# Microsoft MCP Gateway in Best MCP Gateways

**Answer in brief:** Best for teams that run MCP servers on Kubernetes or Azure.


## Resource role

Gateway for Kubernetes and Azure. Microsoft's MCP Gateway is a reverse proxy and control plane for MCP servers on Kubernetes. It routes each request to a ready server instance and manages deploys, updates and deletes.[1]

A data gateway routes each MCP request to a ready server instance. A control plane deploys, updates and deletes MCP servers, which it calls adapters, and the project adds telemetry, access control and observability hooks.[1]

## Relationship to Conecto

Microsoft MCP Gateway is a separate resource. Conecto doesn't make it and has no partnership with Microsoft. 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 facts

- License: MIT[2]
- GitHub stars: 913 on November 8, 2026[2]
- Runs on: Kubernetes, with a 1-click deploy to Azure[1]
- Protocol: MCP 2026-07-28 clients only[1]

## What to inspect

The current version requires MCP 2026-07-28 clients and adapters and offers no protocol downgrade.[1]

The README covers a local deployment and a 1-click deploy to Azure.[1] Clients must speak MCP 2026-07-28, and Microsoft publishes a migration guide for older ones.[1]

## Who it fits

Pick it when your platform already runs on Kubernetes or Azure and your clients support the 2026-07-28 spec.

## Official destination

Use the official page to check the current documentation and scope: https://github.com/microsoft/mcp-gateway. This reference has not run a comparative benchmark.

## 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 Gateway README, Microsoft on GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/mcp-gateway), read November 8, 2026
2. [microsoft/mcp-gateway on GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/mcp-gateway), 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.

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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/resources/microsoft/