Graphiti vs Weaviate

A side-by-side look at pricing, capabilities, pros, cons, and our editorial scores.

	Graphiti RAG	Weaviate RAG
Tagline	Open-source temporal knowledge graph framework for building agent memory that updates in real time.	Open-source vector DB with hybrid search and modules.
Category	RAG	RAG
Pricing	Freemium· Open-source (Apache 2.0); managed Zep Cloud sold separately	Freemium· Free open-source; cloud from $25/mo
Model	Multi-model	Hosted vector DB (not an LLM)
Editorial score	—	8.4 / 10
Use cases	agent-memorytemporal-knowledge-graphshybrid-retrievallong-running-agentscontext-engineering	self-hosted RAGhybrid search
Pros	Real-time incremental graph updates without batch recomputation Temporal model tracks when facts were valid, not just current state Hybrid semantic + keyword + graph search out of the box Open source with an active commercial backer in Zep MCP server lets Claude Desktop and Cursor read agent memory directly	Hybrid search built in Self-host or cloud Module ecosystem GraphQL + REST APIs
Cons	Requires running a graph database like Neo4j LLM calls during ingestion add cost vs plain vector RAG Steeper learning curve than drop-in RAG libraries	More ops than Pinecone if self-hosted Smaller community
Website	help.getzep.com	weaviate.io

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