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MCP Gateway & Registry vs ToolHive

Side-by-side comparison of MCP Gateway & Registry and ToolHive across fit, pricing, docs, evidence gaps, and benchmarks.

Decision brief

Best overall

ToolHive

Best combined signal across API availability, docs, adoption, reviews, and ecosystem proof.

Open-source option

ToolHive

Start here when local control, inspectability, or self-hosting matters.

Decision notes

Adoption proof: No verified adoption proof yet

Reviews: No developer reviews yet

Repo stars: ToolHive

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Evidence links

MCP Gateway & Registry docs MCP Gateway & Registry repo ToolHive docs ToolHive repo

Missing evidence and weekly return

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Feature Comparison

MCP Gateway & Registry

Agent Frameworks

Pricing: Open source
Open source: Yes
API: Available
Rating: No reviews
GitHub: 936 stars
Adoption: Public evidence pending
Benchmark: No benchmark data
Best for: Open-source gateway and registry for governing MCP servers, OAuth access, discovery, and a
Tradeoff: More control and inspectability, but more setup and operational ownership.

ToolHive

Agent Frameworks

Pricing: Open source
Open source: Yes
API: Available
Rating: No reviews
GitHub: 2,228 stars
Adoption: Public evidence pending
Benchmark: No benchmark data
Best for: Enterprise-grade runtime for running and managing MCP servers for agent tool access.
Tradeoff: More control and inspectability, but more setup and operational ownership.

Feature	MCP Gateway & Registry	ToolHive
Category	Agent Frameworks	Agent Frameworks
Pricing	Open source	Open source
Open source
API available
Rating	No reviews	No reviews
GitHub stars	936	2,228
Adoption	Public evidence pending	Public evidence pending
Benchmark	No benchmark data	No benchmark data
Best for	Open-source gateway and registry for governing MCP servers, OAuth access, discovery, and a	Enterprise-grade runtime for running and managing MCP servers for agent tool access.
Developer tradeoff	More control and inspectability, but more setup and operational ownership.	More control and inspectability, but more setup and operational ownership.

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MCP Gateway & Registry

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