –  Captures everything your agent does during sessions, compresses it with AI, and injects relevant context back into future sessions. Works with Claude Code, OpenClaw, Codex, Gemini, Hermes, Copilot, OpenCode + More
- [usememos/memos](https://seerepo.com/r/usememos/memos): Memos is an open-source, self-hosted note-taking app that brings your everyday thoughts together in a personal timeline. Your data stays yours, and you choose what to keep private or share.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, Vite, Postgres, MCP
- Only in claude-mem: Anthropic, PostHog
- Only in memos: net/http, OpenAI

## Side by side

| | claude-mem | memos |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 488,121 lines written, 766 code files | 178,467 lines written, 701 code files |
| Who writes it | 61.2% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and CodeRabbit | 3.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Jules, and CodeRabbit |
| Activity | Last push October 29, 2026, 3,427 commits, 104,050 stars | Last push October 27, 2026, 4,904 commits, 64,120 stars |
| Tests | 1,220 test files. 68.9% of its code files have a test that imports them | 398 test files. 60.3% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, claude-mem or memos?

claude-mem, with 488,121 lines written in 766 code files; memos has 178,467 in 701.

The proof: [thedotmack/claude-mem's code at commit d7c2da3](https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem/tree/d7c2da3e5f9397b394dbc6b6966f4b261b489f7b)

### Which has more GitHub stars, claude-mem or memos?

claude-mem, with 104,050 stars; memos has 64,120.

The proof: [thedotmack/claude-mem on GitHub](https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem)

### Which has more tests, claude-mem or memos?

claude-mem, with 1,220 test files; memos has 398.

The proof: [thedotmack/claude-mem's code at commit d7c2da3](https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem/tree/d7c2da3e5f9397b394dbc6b6966f4b261b489f7b)

### Which was updated more recently, claude-mem or memos?

claude-mem: its last push was on October 29, 2026, and memos's on October 27, 2026.

The proof: [thedotmack/claude-mem's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, claude-mem or memos?

claude-mem: an AI signed 61.2% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and CodeRabbit; in memos, 3.1%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in thedotmack/claude-mem](https://seerepo.com/r/thedotmack/claude-mem/ai)

## Sources

- thedotmack/claude-mem: Read on October 29, 2026, at commit d7c2da3 (https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem/tree/d7c2da3e5f9397b394dbc6b6966f4b261b489f7b)
- usememos/memos: Read on October 27, 2026, at commit dcf08b5 (https://github.com/usememos/memos/tree/dcf08b5911a4faefc41664779713956b21980081)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.