An MCP gateway sits between AI agents and the tools they call. It authenticates every request, scopes which tools each agent can use, and logs every call. Most gateways only govern traffic that already flows through them. Willow also discovers the MCP servers, skills and agents running outside the gateway, then governs both.
Two managed platforms for org-wide agent access. Compare MCP deployment, role-based tool access, shadow AI detection depth, and deployment options from SaaS to air-gapped.
Airia routes every AI request through one governed gateway of approved models and tools. Willow scopes tool access per user and per task, and finds the AI that bypasses the gateway entirely.
MCP Manager by Usercentrics gives IT a private MCP registry, RBAC and audit logs. Willow adds discovery of the MCPs nobody registered, employee self-service and air-gapped deployment.
TrueFoundry governs traffic through its AI, MCP and agent gateways, plus your models. Willow also covers the AI that never touches a gateway, with no Kubernetes to run.
Discovery first or policy first. Willow finds unsanctioned AI tools and local MCP configs before anyone registers them. Speakeasy goes deep on tool-level scopes for systems already connected.
Lunar secures MCP and model traffic already flowing through its gateways. Willow finds the AI that never reaches a gateway, on devices and in browsers, and governs it too.
Willow finds supported employee AI before registration and also governs OAuth, per-user credentials, individual tool calls, remote MCP servers, and browser activity.
A source-available Rust runtime your engineers operate, or a managed platform that finds and governs employee AI across devices and browsers. Model routing vs tool governance.
Runlayer leads with runtime threat detection across a massive MCP catalog. Willow leads with org-wide AI access: employee self-service, risk-scored connectors and deployment anywhere.
An open-source MCP gateway you self-host on Kubernetes, or a certified, turnkey control plane. Compare identity, shadow AI discovery, compliance ownership and the migration path.
Two managed MCP gateways, two different jobs. MintMCP ships fast hosting and HIPAA coverage. Willow adds shadow AI detection, GitHub-based governance and on-prem or air-gapped deployment.
A free, MIT-licensed aggregator you build and operate, or a managed platform with discovery, approvals and SOC 2 Type II included. Ownership vs delegation, and when to run both.
Cloudflare centralizes remote MCP servers behind Access policy. Willow governs the whole AI estate, including local MCPs on employee devices, and deploys anywhere, air-gapped included. Built to run together.
Open-source MCP infrastructure you run on Kubernetes, or a managed platform you don't. Where Archestra's prompt-injection defenses lead, and where Willow's self-service and shadow AI discovery win.
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