Stash vs Mem: Which One Should You Use?

Last updated: October 17, 2026

Use Stash if you want one place to dump receipts, files and emails, then find them later by asking. Use Mem if you want an AI chief of staff that tracks your tasks, meetings and projects and nudges you to follow through.

Stash is an AI document vault from Hive Asset Group, LLC that takes receipts, files, notes and forwarded emails, files them for you, and lets you find anything by asking in plain words.

TL;DR

• Mem is built around your work: meetings, projects, follow-ups and goals. Its Agent keeps track and checks in with you.
• Stash is built around your paper: receipts, contracts, PDFs, photos and emails. You dump it. Stash names it, files it and answers when you ask.
• Stash needs no setup. No folders, no tags, nothing to build first.
• Mem has the better meeting and voice tools. Stash has the simpler "where did I put that receipt" answer.
• Both have a free plan. They count limits differently, so read the table.

Stash vs Mem at a glance

Pick Mem if...

• You spend your day in meetings and want them recorded, written up and followed up. Mem listens without a meeting bot.
• You like talking to your computer. Push-to-Remember lets you hold a shortcut, say a thought, and let go.
• You want reminders that wait when you're busy and try again later.
• You use Claude or ChatGPT and want them to read your notes. Mem connects to both through MCP.

Mem does these jobs well. Stash doesn't try to do them.

Pick Stash if...

• Your real problem is paper. A receipt in Gmail, a contract in your downloads folder, a warranty photo in your camera roll.
• You've tried to build a system before and quit around week two.
• You want to drop things in and walk away. Stash reads each item, names it and files it. If it can't tell where something goes, it puts it in Needs you instead of guessing.
• You want to find things by asking, like "what did I pay to fix the dishwasher?"

How capture works

With Stash, you drop in a receipt, a PDF, a photo or a voice file. Or you forward an email. Every account gets its own email address, so a booking confirmation or a contract email can go straight in. That's the whole routine.

With Mem, capture is about thoughts and meetings. You can type, talk, record, clip a page, share a link from your phone, or message the Agent. Mem treats those as context for your tasks and projects.

How finding things works

Stash is made for the panic moment. Ask for what you need, and Ask reads your library and answers in plain words, with the things it used shown underneath. No remembering which folder you picked.

Mem searches your notes, meetings and connected sources by meaning, and its Agent can bring things up before you ask.

What about price?

Mem's free plan gives you 25 new notes a month and 25 messages to Mem. Stash's free plan gives you 100 things in total, forever, with no card. If you hit the limit, nothing you already have is touched, and it all stays searchable.

Stash Pro is $90 a year. It raises your limit to 2,000 things. See the Stash pricing page.

Can I use both?

Yes, and plenty of people should. Mem for the work in your head. Stash for the paper in your life. If you're thinking about leaving a heavy setup behind, read leaving Notion. If you're a freelancer, see how to organize receipts without folders.