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Metorial vs Smithery

Smithery is a registry for MCP servers; Metorial is a full MCP platform with governance, SDKs and SaaS/On-prem options.
MetorialThe integration layer for AI agents. Production MCP infrastructure. 600+ tools, 5 lines of code.SmitheryRegistry for finding and hosting MCP servers

Which to pick

Pick Metorial if you want…

  • Secure, governed integration layer for AI agents
  • Open-source code (metorial/metorial on GitHub)

Pick Smithery if you want…

  • Managed MCP server registry
  • The lower starting price: $10/month against $250/month

Side by side

What it is
Metorial:Metorial is an open-source MCP platform that lets AI agents securely access 600+ tool integrations via a single link.
Smithery:Smithery is a registry and hosting platform for MCP servers that lets AI agents connect to tools with built-in auth, credentials and session management.
Best for
Metorial:Secure, governed integration layer for AI agents
Smithery:Managed MCP server registry
Who it’s for
Metorial:Enterprises and developers building AI agents that need secure, governed tool access.
Smithery:Developers building AI agents that need easy access to MCP tools and services
Pricing
Metorial:Freemium
Smithery:Freemium
Plans
Metorial:Metorial Dev $0.00 per month · Metorial Scale $250.00 per month
Smithery:Hobby Free · Pay as you Go $10/mo per month
Open source
Metorial:Yes, 3,363 GitHub stars
Smithery:—
Works with
Metorial:Python SDK, TypeScript SDK, OAuth, Slack, GitHub, Datadog, Stripe, Zendesk
Smithery:—

Metorial features

  • 600+ prebuilt integrations. Agents can call thousands of tools without writing custom code.
  • One-click deployment. Deploy MCP servers in minutes with built-in OAuth, token refresh and scaling.
  • Governance & access control. SSO, SAML, RBAC and policy checks (Protoguard) enforce security per user/group.
  • Tracing & audit logs. Full searchable record of every agent action, tool call and identity.
  • Custom provider support. Add private APIs or internal systems as providers with isolated credentials.
  • Python & TypeScript SDKs. Develop agents using familiar languages and the provided SDKs.

Smithery features

  • MCP Server Registry. Find and list MCP servers for agents to discover and use.
  • Hosted MCP Servers. Host your own MCP server with built-in management.
  • Managed OAuth. Provides OAuth handling without requiring developers to manage keys.
  • Persistent Connections. Keeps agent sessions alive for continuous interactions.
  • RPC Quotas. Offers tiered RPC limits (50K free, 100K paid) for API calls.
  • Namespace Support. Supports multiple namespaces for organizing tools.

Metorial vs Smithery FAQ

Is Metorial or Smithery free?+

Metorial has a free plan (Metorial Dev); paid plans start at $250/month (Metorial Scale). Smithery has a free plan (Hobby); paid plans start at $10/month (Pay as you Go).

Which is cheaper, Metorial or Smithery?+

Smithery is cheaper to start with: Smithery's Pay as you Go plan ($10/month) against Metorial's Metorial Scale plan ($250/month).

Is Metorial or Smithery open source?+

Metorial is open source (metorial/metorial on GitHub). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Smithery.

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Metorial

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