# Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Memory vs claude-mem (slim)

> Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Memory scores 79.7 (A) to claude-mem's 58.6 (C) for agent memory. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Memory scores 79.7 (A) on agent readiness against claude-mem's 58.6 (C), and leads in every scored category. Both do agent memory.

- Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Memory: A 79.7, rank #10 of 1239 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/agentcore-memory.min.md
- claude-mem: C 58.6, rank #677 of 1239 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/claude-mem.min.md
- Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Memory, good for Teams already on AWS that want per-user memory under IAM, KMS and Regional controls, with extraction run for them. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 92 against 84; Agent ergonomics, 86 against 74; Security & auth, 87 against 50; Payments & pricing, 30 against 20; Maintenance & community, 83 against 76; Transparency & trust, 79 against 46. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; No incidents deducted, where claude-mem loses 6 points for them.
- claude-mem, good for Session memory for one developer's coding agents, recalled by staged MCP search, with optional hosted sync across machines. Also Open source.

| Category | Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Memory | claude-mem |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 88 | 85 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 92 | 84 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 86 | 74 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 87 | 50 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 83 | 76 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 79 | 46 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Memory | claude-mem |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | MCP server |
| Vendor | Amazon Web Services | Alex Newman |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://bedrock-agentcore.{region}.amazonaws.com` | no (local only) |
| Transports | HTTP, stdio | stdio, HTTP |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Freemium |
| Licence | Proprietary service under the AWS Customer Agreement and Service Terms. The `bedrock-agentcore` Python SDK and the `@aws/agentcore` CLI are Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 for the engine, CLI, worker, MCP tools, adapters and docs. The hosted CMEM Pro observer, cloud sync and TeamBrain are closed and run under the cmem cloud terms |
| Tools exposed | 21 | 19 |
| Last release | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-29 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-10-01 | couldn't be read |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-05-18 | no date given |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | couldn't be read |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | couldn't be read |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Popularity | 776 stars, 1.1M npm/wk | 106k stars, 30k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (4) | none |