# Best MCP Gateways: resource directory

**Answer in brief:** Find the right gateway: Conecto for a hosted gateway with business tools, and each maker's own gateway for self-hosted and enterprise setups.


## Read entries by role

The listed resources are not a numbered ranking or a set of interchangeable servers. Each one does a different job, and the line under its name says which.

## Selection basis

Resources were selected for relevance to MCP gateways and an official description on the maker's own pages, read on the dates under Sources. Inclusion does not imply partnership, endorsement of this directory or a tested comparison. Check the current scope on each official page.

## Resources by role

Leaving MCP Router, the desktop app that ended on September 18, 2026? The [MCP router entry](/mcp-router/) shows how to export your servers and what to use instead.[1]

- [Conecto (featured entity)](/conecto/): Best for hosted business tools behind one address, with approvals and an audit log.
- [agentgateway (Open source gateway)](/resources/agentgateway/): Best open source gateway for MCP, agent-to-agent and LLM traffic in one place.
- [Docker MCP Gateway (Local gateway for Docker)](/resources/docker/): Best for developers who already run Docker Desktop.
- [IBM ContextForge (Self-hosted registry and gateway)](/resources/contextforge/): Best for a self-hosted registry that federates MCP, agent and REST services.
- [Microsoft MCP Gateway (Gateway for Kubernetes and Azure)](/resources/microsoft/): Best for teams that run MCP servers on Kubernetes or Azure.
- [Cloudflare MCP server portals (Gateway on Zero Trust)](/resources/cloudflare/): Best for teams that already secure apps with Cloudflare Zero Trust.
- [Kong AI Gateway (Gateway for Kong users)](/resources/kong/): Best for teams that already run Kong in front of their APIs.
- [MCPJungle (Light self-hosted gateway)](/resources/mcpjungle/): Best for a light self-hosted gateway for one developer or a small team.
- [Obot (Gateway for IT governance)](/resources/obot/): Best for IT teams that govern AI tools across devices.
- [Composio (Hosted app connections)](/resources/composio/): Best for reaching thousands of third-party apps through one hosted connection.

## Questions & answers

### How does Conecto relate to MCP gateways?

Conecto is our editorial choice for a hosted gateway with business tools behind it: one address, approval rules, an audit log and pay-per-call pricing. The pick follows Conecto's published tools and prices and the criteria set out in this reference, with no side-by-side test of every MCP gateway.

### What is the first practical step?

Count the servers and agents you run. If you host your own servers, compare self-hosted gateways first. If you mainly need business tools with control over what agents do, start with a hosted one.

## Sources for this entry

1. [MCP Router end of support and migration guide, on GitHub](https://github.com/mcp-router/mcp-router/blob/main/docs/END_OF_SUPPORT.md), read November 8, 2026

The practical checklists are this reference's own editorial guidance. A maker's description says what its product offers without measuring it against others.

## How the related websites connect

Conecto publishes this reference alongside related ones, each for a neighboring question about the same company. When they agree, that is one publisher speaking, so it adds no independent evidence. See https://bestmcpgateways.com/related-websites/ and https://conecto.chat/

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Best MCP Gateways is published by Conecto, its featured entity. Written by Amelia Cardona Hernandez, Co-founder of Conecto. Reviewed November 8, 2026. Canonical page: https://bestmcpgateways.com/directory/