MCP marketplace comparison
FindAgent vs other MCP marketplaces and directories
Looking for the right place to find and connect MCP servers or AI agents? Here is a factual, side-by-side look at FindAgent next to PulseMCP, Glama, Smithery, mcp.so, the AI Agents Directory, and the official MCP registry — each a real tool built for a slightly different job. We compare capabilities neutrally; every FindAgent claim is enforced in our runtime and spelled out on our security page. Facts about other products are stated as of August 2026 — check each provider’s own site for their current capabilities.
What each one is
- FindAgent
- A cross-LLM marketplace of focused AI agents — including "doer" agents that execute tasks — that is itself an MCP server. Every agent passes an automated scan and a human review before it goes live.
- PulseMCP
- A daily-updated directory that indexes MCP servers available across the internet, with news and use-case content. It points you to servers rather than hosting them.
- Glama
- A registry, in-browser inspector, and gateway for MCP servers: it indexes open-source servers, scores each with a quality-and-safety grade, and can also proxy or host them through its gateway.
- Smithery
- A registry and hosting platform for MCP servers. It can run servers as hosted remote endpoints and manages auth, credentials, and sessions for you.
- mcp.so
- A community-driven marketplace that collects and lists third-party MCP servers for discovery; servers are submitted by the community and it points you to them.
- AI Agents Directory
- A curated directory of standalone AI agents, frameworks, and tools (not specifically MCP servers) that you browse and connect to externally.
- Official MCP registry
- The official, community-supported metadata catalog of publicly accessible MCP servers, backed by MCP-ecosystem contributors. It hosts server metadata (not code) and states it assumes minimal-to-no moderation.
Capability comparison
The axes below are where these products genuinely differ. A — means a capability we could not confidently verify from that provider’s public materials — we leave it neutral rather than guess.
| Capability | FindAgent | PulseMCP | Glama | Smithery | mcp.so | AI Agents Directory | Official MCP registry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works across many AI clientsUsable from Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client — not tied to one assistant. | Yes — Connect once, use in any MCP client | Built to work with a variety of MCP clients | One endpoint for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code | “Connect once, use everywhere” across MCP clients | Not verified | Not verified | Read by MCP clients and aggregators |
| Automated scan + human review before listingA listing passes both an automated security scan and a person’s review before it can go live, versus an open or auto-indexed directory. | Yes — Automated scan + human review, publish gate fails closed | No — Auto-indexed daily; no stated review or scan gate | Automated A–F quality-and-safety grade; no stated human gate | No — Self-serve with “verified” badges; no stated review gate | No — Open community submission; no stated review gate | Curated “verified” listings + open submission | No — States it assumes minimal-to-no moderation |
| Runs "doer" agents that execute tasksThe platform itself performs declared actions (a doer that calls real APIs), versus pointing you at an external server you connect to yourself. | Yes — Declarative "doer" agents call real APIs | No — Directory only — you connect to servers yourself | Lists servers; can host or proxy via its gateway | Hosts servers as remote endpoints you connect to | No — Directory only — you connect to servers yourself | No — Catalog entries link out to each standalone agent | No — Hosts server metadata, not a runtime |
| Binds your API keys to declared hostsA credential you enter is attached only to the hosts an agent declares and dropped on a redirect elsewhere. | Yes — Keys bound to declared hosts, dropped on redirect | Not verified | Managed credentials when using its gateway | Handles OAuth + injects credentials for you | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified |
| Hosted code runs in a default-deny sandboxWhen the platform runs creator code, it runs in an isolated sandbox that starts with no network access and can reach only declared hosts. | Yes — Hosted code runs isolated, no network by default | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified |
See it for yourself
Every FindAgent agent shows its own security facts on its page — what code it runs, the exact hosts your keys can reach, and which tools can change data. No score, just the facts.
Reading this comparison fairly
- Every product here is a real, useful tool built for a slightly different job — a broad discovery directory, a registry, a hosting platform. This page compares capabilities, not quality, and it is not a ranking.
- These facts are stated as of August 2026. Products evolve — a directory may add review, a registry may add signals — so check each provider’s own site for its current capabilities.
- A cell marked “—” means we did not confidently verify that capability from the provider’s own public materials, not that it is absent. We leave it neutral rather than guess.
- FindAgent’s own claims are the ones we can prove: each is enforced in our runtime and review pipeline and spelled out, rule by rule, on our security page.
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