OpenMemory MCP vs Qdrant MCP Server

A side-by-side comparison of two AI, Data & Knowledge servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	OpenMemory MCP Mem0's local-first memory layer: a Dockerized MCP server plus dashboard that keeps agent memories on your machine. Unverified SSE (remote) API key Python	Qdrant MCP Server Official Qdrant server using a vector collection as semantic memory: store and find embeddings. Verified stdio (local) API key Python
Category	AI, Data & Knowledge	AI, Data & Knowledge
Language	Python	Python
Transport	SSE (remote)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	API key
GitHub stars	60k	1.1k
Last commit	29 days ago	2 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mem0ai/mem0/main/openmemory/run.sh \| OPENAI_API_KEY=your_api_key bash`	`uvx mcp-server-qdrant`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick OpenMemory MCP if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install.

Pick Qdrant MCP Server if you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine, and you want a verified, documented setup.

Add OpenMemory MCP

Install / run

curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mem0ai/mem0/main/openmemory/run.sh | OPENAI_API_KEY=your_api_key bash

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openmemory-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "http://localhost:8765/mcp/<client-name>/sse/<user-id>"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop connects to remote servers through the `mcp-remote` proxy (installed on first run via npx). Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

Add Qdrant MCP Server

Install / run

uvx mcp-server-qdrant

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "qdrant-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-qdrant"
      ],
      "env": {
        "QDRANT_URL": "https://<your-cluster>.cloud.qdrant.io:6333",
        "QDRANT_API_KEY": "<your-api-key>",
        "COLLECTION_NAME": "<your-collection-name>",
        "EMBEDDING_MODEL": "sentence-transformers/all-MiniLM-L6-v2"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requires `uv` (the Python package runner). Install it from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/ if `uvx` is not found.

FAQ

OpenMemory MCP or Qdrant MCP Server — which is better?

Pick OpenMemory MCP if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install. Pick Qdrant MCP Server if you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine, and you want a verified, documented setup.

Can I use both OpenMemory MCP and Qdrant MCP Server?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do OpenMemory MCP and Qdrant MCP Server work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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