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Cognee vs Graphiti

Both are Grade A and 1.9 points apart, so choose on what you weigh most. Cognee leads on transparency and maintenance; Graphiti leads on supply-chain integrity and adoption.

A Cognee 85.9

Cognee is the open-source AI memory platform for agents. Give your AI agents persistent long-term memory with small models for free

topoteretes/cognee · #80 overall · #6 Memory & Knowledge · coverage B (3/5)

Choose Cognee if transparency and maintenance matter most.

+1.2Maintenance
+0.8Transparency: OSSF Scorecard 7.0 against 6.0

A Graphiti 87.8

Build Real-Time Knowledge Graphs for AI Agents

getzep/graphiti · #56 overall · #4 Memory & Knowledge · coverage B (3/5)

Choose Graphiti if supply-chain integrity and adoption matter most.

+1.2Adoption: 193.6k weekly downloads against 25k
+0.6Safety / Integrity: 95% of recent commits signed, against 59%

Where they differ

19.2

Safety / IntegrityGraphiti +0.6

19.8

14.4

TransparencyCognee +0.8

13.6

19.9

MaintenanceCognee +1.2

18.7

16.7

AdoptionGraphiti +1.2

17.9

-2.3

Runtime calibrationGraphiti +2.1

-0.2

1 dimension identical: Identity 18.0 · Full evidence table

An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Cognee and Graphiti, two Memory & Knowledge projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.

Full evidence

Signal	Cogneetopoteretes/cognee	Graphitigetzep/graphiti
HVTrust score	85.9	87.8
Evidence grade	A	A
Coverage grade	B	B
Overall rank	#80	#56
Rank in Memory & Knowledge	#6	#4
GitHub stars	32.5k	32.0k
Last updated	2d ago	1d ago
Build provenance	Yes	Yes
OSSF Scorecard	7.0 / 10	6.0 / 10
License	Apache-2.0	Apache-2.0
Downloads	25k/wk	194k/wk
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	19.2	19.8
Identity & provenance / 18	18.0	18.0
Transparency / 17	14.4	13.6
Maintenance / 20	19.9	18.7
Adoption / 20	16.7	17.9
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	Implemented	Implemented
External providers	9 — Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, Groq, …	6 — Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, Google Gemini, …
Requires API keys	Yes	Yes
Plugin surface	extensions	—
Provenance drift	Match	Match

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How to read this: HVTrust (0–100) weighs supply-chain signals (provenance, OSSF Scorecard, signed commits, open license) alongside real-world adoption, scaled by an evidence-confidence factor. Grade bands: A ≥ 80, B ≥ 65, C ≥ 50, D < 50. Signals refresh daily. Full methodology v4.4 →