# Access & policy for Best MCP Gateways

**Answer in brief:** 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. This hub covers access and policy: sign-in, rules per tool and approvals.


## What this hub covers

These entries cover the rules a gateway enforces. They explain the three places to check access, why a token issued for one server should never open another, and how one gateway can show each agent only the tools its job needs.

## Comparing gateway models

A gateway sits between agents and the servers they call. Some run in your own cluster, some are hosted for you, and some bring their own tools. Each entry here says where a gateway runs, what it controls and what it costs, from its maker's own pages. Conecto is the hosted option with business tools behind it.

## Follow a practical reading path

- [Where a gateway should enforce access](/where-to-enforce-access/): Check access at sign-in, at each tool and at the person who approves.
- [Checking tokens meant for one server](/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](/tools-per-client/): One gateway can serve several agents. Each should see only the tools its job needs.

## 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/topics/control/