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Context Engine vs Restless

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Context Engine compared with Restless
DetailContext Engine logo Context EngineRestless logo Restless
What it doesOne memory for your AI agents and your team An open-source office where people and AI agents share the work
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Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree: $0 forever with 1 agent per engine (up to 3 when friends refer), 1 GB memory. Pro: $12/month or $99/year per engine with 10 agents and 25 GB memory. Unlimited: $39/month or $299/year per engine with unlimited agents and 100 GB memory. Enterprise: from $6,000/year per install on your own server Restless Core is free and open source. Hosted Restless: Founder plan $49/month for two companies, Scale plan $149/month for five companies. AI use is included in hosted plans; additional usage available as top-ups at cost.
Key features
  • Connect ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Code and Cursor with a few clicks
  • AI tools save decisions, notes, people, customers and files
  • Search with semantic understanding, not just exact words
  • Automatic summaries by day, week and month
  • Link related memories automatically
  • Prevent duplicate memories with deduplication
  • Export all data as Markdown and JSON
  • Separate engines for clients with no data crossing
  • Fine-grained access control (read or read-and-save)
  • Full history tracking for every change
  • Shared rooms for people and agents to communicate
  • Collaborative documents with feedback and version tracking
  • Task board with status tracking and gates
  • Persistent Linux computer for continuous work
  • AI agents that run builds, exports, and research
  • Prepared decisions requiring only human judgment
  • Work continues after people leave the office
  • Model switching and session management
  • Account permissions and role tagging for team members
  • Spending caps for AI usage control
What makes it different
  • Keeps AI tools from forgetting context between sessions
  • Data isolated per engine with no sharing between customers
  • Fully portable—export anytime or delete permanently
  • Pay per engine, never per person added to team
  • AI agents handle routine work, so people focus only on decisions requiring judgment
  • Built as a company workspace, not just a chat window
  • Open source core available free to self-host
  • Scales from single maker with one AI lead to larger organizations
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
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Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)14 −1 (down) since last check5 +3 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)130
Citation Flow (Majestic)281
Referring domains (Majestic)322

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