Claude-Mem vs planning-with-files

Side-by-side comparison of two AI agent tools

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Claude-Memfreemium

Persistent Context Across Sessions for Every Agent – Captures everything your agent does during sessions, compresses it with AI, and injects relevant context b

Persistent file-based planning for AI coding agents and long-running tasks. Crash-proof markdown plans, session recovery after /clear and compaction, per-turn r

Metrics

Claude-Memplanning-with-files
Stars95.0k27.2k
Star velocity /mo7.9k2.3k
Commits (90d)722237
Releases (6m)1010
Overall score0.90379838773768180.8039568963116691

FAQ

Which is more popular, Claude-Mem or planning-with-files?
Claude-Mem has more GitHub stars (95,018 vs 27,205).
Which is more actively developed, Claude-Mem or planning-with-files?
Claude-Mem had more commits in the last 90 days (722 vs 237).
Should I use Claude-Mem or planning-with-files?
Compare their capabilities, limitations and "best for" notes above. Both are open source, so trying each on a small task is the fastest way to decide.