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24 alternatives to AuthPlane – OAuth 2.1 and PKCE authorization server for MCP

OAuth 2.1 Authorization Server for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) - AuthPlane/authserver

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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    Skip migration and launch MCP with built-in Auth

    Nov 2025 · arcade.dev · its alternatives →

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    A comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementing the latest specification. - hemanth/paws-on-mcp

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Give a local MCP server a public URL with one command. No accounts, no signup — anonymous, ephemeral, OAuth 2.1-protected tunnels for MCP servers.

    Sep 2026 · terragohan.github.io · its alternatives →

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    MCPCore▲80

    MCPCore is a complete MCP hosting and MCP cloud platform. Create, build, and deploy MCP servers in minutes, then manage auth, secrets, and analytics from a single dashboard.

    Mar 2026 · mcpcore.io · its alternatives →

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    The Official MCP Bridge to GitHub APIs

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, Gabriel, Co-Founder at Permit.io. We're releasing Permit MCP Gateway today, an authorization proxy for MCP servers. TL;DR - we built an MCP Gateway that developers love and CISOs trust. Watch more[0] Now, after your little hate on using fancy copy on HN, to the real thing: MCP is in a strange place. Developers are debating whether it's overcomplicated compared to CLIs or skills files. Meanwhile, enterprises are adopting it by default because every agentic system that acts on your behalf, Cursor, Claude, Copilot, internal agents, needs a stable infrastructure for connecting to tools.…

    Mar 2026 · permit.io · its alternatives →

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    Give AI agents access to real-time data across 200+ apps

    May 2026 · apideck.com · its alternatives →

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    MCPTotal▲179

    Secure MCP servers that just work

    Dec 2025 · a16y.ai · its alternatives →

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    MCP server SDK/example implemented entirely in bash — build a Model Context Protocol server with no runtime dependency beyond a POSIX shell. - muthuishere/mcp-server-bash-sdk

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN, I built pg-mcp, a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for PostgreSQL that provides structured schema inspection and query execution for LLMs and agents. It's multi-tenant and runs over HTTP/SSE (not stdio) Features - Supports multiple database connections from multiple agents - Schema Introspection: Returns table structures, types, indexes and constraints; enriched with descriptions from pg_catalog. (for well documented databases) - Read-Only Queries: Controlled execution of queries via MCP. - EXPLAIN Tool: Helps smart agents optimize queries before execution. - Extension…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, my name is Philip, I’m the co-founder of Glasskube and one of the creators of HyprMCP. This project started when we did what everyone was doing — building a remote MCP server and launching it. Building the first local MCP server for testing was quite simple, and we had our first tools ready within a day. The next step was turning that into a production-ready remote MCP server. As we exposed the MCP server to our users, we wanted to authenticate them with our existing authentication methods. We dove deep into authentication. Our approach was to build an auth proxy and plug it in front…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    N8N2MCP▲137

    Turn your N8N workflow to MCP servers with just 3 clicks

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Deploy Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers with ease. Scale your AI models seamlessly with our cutting-edge platform.

    2025 · mcp-cloud.ai · its alternatives →

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    Got tired of every MCP example being overly verbose, or needing Docker or Mac-only scripts, so I threw together MCP-123. Point it at a tools.py, run `server.run_server(...)`, and the client auto-discovers/calls functions with OpenAI. I hope this is useful to you all.

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A MCP server for Kubernetes that help AI to chat w/ clusters

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Admittedly I work on this, but I anthropic's decision to finally embrace http, auth (at least a little), and other RFCs that are coming out is just great. With OpenAI behind it too, this ecosystem will be built around projects like this. Not saying it's MCP or not, but it'll be one of them

    2025 · twitter.com · its alternatives →

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    You can read more about EQTY Lab's enterprise-focused usage of this tooling here: https://www.eqtylab.io/blog/securing-model-context-protocol

    Dec 2025 · guardianmcp.dev · its alternatives →

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    I built ContextGuard after discovering that 43% of MCP servers have critical security vulnerabilities. MCP (Model Context Protocol) is the new standard that lets Claude Clients(Desktop, Windsurf, Cursor, etc.) access external tools and data sources - think of it as a plugin system for AI assistants. The problem: When you give those clients access to your filesystem, databases, or APIs through MCP servers, you're opening up serious attack vectors. Prompt injection, data leakage, and path traversal attacks are all possible. Most developers building MCP servers don't have security expertise,…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for NASA APIs, providing a standardized interface for AI models to interact with NASA's vast array of data sources. - ProgramComputer/NASA-MCP-server

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hosted OAuth 2.1 + DCR for MCP servers

    Jul 2026 · getmcpauth.dev · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, We’re building security tooling around agentic AI systems. Today, we're releasing our public MCP catalog with detailed risk analysis for every MCP server we've found on the internet: https://mcp.armor1.ai/mcp-directory We all love agents and the power that MCPs unlock: suddenly your AI assistant can query databases, manage files, call APIs, and interact with the real world. But when we started adopting MCPs ourselves, we kept running into the same nagging questions: Is this MCP safe? Where is my data actually going? Could it execute destructive actions? Is it…

    Feb 2026 · mcp.armor1.ai · its alternatives →

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    Discover and Share MCP Servers

    2025 · mcplane.com · its alternatives →

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    Directory of MCPs (Model Context Protocol)

    2025 · findmcpservers.com · its alternatives →

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    Global search engine for model context protocol tools

    2025 · mcpagentseek.com · its alternatives →

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