Comparison

claude-mem vs io.github.neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j-memory

claude-mem is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑15.

claude-mem is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Alex Newman. No marketplace we read lists it any more. io.github.neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j-memory is an MCP server published by neo4j-contrib. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-26. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.

Where each is published

Where each is published
Marketplace	claude-mem	io.github.neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j-memory
Community marketplace alamator/claude-memory	Removed on 2026-10-15 Version: 12.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-14	Not listed
Official MCP Registry	Not listed	Listed Version: 1.0.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 23 826 Downloads/week (PyPI): 7 866 Forks (GitHub): 264 Stars (GitHub): 989 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Docker MCP Catalog	Not listed	Listed Version: sha256:0f04105a1006 Forks (GitHub): 264 Pulls (Docker Hub): 40 181 Stars (Docker Hub): 9 Stars (GitHub): 989 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11

Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.

The facts side by side

claude-mem vs io.github.neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j-memory
Fact	claude-memno longer listed · 2026-10-15	io.github.neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j-memory
Marketplaces that list it (differs)	0	2
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	0	989
Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs)	No figure on Docker Hub	40 181
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	0	264
Last release	Not published	Not published
Where it runs (differs)	Installs as a plugin bundle	On your machine (mcp-neo4j-memory)
Transport (differs)	Not stated	stdio
Tools it declares (differs)	Not published	9
Environment variables it asks for (differs)	Not published	10, secrets among them: 1
Hooks it runs (differs)	9	Not published
Parts of the bundle (differs)	15	Not a bundle
Licence (differs)	AGPL-3.0	MIT
Repository (differs)	github.com/alamator/claude-memory	github.com/neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j
Changes in the last 7 days (differs)	1	0
First seen (differs)	2026-10-14	2026-10-11

Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.

What to use instead of claude-mem

Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.

MCP AutoMem

Graph-vector memory for AI assistants using FalkorDB and Qdrant

by verygoodplugins · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry, Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
claude-mem

Persistent memory system for Claude Code - seamlessly preserve context across sessions

by thedotmack · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Claude Code: claude-plugins-community · Describes nearly the same job
memory-mcp

Persistent memory for Claude Code with hot cache instant recall and semantic search. Give your AI assistant a second brain.

by Michael Denyer · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
mcp-memory-service

Semantic memory for Claude Code sessions

by doobidoo · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
claude-mem

Persistent memory system for Claude Code - context compression across sessions

by Alex Newman · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
remnic

Persistent long-term memory for Claude Code — wires SessionStart/UserPromptSubmit/PostToolUse hooks, MCP tools, memory skills, and the memory-review agent into a running Remnic…

by Joshua Warren · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job

Its card, with similar plugins by marketplace

What each says it does

claude-mem

In its own words, on Community GitHub marketplaces:

Persistent memory system for Claude Code - context compression across sessions

io.github.neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j-memory

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

MCP Neo4j Knowledge Graph Memory Server

How to run each

claude-mem

No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.

io.github.neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j-memory As a local MCP server: PyPI package

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "NEO4J_PASSWORD=<YOUR_NEO4J_PASSWORD>" --env "NEO4J_URI=<YOUR_NEO4J_URI>" --env "NEO4J_USERNAME=<YOUR_NEO4J_USERNAME>" --transport stdio mcp-neo4j-memory -- uvx mcp-neo4j-memory

Requires: NEO4J_PASSWORD (secret), NEO4J_URI, NEO4J_USERNAME

Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.

Tools each declares

The marketplaces of claude-mem publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.

Settings each asks for

The marketplaces of claude-mem publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.

What it can do: claude-mem · What it can do: io.github.neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j-memory · Compare two other plugins

Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on 2026-10-26. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.