# Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Memory vs Memory (MCP reference server) (slim)

> Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Memory scores 79.4 (A) to Memory's 54.2 (C) for agent memory. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Memory scores 79.4 (A) on agent readiness against Memory (MCP reference server)'s 54.2 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Memory (MCP reference server) leads on payments & pricing. Both do agent memory.

- Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Memory: A 79.4, rank #12 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/agentcore-memory.min.md
- Memory (MCP reference server): C 54.2, rank #690 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/memory-reference-server.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 Reliability, 88 against 52; Schema & documentation, 92 against 60; Agent ergonomics, 86 against 67; Security & auth, 87 against 32; Maintenance & community, 83 against 43. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.
- Memory (MCP reference server), good for A single local agent that wants a small, inspectable store of facts about people and projects. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 60 against 30. Also No key needed to call it; Open source.

| Category | Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Memory | Memory (MCP reference server) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 88 | 52 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 92 | 60 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 86 | 67 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 87 | 32 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 83 | 43 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 76 | 72 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Memory | Memory (MCP reference server) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | MCP server |
| Vendor | Amazon Web Services | MCP project (reference servers) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://bedrock-agentcore.{region}.amazonaws.com` | no (local only) |
| Transports | HTTP, stdio | stdio |
| Auth | OAuth or key | None |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Free |
| 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 | MIT and Apache-2.0 |
| Tools exposed | 21 | 9 |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-06 | 2026-08-31 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-10-01 | 2021-09-08 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-05-18 | 2023-03-15 |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 776 stars, 1.1M npm/wk | 90k stars, 136k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 2.5/5 (2) |