Cognee vs Permaura

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Cognee compared with Permaura
Detail	Cognee	Permaura
What it does	Open-source memory platform for AI agents	Give AI agents permission, not keys
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	DE	Not given
Pricing model	Not given	Freemium
Pricing	Free: $0/month with 1M tokens and 1 workspace (no card required). Standard: $1.00 per 1M tokens plus $5 per additional workspace. Enterprise: contact for pricing with bring-your-own-cloud deployment. Open-source engine available free to self-host.	Free: local gateway forever. Pro: $19/month (regular $29) or $190/year (regular $290), includes 3 workspaces, unlimited hosted secrets, 1 hosted gateway, managed tunnel, remote access. Team: $19/seat/month (regular $29, 2-seat minimum) or $190/year per seat (regular $290), includes 10 workspaces, un
Key features	Unified vector search, knowledge graphs, and relational storage Automatic knowledge graph generation from data sources Multi-tenant support with isolated workspaces Data source integrations (Slack, Notion, Google Drive, GitHub, etc.) Self-improving memory that learns from use Multiple deployment options (cloud, self-hosted, air-gapped) Agent framework integrations (LangGraph, CrewAI, OpenAI SDK, MCP) Support for multiple vector and graph databases GDPR compliance and encryption at rest and in transit Built-in graph visualization of company brain	Permission-based access control for AI agents Device-signed approvals on phone, desktop or watch Audit log with signed, linked records Support for multiple AI assistants Open-source gateway under Apache-2.0 Local gateway runs free on your computer Hosted gateway option with managed tunnel Credentials stay with the gateway, not exposed to agent Team policies and shared governance
What makes it different	Combines vectors with graph relationships and generated data models for connected context retrieval State of the art performance on BEAM benchmark (79% vs 73.4% at 100k tokens) Keeps memory costs flat as data grows compared to baseline LLM approaches Fully open-source with no database lock-in Updates memory as source data changes, not just static snapshots	Credentials never exposed to AI agents or in logs Add new assistants in minutes without reconfiguring apps Device-signed approvals provide verifiable proof of authorization Open source for inspection and transparency Completely free local gateway alternative to paid hosting
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	70 no change since last check	18 −3 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	14	20
Citation Flow (Majestic)	43	20
Referring domains (Majestic)	1089	3

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