Google Cloud → AWS and Azure
AWS and Azure equivalents of Agent Runtime (formerly Agent Engine)
The closest AWS equivalents of Google Cloud Agent Runtime (formerly Agent Engine) are Amazon Bedrock AgentCore and Amazon Bedrock Agents Classic; on Azure, Foundry Agent Service.
About Agent Runtime (formerly Agent Engine)
| Provider | Google Cloud |
|---|---|
| Status | Generally available Renamed from Vertex AI Agent Engine on Apr 22, 2026. |
| What it is | Managed runtime to deploy and scale agents built with ADK or other frameworks, with Sessions, Memory Bank, code execution, and observability. |
| Documentation | docs.cloud.google.com |
| Pricing | Official pricing page |
Mappings (3)
| Capability | AWS | Match (GCP vs AWS) | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Managed AI agent platform | Amazon Bedrock AgentCore | Direct match | Foundry Agent Service |
| Configuration-based agents (legacy Bedrock Agents) | Amazon Bedrock Agents Classic Maintenance, Amazon Bedrock AgentCore | Partial match | Foundry Agent Service |
| Agent tools, MCP gateway & sandboxes | Amazon Bedrock AgentCore | Partial match | Foundry Agent Service |
Managed AI agent platform Direct match
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore maps to Agent Runtime (formerly Agent Engine) on Agent Platform, which hosts and scales agents with sessions, Memory Bank, code execution, and observability.
- Agent Runtime was renamed from Vertex AI Agent Engine on Apr 22, 2026.
- Both are framework-agnostic. Google's first-party framework is ADK; AWS's is Strands Agents.
- Code Execution and Computer Use run in sandboxes inside Agent Runtime, comparable to AgentCore Code Interpreter and Browser.
Configuration-based agents (legacy Bedrock Agents) Partial match
For console-configured agents like classic Bedrock Agents, Google Cloud's path is to prototype in Agent Studio and deploy to Agent Runtime.
- Bedrock Agents (classic) is in maintenance in favor of AgentCore; Google's equivalent path is also code-first (ADK on Agent Runtime).
- Action groups map to ADK tools or MCP servers; knowledge bases map to RAG Engine or Agent Search.
Agent tools, MCP gateway & sandboxes Partial match
AgentCore Gateway, Code Interpreter, and Browser split across Agent Runtime (code execution and computer use sandboxes), Agent Gateway (preview), and Agent Registry (preview).
- Agent Gateway was in Private Preview and Agent Registry in Public Preview as of Apr 2026, so tool governance is less mature than AgentCore Gateway.
- ADK has built-in tools (such as Google Search grounding and code execution) and MCP support.