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claude-mem vs Paxm

Side-by-side comparison of claude-mem and Paxm across fit, pricing, docs, evidence gaps, and benchmarks.

Decision brief

Best overall

claude-mem

Best combined signal across API availability, docs, adoption, reviews, and ecosystem proof.

Best OSS/self-hosted

claude-mem

Start here when local control, inspectability, or self-hosting matters.

Best managed/production

Paxm

Strongest shortlist signal for API availability, docs, and operational maturity.

Decision notes

Adoption proof: No verified adoption proof yet

Reviews: No developer reviews yet

Repo stars: claude-mem

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claude-mem has no developer reviews yet.claude-mem has no public adoption proof yet.Paxm has no developer reviews yet.Paxm has no public adoption proof yet.

Evidence links

claude-mem docs claude-mem repo Paxm docs Paxm repo

Missing evidence and weekly return

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Comparing claude-mem vs Paxm

claude-mem docs claude-mem GitHub Paxm docs Paxm GitHub

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Feature Comparison

claude-mem

RAG Frameworks

Pricing: Open source
Open source: Yes
API: Not listed
Rating: No reviews
GitHub: 88,784 stars
Adoption: Public evidence pending
Benchmark: No benchmark data
Best for: Open-source persistent memory layer that captures, compresses, and retrieves coding-agent
Tradeoff: More control and inspectability, but more setup and operational ownership.

Paxm

RAG Frameworks

Pricing: Open source
Open source: Yes
API: Available
Rating: No reviews
GitHub: 147 stars
Adoption: Public evidence pending
Benchmark: No benchmark data
Best for: Persistent provider-neutral memory for Codex, Claude Code, OpenCode, Pi, and MCP coding ag
Tradeoff: More control and inspectability, but more setup and operational ownership.

Feature	claude-mem	Paxm
Category	RAG Frameworks	RAG Frameworks
Pricing	Open source	Open source
Open source
API available
Rating	No reviews	No reviews
GitHub stars	88,784	147
Adoption	Public evidence pending	Public evidence pending
Benchmark	No benchmark data	No benchmark data
Best for	Open-source persistent memory layer that captures, compresses, and retrieves coding-agent	Persistent provider-neutral memory for Codex, Claude Code, OpenCode, Pi, and MCP coding ag
Developer tradeoff	More control and inspectability, but more setup and operational ownership.	More control and inspectability, but more setup and operational ownership.

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