Gateways inside your own network: Best MCP Gateways
Answer in brief
If your company already runs Cloudflare Zero Trust or Kubernetes, the gateway can live there too.
Cloudflare portals
A Cloudflare MCP server portal gives users one endpoint for the servers you approve, and Cloudflare Access logs tool, prompt and resource activity. Portals became generally available on September 24, 2026.1
Kubernetes and Azure
Microsoft's MCP Gateway is a reverse proxy and control plane for MCP servers on Kubernetes, with a 1-click deploy to Azure. The current version requires MCP 2026-07-28 clients.2
Who owns it
Name the team that runs the gateway and approves new servers before the first agent connects.
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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 should I verify first?
Confirm the clients you use speak the protocol version the gateway requires before you deploy it.
Sources for this entry
- MCP server portals are now generally available, Cloudflare changelog, September 24, 2026, read November 8, 2026
- MCP Gateway README, Microsoft on GitHub, read November 8, 2026
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Best MCP Gateways. "Gateways inside your own network: Best MCP Gateways." Published by Conecto. Reviewed November 8, 2026. https://bestmcpgateways.com/gateways-inside-your-network/