memU vs planning-with-files
Side-by-side comparison of two AI agent tools
Short answer
- planning-with-files is growing faster: +590 GitHub stars in the last 30 days vs +-50 for memU.
- memU is freemium; planning-with-files is open-source.
- Pick memU for: personal memory across agents. Pick planning-with-files for: persistent file-based planning and context recovery for AI coding agents and long-running tasks.
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memUfreemium
Personal memory across agents
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planning-with-filesopen-source
Persistent file-based planning and context recovery for AI coding agents and long-running tasks
Metrics
| memU | planning-with-files | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | 14.5k | 27.3k |
| Star velocity /mo | -50 | 590 |
| Commits (90d) | 130 | 228 |
| Releases (6m) | 1 | 10 |
| Downloads (30d, npm + PyPI) | — | 2.7K |
| Overall score | 0.3901722409174147 | 0.7798501915116138 |
FAQ
- Which is more popular, memU or planning-with-files?
- planning-with-files has more GitHub stars (27,264 vs 14,490).
- Which is more actively developed, memU or planning-with-files?
- planning-with-files had more commits in the last 90 days (228 vs 130).
- Should I use memU or planning-with-files?
- Compare their capabilities, limitations and "best for" notes above. Trying each on a small task is the fastest way to decide.