Glama alternative
A Glama Alternative Built Around Your Team, Not a Directory
Glama began as a directory and grew into a workspace. Its registry lists 97,619 MCP servers, and its gateway puts one URL in front of the servers you use, with call logs, per tool access, and managed OAuth. That is a sound foundation. Managed MCP narrows the scope: a gateway for your own connectors and your own people, run by us, priced per person, with nothing to assemble from a catalog.
What makes it different
- A gateway without a directory to sift
- Access set per person and per tool
- Credentials stay on the server
- Hosted and run by our team
- Unlimited connectors and assistants
- Priced per person
Cascadia vs Glama at a Glance
Three Questions That Decide It
Do you still need to find tools to use?
How Much Logging Detail Do You Need?
Do You Want a Usage Based Bill?
Side by Side
| Glama | Cascadia | |
|---|---|---|
| Discovery | A registry of 97,619 servers (October 2026) | ×No public registry |
| Gateway | Reverse proxy with logs and OAuth (October 2026) | One hosted endpoint |
| Call logging | Full payloads, JSON export (October 2026) | –Live connection report |
| Per tool control | Restrict access per tool (October 2026) | Per person and per tool |
| Hosting cost | –Billed on top of a workspace plan (October 2026) | Included in the per person price |
| Pricing detail | –Not published on pages we read (October 2026) | Per person, connectors unlimited |
| Change alerts | Alerts on changed tool definitions (October 2026) | –Not a listed feature |
| Who operates it | –Hosted platform, you configure it | Our team runs it for you |
Discovery
Gateway
Call Logging
Per Tool Control
Hosting Cost
Pricing Detail
Change Alerts
Who Operates It
Inside the Monthly Management Fee
Glama bills hosting on top of a workspace plan, metered by machine hours and egress. Our fee is per person, and the gateway we run for you is part of it.
- A managed gateway hosted and run by our team
- Unlimited connectors attached once, centrally
- Unlimited assistants and agents
- Local and remote providers in one tool list
- Per person, per tool access grants
- Token authenticated connectors
- Credentials stored server side
- Named client identity for each connection
- Live connection reporting
- Access changes without reconnecting
What a Smaller Scope Buys You
A catalog of almost a hundred thousand servers is a feature for explorers. A shortlist is a feature for operators.
No Sifting Through a Registry
Glama indexes 97,619 servers, 28,946 connectors, and 964,337 tools across 85 categories. We start from the connectors you already chose, so the list your team sees is short.
A Flat View of Cost
Glama says hosting on Glama is paid and billed on top of a workspace plan, depending on machine time and data out. Ours is per person, with no usage meter.
Less to Configure per Server
Glama deploys open source servers with Docker, TLS, and OAuth handled, and optional gateway routing. We route any connector you attach the same way, with no per-server choices.
Fair About Glama’s Strengths
Full JSON-RPC payload logging, JSON audit export for a SIEM, and alerts when a server changes its tool definitions are real. If you need that depth of logging, Glama leads.
Who Should Read This Comparison
Teams Who Found Glama While Browsing for Servers
The directory helps discovery. Once you have chosen five tools, the ongoing job is access, not search.
Companies That Need a Plain Monthly Number
Machine hours and egress make hosting a variable cost. A per person price can be agreed before anyone connects.
Security Leads Who Want Fewer Places to Look
One gateway we operate, with grants you can read as a list, is simpler to review than a mix of hosted and self-routed servers.
Choose Glama if
- You want to browse and deploy many servers
- You need payload level logs for a SIEM
- You are comfortable configuring routing yourself
Choose Cascadia if
- Your tool list is short and known
- You want a per person price and nothing metered
- You want the gateway run for you
How a Move from Glama Runs
- 1
Write Down What Is Routed Through It
We list the servers behind your Glama gateway, which are Glama hosted, which are connectors, and which are your own.
- 2
Attach Each to the Managed Gateway
Hosted servers you keep are attached by address. Credentials go onto the gateway once, then old copies are rotated.
- 3
Rebuild the Access Rules as Grants
Per tool rules become per person grants. Anyone who needed a narrower list gets exactly that.
- 4
Switch the Clients and Confirm
Each assistant gets one new entry. The live report shows the client identity and tool count so you can check it.
How Glama Works
Glama Gateway, Registry, and Hosting
Every fact below was read from Glama’s own pages in October 2026. We found no published plan prices on the pages we could read, so none are quoted.
Taken from Glama and Glama MCP gateway and Glama hosting. Checked October 2026.
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Glama Alternative Questions
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What is Glama?
A registry of MCP servers that also offers a gateway, hosting, and a workspace with chat. Its homepage counts 97,619 servers, 28,946 connectors, and 964,337 tools, last indexed October 9, 2026 (October 2026).
What does the Glama gateway do?
Its page calls it a reverse proxy between AI clients and MCP servers. It logs calls, enforces access rules, and manages credentials centrally, with one URL in front of multiple connectors and managed OAuth 2.1 (October 2026).
How detailed is Glama logging?
Every JSON-RPC message is logged with its full payload, and the audit log can be exported as JSON for a SIEM. It also provides aggregated usage analytics. That level of detail goes beyond what most teams need (October 2026).
Can Glama restrict individual tools?
Yes. The gateway restricts access per tool, and it alerts you when a server changes its tool definitions. The page does not say how rules attach to individual people, so confirm that with Glama (October 2026).
What does Glama hosting cost?
The hosting page states that it is billed on top of your workspace plan, depending on how long machines run and how much data leaves them. The rate card lives inside a workspace, so we have no figure to quote (October 2026).
Is Glama free?
Browsing, local installs of open source servers, listing a server, and using connectors are described as free. Hosting on Glama is paid. The pages we read did not show plan tiers or limits (October 2026).
Can Glama route servers I run myself?
Yes. You can point the gateway at any remote MCP server URL and supply your own credentials. Open source servers from its registry can also be deployed on Glama’s infrastructure with the gateway in front (October 2026).
When should we stay on Glama?
When you value the registry for discovery, need payload logs in a SIEM, or deploy many open source servers. Those are Glama’s strengths, and we do not match them.
How is Managed MCP different?
It is a gateway for a team rather than a directory with a gateway attached. You attach your chosen connectors once, grant people tools through a screen, and we host and run it.
How is Managed MCP priced?
Per person, per month, for the people who actually use it. Connectors and assistants are unlimited, so adding a tool or an agent never changes the bill.
Do you offer a public registry?
No. We do not run a catalog of servers to browse. If you need discovery, use a registry like Glama’s and bring the servers you choose to us.
How are credentials handled?
They stay on the gateway. Keys are not copied into each person’s assistant configuration, so a rotation is one edit and nobody holds a key they could leak.
Can I check what a person sees?
Yes. The gateway reports the client identity it sees, every active integration with its address, and the number of tools exposed. That confirms a new provider attached and a person sees what you expect.
Will it work with Claude Desktop?
Yes. Add the gateway as a connector and it appears as one entry with every tool you have been granted. It works the same in any MCP compatible client.
How long does it take to start?
There is no infrastructure to provision first. The longest step is deciding who should reach what, which is ticking boxes once your providers are attached.