ECL ingestion of 38+ formats into an ontology-grounded graph; 14 retrieval modes.
- Storage
- Local, or managed cloud
- Retrieval
- Offers 14 retrieval modes over an ontology-grounded knowledge graph, supporting multi-hop reasoning.
- Self-host
- Self-host: moderate
- License
- Apache-2.0*
- Pricing
- Free OSS; managed cloud · Free + paid
- GitHub stars
- 24,636
- Last release
- 2026-06-26
- Last commit
- 2026-06-26
- First catalogued
- 2026-06-28
Strengths
- Ingests any data format
- Multi-hop reasoning
- Self-improving cognify
Watch out
- No SOC2/HIPAA as of mid-2026 — disqualifying for regulated data
Best for
- Local-first GraphRAG over a large, mixed-format corpus
- Edge / on-device memory (Rust engine)
- Enterprise knowledge-graph workflows (e.g. research / evidence graphs)
Benchmark results
| Benchmark | Value | Backbone | Trust | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| beam-10m | 0.67 accuracy | — | Self-reported | cognee maintainers (README Benchmarks section) ↗ |
Sources
- https://www.cognee.ai/ (vendor)
- https://github.com/topoteretes/cognee (vendor)
- Cognee — v1.0, Rust edge engine, enterprise use (Bayer, U. Wyoming) (vendor)
Last verified 2026-06-28 · updated by refresh-framework-cards