Dosu vs Mem0 (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Mem0 grades higher than Dosu: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Dosu grades higher on ease of use. Mem0 grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Dosu
Shared knowledge layer that keeps docs and coding agents in sync
Free plan · from $16/mo
Which one is for you
Pick Dosu if
- Fits if your team wants docs that follow code changes in GitHub or GitLab
- Works for open-source maintainers, since public repositories are free
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if your code is private: the free plan covers public repositories only
- Pricey if you pay monthly, because the $16 price is the yearly rate and $192 is charged upfront
- Skip it if you rely on Linear, which is an Enterprise integration
- Watch out: extra credits can be added on Pro but their price is not published
- Watch out: the Pro trial length is not stated
Pick Mem0 if
- Fits if you are a developer who wants your agent to remember users
- Works for teams already on LangChain, CrewAI or the Vercel AI SDK
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a finished agent, as it is only the memory part
- Tight if you stay free, since after 30 days hosted model calls need your own LLM key
- Not for you if you need graph memory or SSO, because those are Custom only
- Watch out: usage past the free limits is billed, but the page states no rates
How we grade them
| 2.4GPADosuFair | 2.6GPAMem0Good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BPro is $16 a month on yearly billing ($192 upfront), under the category's $19.99 cheaper-quarter start. | AAn open-source version you can run yourself, and a Free plan with unlimited end users. The only other plan is Custom, with no price shown. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree gives 200 credits a month but only on public repositories, so private code means paying. | BFree gives 10,000 adds and 1,000 retrievals a month for 30 days, then 50,000 adds and 10,000 retrievals with your own LLM key. |
| Features | CSelf-updating pull-request docs, doc generation, an MCP server and chat. Linear and custom integrations are Enterprise only, and extra credits have no published price. | CIt does the memory job fully but only that job. Graph memory, user profiles, analytics and SSO are Custom only. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You connect repositories and knowledge sources before it does anything. | DNo store rating, and you add it to your own agent through SDKs or an MCP server. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb product with GitHub, GitLab, Slack, Confluence, Notion and Coda links plus an MCP server and CLI. No desktop or phone app. | BWeb, with Python and JavaScript SDKs and LangChain, CrewAI, LlamaIndex, Claude Code and Cursor listed. |
| Best for | docs that update as your code changes | adding long-term memory to an AI agent through code |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Dosu and Mem0. How we grade
Where they differ
- Mem0 is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Dosu also covers chat assistant and wiki.
In commonFree planWebPublic APIAI agents
At a glance
| Dosu | Mem0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $16 per month, billed annually ($192 upfront) | Not published |
| Free plan | 200 credits a month, public repositories only. | Unlimited end users; 10,000 adds and 1,000 retrievals a month for the first 30 days, or 50,000 adds and 10,000 retrievals a month with your own LLM key. |
| Free trial | Free trial of Pro offered; length not stated on the page | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Dosu | Mem0 |
| Price read from | dosu.dev | mem0.ai |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Dosu
- The Free plan is limited to public repositories and 200 credits a month.
- The $16 Pro price is shown on the annual setting, as $192 billed upfront; the monthly-billing price was not readable.
- Linear and custom integrations are Enterprise only; Pro covers Slack, Confluence, Notion and Coda.
- Extra credits can be added on Pro, but the page does not give their price.
Mem0
- The pricing page shows only a Free plan and a Custom plan; the price of Custom is not published.
- The Free plan includes 10,000 adds and 1,000 retrievals for the first 30 days with model calls on Mem0; after that you supply your own LLM key.
- Graph memory, user profiles, advanced analytics, SSO, audit logs and on-prem deployment are limited to Custom.
- Past the free limits, usage is billed, but the page does not state the rates.
Key features
Dosu
- Self-documenting pull requests
- Documentation is updated when the code it describes changes.
- Doc generation and sync
- Dosu writes docs from a description you give it and can connect to existing documentation to maintain it in place.
- Shared knowledge for agents
- Coding agents connect over MCP and contribute what they learn, so other agents reuse it instead of re-discovering it.
- Source integrations
- GitHub and GitLab repositories on all plans, and Slack, Confluence, Notion and Coda on Pro and above.
- Observability and analytics
- Pro adds views of what the team is working on and what Dosu's contribution has been.
Mem0
- Persistent memory
- Messages are added per user and searched later, so an agent can recall preferences and facts across sessions.
- Memory compression
- The vendor says chat history is condensed into compact memories to cut tokens and latency.
- Python and JavaScript SDKs
- A few lines of code add and search memories, and the docs include setup guides for 22 frameworks and tools such as LangChain, CrewAI and the Vercel AI SDK.
- Coding-agent plugins and MCP
- Guides cover adding memory to Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and other coding agents, and an MCP integration is listed.
- Graph memory and user profiles
- Entity linking and user profiles are listed on the Custom plan only.
- Open-source version
- The same memory layer can run as a library or a Docker stack on your own infrastructure under an Apache-2.0 license.
Plans
Dosu
Free$0
200 credits a month, public repositories only, self-documenting PRs, doc generation, MCP server and web chat.
Pro$16
per month, billed annually ($192 upfront)
4,000 credits a month, private repositories, private knowledge bases, Slack, Confluence, Notion and Coda, analytics.
EnterpriseCustom
Credits as needed, SSO and custom RBAC, audit logs, Linear and custom integrations, Slack support.
Mem0
Free$0
Unlimited end users, community support, and usage-based billing past the limits with a monthly cap you set.
CustomCustom
Limits set to your volume, graph memory, user profiles, advanced analytics, private Slack support, SSO, audit logs, SLA and on-prem deployment.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Dosu or Mem0?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Dosu starts at $16 per month, billed annually ($192 upfront), and Mem0 publishes no starting price.
Which has a free plan, Dosu or Mem0?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Dosu and Mem0 have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.