Docker MCP Catalog, Toolkit & Gateway alternatives

Docker's catalog of containerized MCP servers with a Desktop toolkit and an open-source MCP Gateway (docker mcp CLI plugin). An enterprise gateway authenticates users, scopes servers and tools, applies per-call policy and supplies credentials. Full Docker MCP Catalog, Toolkit & Gateway record →

  1. 1 Kong AI Gateway MCP gateways & registries

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    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ? MCP ✓ ★ 44k released 2026-10-19 Apache-2.0 (Kong Gateway OSS); enterprise… Compare with Docker MCP Catalog, Toolkit & Gateway →

  2. 2 IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway MCP gateways & registries

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    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ? MCP ✓ ★ 4.7k released 2026-10-29 Apache-2.0 Compare with Docker MCP Catalog, Toolkit & Gateway →

  3. 3 Obot MCP gateways & registries

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    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ? MCP ✓ ★ 1.1k released 2026-10-29 MIT Compare with Docker MCP Catalog, Toolkit & Gateway →

  4. 4 Microsoft MCP Gateway MCP gateways & registries

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    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ? MCP ✓ ★ 899 released 2026-10-27 MIT Compare with Docker MCP Catalog, Toolkit & Gateway →

  5. 5 Cloudflare MCP server portals MCP gateways & registries

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    OSS — Self-host ? Managed ? MCP ✓ proprietary Compare with Docker MCP Catalog, Toolkit & Gateway →

  6. 6 Official MCP Registry MCP gateways & registries

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    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ? MCP ? ★ 7.4k released 2026-10-29 Apache-2.0 (transitioning from MIT) Compare with Docker MCP Catalog, Toolkit & Gateway →

  7. 7 Glama MCP MCP gateways & registries

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    OSS — Self-host ? Managed ? MCP ? proprietary Compare with Docker MCP Catalog, Toolkit & Gateway →

  8. 8 Ghost Beacon MCP gateways & registries

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    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ✓ released 2026-10-28 MIT Compare with Docker MCP Catalog, Toolkit & Gateway →

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