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codebase-memory-mcp vs Vendure
codebase-memory-mcp has 43,844 GitHub stars, 3,573 forks, 597 open issues and last shipped today. Vendure has 8,456 stars, 1,493 forks, 231 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. codebase-memory-mcp leads on adoption by 418% (43,844 vs 8,456 stars). codebase-memory-mcp is written in C under MIT; Vendure is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. codebase-memory-mcp has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, Vendure 18%. codebase-memory-mcp was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| codebase-memory-mcp | Vendure | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 44K | ★ 8.5K |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | C | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.6K | ⑂ 1.5K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick codebase-memory-mcp if
- You weight community size — 44K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches C
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Vendure if
- You want the Vendure feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Vendure fits your workflow better
About codebase-memory-mcp
codebase memory mcp is a high performance code intelligence MCP server, written in C, that indexes a codebase into a persistent knowledge graph so AI coding agents can answer structural questions in under a millisecond, and it is built for developers and teams who run agents such as Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, aider, or Kilo Code against large repositories.
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About Vendure
Vendure is an open source headless commerce platform built on a TypeScript stack that spans a Node.js and NestJS backend, a GraphQL API, and a React and TanStack admin dashboard. It lives in the TypeScript and Node.js ecosystem, and its topics place it among ecommerce frameworks, headless commerce platforms, and GraphQL commerce tools. The project is distributed as a monorepo containing the @vendure/core framework, the admin dashboard, the CLI, the official plugins, and an end to end testing harness. Vendure is licensed under GPLv3, with a plugin license exception that lets developers release their own Vendure pl…
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Frequently asked questions
Is codebase-memory-mcp or Vendure more popular?
codebase-memory-mcp has 43,844 GitHub stars and Vendure has 8,456. codebase-memory-mcp has the larger community by that measure.
Are codebase-memory-mcp and Vendure free?
Both are open source. codebase-memory-mcp is licensed under MIT, and Vendure has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between codebase-memory-mcp and Vendure?
codebase-memory-mcp is written in C and Vendure in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, codebase-memory-mcp or Vendure?
Choose codebase-memory-mcp if you want the larger community (43,844 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Vendure if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.