# Graphiti vs LanceDB — Fit & Features

Canonical: https://trutool.co/compare/graphiti-vs-lancedb
Author: Snehil (https://trutool.co/authors/snehil)

Compare Graphiti and LanceDB by use case, features, limitations, and evaluation questions.

## Compare fit, features, and limitations

### Graphiti
Build temporally aware knowledge graphs for agent memory.
Best fit: Developers building grounded assistants with persistent context and retrieval.
- Knowledge graphs
- Temporal memory
- Graph retrieval
Before you choose: Test retrieval quality, deletion behavior, access boundaries, and retention. Compare hosting and embedding costs for your data.
Pricing: https://github.com/pricing
- [Read Graphiti profile](https://trutool.co/tools/graphiti): Read Graphiti profile

### LanceDB
Store and search multimodal data and embeddings in a vector database.
Best fit: Developers building grounded assistants with persistent context and retrieval.
- Vector storage
- Multimodal retrieval
- Data querying
Before you choose: Test retrieval quality, deletion behavior, access boundaries, and retention. Compare hosting and embedding costs for your data.
Pricing: https://www.lancedb.com/
- [Read LanceDB profile](https://trutool.co/tools/lancedb): Read LanceDB profile
