15 September 2026 · 5 min read
You are looking to give your AIs a memory and you run into mem0, Zep, then Nawame. The real question is not "which is best", but "what am I trying to build".
mem0 and Zep: building blocks for developers
mem0 and Zep are technical components. You integrate them into an application with code: an API, a server, keys, some plumbing. That is powerful if you are building a product and want to add a custom memory layer. It takes a technical team and time.
Nawame: a finished product, no code
Nawame is not coded, it is plugged in. You create an account, you paste a connection line into your AI, and it is in place. It runs over MCP, the open standard that Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and Mistral already share. In a minute, your AIs have a shared memory, to read and to write.
What Nawame adds on top
Raw memory is not enough to use with peace of mind. Nawame organizes your thinking into three separated spaces: private for what stays yours, shared for what the team receives, engraved for the decisions that stand as truth. On top of that come encryption with a key you own, a free key server for zero access, European hosting, and full export at any time.
Which to choose
To build software that needs a memory embedded in its code, a block like mem0 or Zep may be enough. For a working memory you can use right away, with your everyday AIs and no development, it is Nawame. The two worlds can even coexist: the block inside your product, Nawame for your own work.
Honestly
If you are a technical team that wants to control everything in code, you may not need a ready-made product. Nawame is for those who want a portable, sovereign, ready-to-use memory, without writing a single line.