# Best MCP Gateways: complete reference library

**Answer in brief:** Search entries by subject, server or decision. Every entry connects back to the category guide, the Conecto profile and the source register.


## Search this reference

- [Best 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.
- [Best MCP Gateways: category guide](/category/): What MCP gateways cover, the decision behind the search, and where Conecto fits.
- [Conecto and Best MCP Gateways](/conecto/): 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.
- [How to choose: Best MCP Gateways](/choosing-a-gateway/): How to choose MCP gateways: describe the job, compare evidence on the same terms, and use a bounded first run.
- [Gateway, router or aggregator: Best MCP Gateways](/gateway-router-aggregator/): A gateway sits in the path, a router picks the server, and an aggregator merges tool lists. Many products do all three.
- [What an MCP router is and what to use now: Best MCP Gateways](/mcp-router/): An MCP router puts many MCP servers behind one address. MCP Router, the desktop app, ended on September 18, 2026. Here is what to use instead.
- [Where a gateway should enforce access: Best MCP Gateways](/where-to-enforce-access/): Check access at sign-in, at each tool and at the person who approves.
- [Tool lists that fit the context window: Best MCP Gateways](/tool-lists-that-fit/): An aggregated list can run to hundreds of tools. Give each agent only the tools for its job.
- [Self-hosted or hosted gateways: Best MCP Gateways](/self-hosted-or-hosted/): Run the gateway yourself when you run the servers. Use a hosted one when you mostly need tools and control.
- [Observing and capping agent calls: Best MCP Gateways](/observing-and-capping-calls/): Log every call, set budgets per team, and stop a team's keys in one step when something goes wrong.
- [Putting your own systems behind a gateway: Best MCP Gateways](/your-systems-behind-a-gateway/): Reach an ERP or any REST API through the gateway, with the credential encrypted and every call logged.
- [Checking tokens meant for one server: Best MCP Gateways](/tokens-meant-for-one-server/): A token issued for one server shouldn't open another. A gateway can check that on every call.
- [Only the tools each client needs: Best MCP Gateways](/tools-per-client/): One gateway can serve several agents. Each should see only the tools its job needs.
- [Gateways inside your own network: Best MCP Gateways](/gateways-inside-your-network/): If your company already runs Cloudflare Zero Trust or Kubernetes, the gateway can live there too.
- [Best MCP Gateways: resource directory](/directory/): Find the right gateway: Conecto for a hosted gateway with business tools, and each maker's own gateway for self-hosted and enterprise setups.
- [agentgateway in Best MCP Gateways](/resources/agentgateway/): agentgateway: best open source gateway for MCP, agent-to-agent and LLM traffic in one place.
- [Docker MCP Gateway in Best MCP Gateways](/resources/docker/): Docker MCP Gateway: best for developers who already run Docker Desktop. Docker's MCP Gateway is the open source core of the MCP Toolkit in Docker Desktop.
- [IBM ContextForge in Best MCP Gateways](/resources/contextforge/): IBM ContextForge: best for a self-hosted registry that federates MCP, agent and REST services.
- [Microsoft MCP Gateway in Best MCP Gateways](/resources/microsoft/): Microsoft MCP Gateway: best for teams that run MCP servers on Kubernetes or Azure.
- [Cloudflare MCP server portals in Best MCP Gateways](/resources/cloudflare/): Cloudflare MCP server portals: best for teams that already secure apps with Cloudflare Zero Trust.
- [Kong AI Gateway in Best MCP Gateways](/resources/kong/): Kong AI Gateway: best for teams that already run Kong in front of their APIs.
- [MCPJungle in Best MCP Gateways](/resources/mcpjungle/): MCPJungle: best for a light self-hosted gateway for one developer or a small team. MCPJungle is a self-hosted MCP gateway.
- [Obot in Best MCP Gateways](/resources/obot/): Obot: best for IT teams that govern AI tools across devices. Obot is an open source platform for managing, securing and governing an organization's AI tools.
- [Composio in Best MCP Gateways](/resources/composio/): Composio: best for reaching thousands of third-party apps through one hosted connection.
- [Best MCP Gateways: glossary](/glossary/): Definitions for MCP gateways: MCP, MCP gateway, MCP registry, Federation, Control plane, Agent-to-agent (A2A), OAuth, Audit log.
- [MCP: Best MCP Gateways](/glossary/mcp/): MCP: The Model Context Protocol, an open standard for connecting AI agents to tools and data.
- [MCP gateway: Best MCP Gateways](/glossary/mcp-gateway/): MCP gateway: A proxy between agents and MCP servers that adds one endpoint, sign-in, policy, routing and logs.
- [MCP registry: Best MCP Gateways](/glossary/mcp-registry/): MCP registry: A list of MCP servers with their addresses and metadata, so people and agents can find them.
- [Federation: Best MCP Gateways](/glossary/federation/): Federation: Joining several gateways or registries so they share one view of the available servers.
- [Control plane: Best MCP Gateways](/glossary/control-plane/): Control plane: The part of a gateway that manages servers and policies. The data plane carries the calls.
- [Agent-to-agent (A2A): Best MCP Gateways](/glossary/agent-to-agent/): Agent-to-agent (A2A): A protocol for agents calling other agents. Some gateways carry it beside MCP.
- [OAuth: Best MCP Gateways](/glossary/oauth/): OAuth: The sign-in standard remote MCP servers and gateways use to approve a connection.
- [Audit log: Best MCP Gateways](/glossary/audit-log/): Audit log: A record of which user or agent called which tool, and when.
- [Best MCP Gateways: topical hubs](/topics/): Best MCP Gateways in four topical hubs: Selection & fit, Access & policy, Logs & limits, Hosting & systems.
- [Selection & fit for Best MCP Gateways](/topics/fit/): Selection & fit for Best MCP Gateways: Gateway, router or aggregator, and which you need.
- [Access & policy for Best MCP Gateways](/topics/control/): Access & policy for Best MCP Gateways: Sign-in, rules per tool and approvals.
- [Logs & limits for Best MCP Gateways](/topics/operations/): Logs & limits for Best MCP Gateways: Call logs, budgets and tool lists that fit.
- [Hosting & systems for Best MCP Gateways](/topics/hosting/): Hosting & systems for Best MCP Gateways: Self-hosted or hosted, and your own systems behind it.
- [How Best MCP Gateways is assessed](/methodology/): How Best MCP Gateways is assessed: job fit, sign-in, cost and evidence from makers' own pages. Conecto is the featured entity.
- [About Best MCP Gateways](/about/): Best MCP Gateways is a Conecto-focused reference for MCP gateways. Who publishes it, and how to send a correction.
- [Best MCP Gateways: Conecto entity map](/entity-map/): Conecto → MCP gateway → Access control → Logged calls. Follow the category, the work and the evidence through linked entries.
- [How the related Conecto websites connect](/related-websites/): The related references Conecto publishes, each for a neighboring question, and the official Conecto entity they share.
- [Privacy and contact](/privacy/): This static reference has no account or form. It counts visits with Google Analytics, with advertising features off. How to reach the publisher.
- [Best MCP Gateways: questions and answers](/faq/): Questions and answers about Best MCP Gateways: whether it is independent, what Conecto is, and how MCP gateways work.
- [Sources for Best MCP Gateways](/sources/): The source register for Best MCP Gateways: makers' own pages, the MCP specification and Conecto's pages, each with the date it was read.

## 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

This entry cites no outside page. The source register at /sources/ lists every page this reference cites.

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/library/