1. milla-jovovich-mempalace
59,737 stars+83 this week
Local-first AI memory.
basic-memory alternatives: 12 Claude Code plugins like basicmachines-co/basic-memory
Flowy lists 135 other Agent Memory plugins like basic-memory, ranked by shared technologies, then GitHub stars; nothing in this list is paid.
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How they compare
| Plugin | Stars | 7 days | Updated | License | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic-memoryThis page | 4,389 | +78 | Oct 29, 2026 | AGPL-3.0 | 31 skills, 5 commands, 1 MCP server |
| 1milla-jovovich-mempalace | 59,737 | +83 | Oct 25, 2026 | MIT | 3 skills, 6 commands, 4 hooks, 1 MCP server |
| 2mempalace | 59,727 | +83 | Oct 25, 2026 | MIT | 3 skills, 6 commands, 4 hooks, 1 MCP server |
| 3ai-memory | 13,555 | +1,769 | Oct 26, 2026 | MIT | 7 skills, 1 hook, 1 MCP server |
| 4cortexdb | 468 | +5 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 3 skills, 13 commands, 1 MCP server |
| 5engramory | 195 | 0 | Sep 24, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill, 1 hook |
| 6ogham-mcp | 116 | not available | Oct 14, 2026 | MIT | 3 skills |
| 7hindsight | 53,798 | +3,341 | Oct 25, 2026 | MIT | 18 skills |
| 8openviking | 40,960 | +546 | Oct 27, 2026 | AGPL-3.0 | 14 skills |
| 9memu | 14,570 | +17 | Oct 27, 2026 | not available | 1 skill |
| 10gentleman-programming-engram | 7,632 | +159 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 20 skills |
| 11token-optimizer | 2,747 | +149 | Oct 27, 2026 | not available | 5 skills, 2 commands, 11 hooks |
| 12powercontext | 1,369 | +32 | Oct 26, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 1 skill, 1 MCP server |
The 12 closest alternatives
2. mempalace
59,727 stars+83 this week
Local-first AI memory.
3. ai-memory
13,555 stars+1,769 this week
Solution for long term memory for agent coding CLIs and to facilitate handoff between different agent vendors
4. cortexdb
468 stars+5 this week
AI memory and a knowledge graph in one SQLite file.
5. engramory
195 stars0 this week
An opinionated, zero-infrastructure memory protocol for small-scale, local, file-based agent memory — a strict curation discipline plus a…
6. ogham-mcp
116 stars
Ogham (pronounced "OH-um") -- persistent, searchable shared memory for AI coding agents.
7. hindsight
53,798 stars+3,341 this week
Hindsight: Agent Memory That Learns
8. openviking
40,960 stars+546 this week
Self-evolving Context Database for AI Agents.
9. memu
14,570 stars+17 this week
Personal memory across agents
10. gentleman-programming-engram
7,632 stars+159 this week
Persistent memory system for AI coding agents.
11. token-optimizer
2,747 stars+149 this week
Find the ghost tokens.
12. powercontext
1,369 stars+32 this week
Context that stays with the work — across sessions, agents, and people.
Questions about basic-memory alternatives
What is the best alternative to basic-memory?
milla-jovovich-mempalace is the first of 12 alternatives to basic-memory by shared technologies: it has 59,737 stars (ahead of basic-memory), gained 83 stars this week and ships 6 commands against 5 for basic-memory.
Which basic-memory alternative has the most skills?
gentleman-programming-engram has the most, with 20 skills of the 12 alternatives listed. basic-memory has 31.
Is basic-memory free?
basic-memory is published under the AGPL-3.0 license. Read its terms before you use it.