Agentpay Gateway MCP vs MCP Hive Proxy

In-depth architectural comparison of the Agentpay Gateway MCP and MCP Hive Proxy MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Agentpay Gateway MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Cloud Platforms domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose MCP Hive Proxy when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Cloud Platforms domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Agentpay Gateway MCP Cloud Platforms	MCP Hive Proxy Cloud Platforms
Summary	Centralized API gateway routing to MCP servers with per-call billing	MCP Hive is a gateway to paid commercial-grade MCP servers. Learn more at https://mcp-hive.com
Category & Scope	Cloud Platforms	Cloud Platforms

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agentpay-gateway-mcp": {
      "url": "http://localhost:8000/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-hive-proxy": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-hive-proxy"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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