Mintive vs Obot
Last updated: October 19, 2026.
Choose Mintive when you want a managed gateway with enterprise SSO and SCIM, per-user and shared credentials, Mint Guard screening on every tool call, and SIEM export, operated for you. Choose Obot when you want an open-source (MIT) MCP gateway and catalog that your team runs and extends on its own infrastructure, from Docker to Kubernetes. Both host MCP servers, broker per-user OAuth and group tools into virtual MCP servers.
Managed vs open-source self-hosted
Mintive runs as a managed cloud service, and hosted connectors run in Mintive's managed infrastructure; for on-premise or self-hosted requirements, contact Mintive. Obot ships one MIT-licensed build that runs as a single Docker container or on Kubernetes with Helm, with reference architectures for AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, and a hosted Obot Cloud, so your team picks the infrastructure and runs upgrades, MCP server hosting and identity setup.
Mintive and Obot side by side
| Mintive | Obot | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Dedicated MCP gateway, plus LLM gateway and Agent Monitor | AI control plane with MCP gateway, MCP catalog and LLM gateway |
| Deployment | Managed cloud service in the US or EU; Private Networks reach internal services through a Helm or Docker agent (Enterprise); on-premise or self-hosted by arrangement | Self-hosted (Docker, Kubernetes) or Obot Cloud |
| License | Paid plans (mintive.com/pricing) | MIT; Enterprise unlocked by license key |
| Client authentication | OAuth 2.0 with PKCE and dynamic client registration on every Virtual MCP; API keys, M2M tokens or workload identity federation (on request) for agents | OAuth for MCP clients |
| SSO and SCIM | SSO and SCIM with Okta, Google Workspace, Microsoft Entra ID, OneLogin, JumpCloud, Auth0, PingFederate and other SAML/OIDC providers | GitHub and Google, plus Entra, Okta, JumpCloud and Auth0; SCIM not documented |
| Per-user credentials to tools | Per-user OAuth with automatic refresh, shared service credentials, or cross app access; user identity forwarding to MCP servers | OAuth exchange and refresh per user |
| Access is granted to | A Virtual MCP per role with curated tools, for users, directory groups and agent identities (RBAC); per-tool enable and disable and approval | MCP servers, and virtual MCP profiles with selected tools, by user or group |
| Audit and export | Tool calls, prompts and access changes over OTLP, Splunk HEC or batched files to S3 (SIEM export); usage through the Admin API and Admin MCP | MCP and LLM audit logs exported to S3, Google Cloud Storage or Azure Blob |
| Prompt injection and sensitive data | Mint Guard (enabled on request), Mintive's managed guardrail, screens tool arguments and results out of the box; plus rules and middleware that block or mask, with PII and DLP templates | MCP filters (webhook or MCP server) that can block or modify calls |
| LLM routing and budgets | LLM gateway (early access): budgets per group and per user, allowed models per group | LLM gateway with model access policies |
| Connectors and registry | Pre-vetted catalog, hosted connectors from container images, the hosted CLI or private npm packages, remote MCPs, custom registry; tool change alerts | Hosts MCP servers; MCP catalog and registry API |
| Compliance stated | SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA, with a BAA available (details) | SOC 2 Type II in progress |
| Pricing | Plans on mintive.com/pricing; Mint Guard and ZDR are on the Enterprise plan | Community free (up to 100 users); Obot Cloud and Enterprise by contact |
Identity and per-user auth
Both gateways put OAuth in front of MCP clients and broker each user's OAuth to upstream servers. Mintive's SSO covers both the web app and the OAuth flows AI clients run when they connect to a Virtual MCP, so your IdP's MFA and conditional access apply to agent connections too, and SCIM keeps users and groups in sync. Connectors can use each user's own credentials, one shared service credential, or cross app access, where Okta governs token issuance instead of per-connector consent. See authentication models.
Registry and catalog
Mintive's MCP store is your organization's internal registry of approved tools: admins add hosted connectors that run in Mintive's managed infrastructure and remote MCP servers by URL, then package tools into Virtual MCPs per team. Obot hosts MCP servers from npx, uvx or container images and publishes them in its MCP catalog with a registry API.
Audit and guardrails
Mintive streams tool calls, prompts and access changes to your SIEM in real time over OTLP or Splunk HEC, or as batched files to S3, and Mint Guard (enabled on request) screens every tool call's arguments and results with a detection policy Mintive maintains. Obot exports MCP and LLM audit logs to your object storage, once or on a schedule, and its filters let you call your own webhook or MCP server to block or modify tool calls. Teams that want their own logic add middleware or rules alongside Mint Guard.
Moving MCP servers from Obot to Mintive
- List the MCP servers in your Obot catalog and note which are remote and which Obot hosts.
- Add each remote server to Mintive by URL, and redeploy hosted servers as Mintive hosted connectors from a container image.
- Choose per-user or shared credentials for each connector. See authentication models.
- Recreate each virtual MCP profile as a Mintive Virtual MCP with the same tools, and grant it to the same directory groups.
- Point AI clients at the new Virtual MCP URLs. Users authorize per-user connectors on first use.
FAQ
Is Obot open source?
Yes. Obot is MIT licensed, and its Enterprise edition is unlocked by a license key on the same build. Obot also offers a hosted Obot Cloud.
Open source or managed MCP gateway?
A managed gateway moves hosting and upgrades to the vendor, while a self-hosted open-source gateway gives you full control of where it runs and your team operates it. Mintive is a managed cloud service with on-premise or self-hosted deployment by arrangement, and Obot offers both a self-hosted build and Obot Cloud.
Do Mintive and Obot both handle per-user OAuth to MCP servers?
Yes. Mintive stores each user's OAuth tokens per connector and refreshes them automatically, and also supports shared service credentials and cross app access through Okta. Obot handles OAuth token exchange and refresh to upstream MCP servers on each user's behalf.
Which SSO providers does Mintive support?
Mintive supports Okta, Google Workspace, Microsoft Entra ID and other SAML or OIDC providers for SSO, with SCIM directory sync. SSO also covers the OAuth flows AI clients complete when they connect to a Virtual MCP. See SSO and SCIM.
How do I move MCP servers from Obot to Mintive?
Add remote MCP servers to Mintive by URL, redeploy container-based servers as Mintive hosted connectors, recreate each virtual MCP profile as a Mintive Virtual MCP granted to the same directory groups, and have users authorize per-user connectors on first use.
Related
- MCP gateway comparison: 13 gateways side by side
- Agent gateways for self-hosted deployments on the blog
- Core concepts: how Virtual MCP servers work
Sources
Obot facts on this page come from Obot's public documentation and pricing pages, checked on October 19, 2026.