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Amazon Bedrock AgentCore vs n8n

Amazon Bedrock AgentCore

AWS platform for building, deploying, and operating AI agents

n8n

Platform for AI agents and workflows you can see and control, built visually or with code

Short answer

Amazon Bedrock AgentCore is AWS’s platform for building, deploying, and operating agents with any framework, while n8n describes itself as a platform for AI agents and workflows, built visually and with code, on n8n Cloud or self-hosted.⁠Source 1, Source 2, Source 3 AgentCore’s registry can also list agents hosted outside AWS; n8n’s Agents, in preview, live in n8n projects.⁠Source 1, Source 4

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Where each one sits

Six layers of running AI agents at a company, and what each product’s own public sources say it covers.

These aren’t the same kind of product

Where they overlap
Both build and run agents with models from several providers, and both can check a tool call before it runs: AgentCore with Policy at the Gateway, n8n with human approval.⁠Source 1, Source 5, Source 6, Source 7, Source 8, Source 9
Where they differ
AgentCore’s registry can also list agents hosted outside AWS, and Identity covers self-hosted agents; n8n says it connects workflows to over 500 integrations, and it can be self-hosted.⁠Source 1, Source 2, Source 10, Source 11
Running both
AWS says a Registry record can point to an external MCP server’s URL; n8n says its MCP Server Trigger node exposes n8n tools at a URL.⁠Source 12, Source 13
Public sources · checked 2 October 2026
  • Offered
  • Preview
  • Not publicly documented

Amazon Bedrock AgentCore

  • Build agents: OfferedHarness managed agent loop⁠Source 1
  • Host and run agents: OfferedAgentCore Runtime⁠Source 1
  • Identity and access: OfferedAgentCore Identity workload identities⁠Source 14
  • Registry and governance: OfferedAWS Agent Registry with approvals⁠Source 15
  • Traffic between agents, tools, and models: OfferedAgentCore Gateway⁠Source 16
  • Agents across organizations: OfferedRegistry shared through AWS RAM⁠Source 17

n8n

  • Build agents: OfferedLangChain-based AI Agent node⁠Source 7
  • Host and run agents: OfferedYour infrastructure or n8n’s⁠Source 2
  • Identity and access: Not publicly documented
  • Registry and governance: PreviewAgents stored in projects⁠Source 4
  • Traffic between agents, tools, and models: OfferedMCP client for external tools⁠Source 18
  • Agents across organizations: Not publicly documented

At a glance

TopicAmazon Bedrock AgentCoren8n
Where it runsA managed AWS service, available in AWS Regions including GovCloud (US-West).⁠Source 1, Source 5, Source 19 A self-hosted edition is not publicly documented.n8n Cloud, which stores data in Frankfurt, Germany, or self-hosted on your own infrastructure, on premises, or in a private cloud.⁠Source 3, Source 11, Source 20
Agent registryAWS Agent Registry catalogs agents, MCP servers, tools, and skills behind an approval workflow, including ones on premises or in other clouds.⁠Source 1, Source 15Agents, in preview, are stored in n8n projects alongside workflows.⁠Source 4 Listing agents built outside n8n is not publicly documented.
Agent identityWorkload identities in AgentCore Identity, for agents on AgentCore Runtime, self-hosted, or in hybrid deployments.⁠Source 10, Source 14n8n says access to agents, in preview, follows its user roles, and each tool runs with its attached credential.⁠Source 21 Per-agent identity issued by n8n itself is not publicly documented.
Pricing modelConsumption-based, per feature, with no upfront commitment or minimum fee.⁠Source 22 Agent Registry has a monthly free tier.⁠Source 22By monthly workflow executions, with unlimited users on paid plans.⁠Source 20 The self-hosted Community edition is free; Enterprise is priced through sales.⁠Source 20, Source 23
MaturityGenerally available since October 2025.⁠Source 19 AWS Agent Registry has been generally available since August 2026.⁠Source 19Agents shipped in preview in September 2026, on every plan.⁠Source 4, Source 24 n8n releases a new minor version most weeks, with a stable version for production.⁠Source 24

What each one is

Amazon Bedrock AgentCore

Amazon Bedrock AgentCore is AWS’s platform for building, deploying, and operating agents with any framework and foundation model.⁠Source 1 Its modular services, including Runtime, Gateway, Identity, Policy, Observability, and AWS Agent Registry, can be used together or independently.⁠Source 1

n8n

n8n describes itself as a platform for AI agents and workflows, built visually and with code, on n8n Cloud or self-hosted.⁠Source 2, Source 3 Its AI nodes are built on LangChain’s JavaScript framework.⁠Source 7 Agents, in preview since September 2026, live in n8n projects alongside workflows.⁠Source 4, Source 24

The differences that matter

  1. How agents are built

    Amazon Bedrock AgentCore

    Developers write the agent loop in Python with a framework such as Strands, LangGraph, Google ADK, or OpenAI Agents, then deploy it to AgentCore Runtime.⁠Source 1, Source 25

    n8n

    Agents, in preview, are built in the Agent Builder from a model, instructions, and tools; n8n says workflows are built visually and with code.⁠Source 2, Source 4

    AgentCore also has a managed harness: specify a model, system prompt, and tools, and invoke the agent with one API call.⁠Source 1

  2. Where it runs

    Amazon Bedrock AgentCore

    A managed AWS service in AWS Regions, including GovCloud (US-West).⁠Source 1, Source 5, Source 19 A self-hosted edition is not publicly documented.

    n8n

    n8n Cloud stores data in Frankfurt, Germany; self-hosted n8n runs on your own infrastructure, on premises, or in a private cloud.⁠Source 11, Source 20

    On self-hosted n8n, air-gapped installs use a license certificate; otherwise the license key must ping n8n’s license server daily.⁠Source 20, Source 26

  3. Agents built elsewhere

    Amazon Bedrock AgentCore

    AWS says Agent Registry works with agents and MCP servers on AWS, on premises, or in other clouds.⁠Source 1

    n8n

    Agents, in preview, live in n8n projects.⁠Source 4 Managing agents built outside n8n is not publicly documented.

    Registry auto-detection currently covers AgentCore Runtimes and Gateways; other resources are published to the Registry as records.⁠Source 12, Source 15

For security teams

What a security review asks, answered from each vendor’s public documentation.

TopicAmazon Bedrock AgentCoren8n
Network exposureAgentCore can reach private VPC and connected on-premises resources without exposing them publicly; VPC callers can use PrivateLink.⁠Source 27, Source 28Self-hosted n8n can run on premises or in a private cloud; air-gapped installs use a license certificate.⁠Source 11, Source 26
IdentityWorkload identities in AgentCore Identity; inbound JWTs from any OAuth 2.0 provider, such as Entra ID or Okta.⁠Source 5, Source 14, Source 29SAML sign-on on Business and Enterprise, OIDC on Enterprise.⁠Source 30, Source 31 Per-agent identity issued by n8n itself is not publicly documented.
Access changes and revocationAn explicit deny overrides other policies, and removing an account from a registry share revokes its access.⁠Source 17, Source 32Revoking an MCP OAuth client disconnects it at once; unpublishing an agent (preview) stops users and channels from running it.⁠Source 4, Source 33
Audit trailCloudTrail can log Gateway calls (data events are off by default) and logs Registry control-plane calls; Policy logs its decisions.⁠Source 6, Source 12, Source 34, Source 35Enterprise-only log streaming, with audit events for the instance-level MCP server; agent sessions (preview) show the tools used.⁠Source 4, Source 36
ComplianceHIPAA eligible; AWS lists it as FedRAMP (Class C and Class D), SOC 2, ISO 27001:2022, and CSA STAR compliant.⁠Source 37, Source 38n8n says the company holds a SOC 2 Type 2 report, for enterprise customers; others get SOC 3.⁠Source 39, Source 40

Full comparison

18 criteria in five groups. Every cell links to its source, or says no public source answers it.

Amazon Bedrock AgentCore and n8n compared on 18 criteria
Amazon Bedrock AgentCoren8n
What it is
What it is and who it’s forAn AWS platform to build, deploy, and operate agents with any framework and model, made of modular services you can use together or independently.⁠Source 1n8n says it is a platform for AI agents and workflows, built visually and with code.⁠Source 2 It runs on your infrastructure or n8n’s.⁠Source 3
MaturityGenerally available since October 2025.⁠Source 19 AWS Agent Registry became generally available in August 2026, after a preview from April 2026.⁠Source 19LangChain-based AI nodes GA since November 2023.⁠Source 7, Source 41 Agents shipped in preview in September 2026.⁠Source 24
Control
Agent registry and discoveryAWS Agent Registry catalogs agents, MCP servers, tools, and skills on AWS, on premises, or in other clouds.⁠Source 1, Source 15 Consumers see only approved records.⁠Source 42Agents, in preview, live in n8n projects alongside workflows.⁠Source 4 An inventory of agents built outside n8n is not publicly documented.
Identity and access controlAgent identities are workload identities.⁠Source 14 Calls to Runtime agents use IAM SigV4 by default, or JWTs from any OAuth 2.0 identity provider.⁠Source 29, Source 43n8n says agent access (preview) follows its roles.⁠Source 21 Project roles: every Cloud plan and registered self-hosted editions; custom roles: Enterprise.⁠Source 44
Ownership, policy, and revocationApproval and deprecation control what the Registry shows.⁠Source 15, Source 45 Policy can check each Gateway request against rules on which tools an agent may call.⁠Source 6Agents (preview) can be unpublished and can pause for approval before sensitive tools run.⁠Source 4 Workflows can require human approval before an AI Agent runs a tool.⁠Source 9
Audit log and observabilityMetrics, spans, and logs go to CloudWatch in an OpenTelemetry-compatible format.⁠Source 46 CloudTrail can log Gateway calls (data events are off by default).⁠Source 34, Source 35Enterprise-only log streaming to syslog, a webhook, or Sentry.⁠Source 36 MCP audit events cover the instance MCP server only.⁠Source 36 Agent sessions (preview) show tools used.⁠Source 4
Connection
How agents connectAgents can run in the serverless AgentCore Runtime.⁠Source 1 Gateway can route to any HTTP endpoint.⁠Source 16 Outbound-only agent connections are not publicly documented.The MCP Server Trigger node exposes a URL for MCP clients.⁠Source 13 For its instance MCP server, n8n says cloud-based clients need a publicly accessible instance.⁠Source 33
Agents across organizationsA registry can be shared with other AWS accounts through AWS RAM; accounts outside your AWS Organization accept an invitation.⁠Source 17n8n tools can be exposed to external AI agents through the MCP Server Trigger node.⁠Source 18 A cross-organization access model is not publicly documented.
Protocol supportRuntime agents can serve HTTP, MCP, A2A, or AG-UI.⁠Source 47 Gateway acts as an MCP server for its MCP targets.⁠Source 48 Registry validates agent records against the A2A schema.⁠Source 12MCP server (a trigger node and a built-in instance server) and MCP client (a tool node).⁠Source 13, Source 18, Source 33 First-party A2A support is not publicly documented.
Frameworks, models, and clouds supportedRuntime works with CrewAI, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, Google ADK, and other frameworks.⁠Source 1 The Registry can list agents on other providers or on premises.⁠Source 5AI nodes are built on LangChain’s JavaScript framework, with your choice of LLM.⁠Source 7 Managing agents built outside n8n is not publicly documented.
Operations
Deployment options and data residencyAWS says cross-region inference can move Memory, Policy, and Evaluations prompts out of the primary Region; AgentCore may store content to improve your service.⁠Source 1, Source 49n8n Cloud on Microsoft Azure, with data stored in Frankfurt, Germany, or self-hosted, with data wherever you host it.⁠Source 20, Source 40
Compliance attestationsAWS lists AgentCore as FedRAMP (Class C and Class D) compliant.⁠Source 37, Source 38 It is HIPAA eligible, and SOC 2, ISO 27001:2022, and CSA STAR compliant.⁠Source 19, Source 37n8n says the company holds a SOC 2 Type 2 report, available to enterprise customers.⁠Source 39, Source 40 Others can get the SOC 3 report.⁠Source 40
Support and SLAAWS says the Amazon Bedrock SLA applies to AgentCore.⁠Source 5 Basic Support is included for all AWS customers.⁠Source 50Dedicated support on Enterprise only, with guaranteed response times available through SLAs.⁠Source 20 An uptime SLA percentage is not publicly documented.
Time and effort to get runningAn AWS account with credentials and Node.js 20 or later for the AgentCore CLI.⁠Source 25 The quickstart installs, scaffolds, tests locally, deploys, and invokes.⁠Source 25A 14-day n8n Cloud trial with Pro features, or a one-step local setup that needs Docker.⁠Source 11, Source 51 Paid self-hosted plans activate with a license key.⁠Source 23
Pricing model and public pricesConsumption-based per feature, with no minimum fee.⁠Source 22 Runtime v1 CPU is $0.0895 per vCPU-hour; Agent Registry has a monthly free tier.⁠Source 22By monthly workflow executions.⁠Source 20 Cloud Starter is $20 and Pro $50 a month, billed annually.⁠Source 20 Self-hosted Community is free.⁠Source 23
Building
Agent building toolsWrite the agent loop in Python with a framework such as Strands, LangGraph, or Google ADK and deploy it, or define one in the managed harness.⁠Source 1, Source 25n8n says its visual editor takes JavaScript or Python anywhere in a workflow.⁠Source 2 It has LangChain-based AI nodes and the Agent Builder, in preview.⁠Source 4, Source 7
Model accessAWS calls AgentCore model-agnostic, naming OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, Amazon Nova, Llama, and Mistral models, in or outside Amazon Bedrock.⁠Source 5Bring your own LLM credentials for providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, and combine several models in one workflow.⁠Source 8, Source 52
Integrations and ecosystemGateway has 1-click integrations with tools such as Salesforce, Slack, Jira, Asana, and Zendesk, and can import partner tools bought in AWS Marketplace.⁠Source 5, Source 53n8n’s homepage states over 500 integrations, and n8n states 600+ community-built templates for agentic workflows.⁠Source 2, Source 54

Which to choose

Choose Amazon Bedrock AgentCore if

  • Your developers write agents in code, with frameworks such as CrewAI, LangGraph, or Strands Agents, and want a serverless runtime on AWS.⁠Source 1, Source 25
  • You want one registry, with an approval workflow, for agents, MCP servers, and tools, including ones hosted outside AWS.⁠Source 1, Source 15
  • You want agents to have workload identities, with inbound auth from your existing identity provider, such as Entra ID or Okta.⁠Source 5, Source 14
  • You need HIPAA eligibility, ISO 27001 compliance, or the AWS GovCloud (US-West) Region.⁠Source 19, Source 37

Choose n8n if

  • You want to build agents and workflows visually; n8n says you can write JavaScript or Python anywhere in a workflow.⁠Source 2
  • You need to self-host on premises or in a private cloud, with data wherever you host it.⁠Source 11, Source 20
  • You want pricing by workflow executions with unlimited users on paid plans, and a free self-hosted Community edition to start.⁠Source 20, Source 23
  • You want many ready-made integrations and templates: n8n states over 500 integrations and 600+ community-built templates for agentic workflows.⁠Source 2, Source 54

Questions buyers ask

Can either one manage agents built elsewhere?

AWS says Agent Registry can list agents built on AgentCore, other providers, or on premises, and that Identity manages identities for agents in self-hosted or hybrid deployments.⁠Source 5, Source 10 n8n’s agents, in preview, live in n8n projects; managing agents built outside n8n is not publicly documented.⁠Source 4

How is each one priced?

AgentCore is consumption-based, with no upfront commitment or minimum fee; you pay only for what you use.⁠Source 22 n8n prices plans by monthly workflow executions; Cloud Starter is $20 a month, billed annually, and with Agents, in preview, one turn counts as one execution.⁠Source 4, Source 20

Do they support MCP and A2A?

AgentCore Runtime can host MCP and A2A servers, Gateway acts as an MCP server, and the Registry validates agent records against the A2A schema.⁠Source 12, Source 47, Source 48 n8n acts as an MCP server and an MCP client; first-party A2A support is not publicly documented.⁠Source 13, Source 18

Can either one connect agents across organizations?

A registry can be shared with other AWS accounts through AWS RAM, and a Runtime agent opened to principals in other AWS accounts.⁠Source 17, Source 32 n8n’s MCP Server Trigger node exposes n8n tools to external AI agents; a cross-organization access model is not publicly documented.⁠Source 18

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