What is the best free alternative to Basic Memory?
RAGFlow is the closest free alternative to Basic Memory: same Agent Memory & RAG-as-a-Service sub-category, and it is free. Open-source RAG engine with deep document parsing and agent workflows
Best free Basic Memory alternatives
Looking for a free alternative to Basic Memory? Here are 9 agent memory & rag-as-a-service worth trying — 9 with a free tier. Basic Memory itself is free.
| Tool | Basic Memory (you searched) | RAGFlow | LightRAG | Cognee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | free | free | free | free |
| Best for | MCP server that stores AI conversation memory as local Markdown notes | Open-source RAG engine with deep document parsing and agent workflows | Simple, fast graph-based RAG from HKU Data Science lab (EMNLP 2025) | Open-source memory platform that turns data into a knowledge graph plus vectors for agents |
| Visit | Open ↗ | Open ↗ | Open ↗ | Open ↗ |
Basic Memory alternatives — straight answers
Are there free Basic Memory alternatives?
Yes — 9 of the 9 alternatives listed here are free or freemium: RAGFlow, LightRAG, Cognee, Graphiti, MemOS. None of them are paid-only.
Is Basic Memory free?
Basic Memory is free. There is no paid plan attached to it in the catalog.
How were these Basic Memory alternatives chosen?
They are the other tools in Agent Memory & RAG-as-a-Service, then the rest of AI Agents & Automation, ordered free tiers first and capped at 9. There is no sponsorship and no paid placement in that ordering — only the pricing tier decides.
All Basic Memory alternatives
Browse Agent Memory & RAG-as-a-Service →✦ WhyA Basic Memory alternative — Open-source RAG engine with deep document parsing and agent workflows.
- Open-source RAG engine with deep document parsing and agent workflows
- Grounded citations and template-based chunking
- Self-host with Docker; bring your own LLM
✦ WhyA Basic Memory alternative — Simple, fast graph-based RAG from HKU Data Science lab (EMNLP 2025).
- Simple, fast graph-based RAG from HKU Data Science lab (EMNLP 2025)
- Combines knowledge-graph and vector retrieval
- Works with local or hosted LLMs
✦ WhyA Basic Memory alternative — Open-source memory platform that turns data into a knowledge graph plus vectors for agents.
- Open-source memory platform that turns data into a knowledge graph plus vectors for agents
- Python API with pluggable graph, vector and relational stores
- Self-host free; cloud option exists
✦ WhyA Basic Memory alternative — Framework for building real-time temporal knowledge graphs for AI agents.
- Framework for building real-time temporal knowledge graphs for AI agents
- Powers Zep's memory layer; runs standalone
- Open source, works with Neo4j and other graph DBs
✦ WhyA Basic Memory alternative — Memory operating system for LLM agents with hybrid retrieval and persistent memory.
- Memory operating system for LLM agents with hybrid retrieval and persistent memory
- Open source and self-hostable, with a cloud option
- Built for multi-agent and personal assistants
- Backed by MemTensor, a Shanghai team
✦ WhyA Basic Memory alternative — Packs agent memory into a single portable file with no server or database.
- Packs agent memory into a single portable file with no server or database
- Offline retrieval with no cloud dependency
- Open source with SDKs
- Aimed at replacing complex RAG pipelines
Mem0
Agent Memory & RAG-as-a-Service
✦ WhyA Basic Memory alternative — Free Hobby tier: unlimited end users, 10K add / 1K retrieval requests/month.
- Free Hobby tier: unlimited end users, 10K add / 1K retrieval requests/month
- Graph memory and entity linking for agent context
- Open-source core plus managed cloud API
Zep
Agent Memory & RAG-as-a-Service
✦ WhyA Basic Memory alternative — Free plan: 10,000 monthly credits, 2 projects, 200ms retrieval.
- Free plan: 10,000 monthly credits, 2 projects, 200ms retrieval
- Graph RAG with automated context assembly from chat + business data
- Temporal knowledge graph for tracking how facts change over time
Supermemory
Agent Memory & RAG-as-a-Service
✦ WhyA Basic Memory alternative — Free monthly usage allowance plus a Supermemory MCP server.
- Free monthly usage allowance plus a Supermemory MCP server
- Native connectors for Google Drive, Notion, OneDrive as memory sources
- Deduplication so repeated content isn't rebilled