MCPJungle vs mcphub
Self-hosted MCP gateways compared
MCPJungle and mcphub both connect MCP clients to multiple servers through a self-hosted gateway. MCPJungle emphasizes tool management and grouped endpoints, while mcphub adds broader routing, credential, and operational controls.
MCPJungle: Manage MCP Servers Behind One Endpoint
MCPJungle is a self-hosted gateway for registering MCP servers and connecting AI clients through one endpoint. It supports local setups and shared team deployments with tool filtering and access controls.
mcphub: Connect and Manage MCP Servers Through One Gateway
MCPHub is a self-hosted gateway and control plane for connecting MCP clients to local and remote MCP servers. It centralizes routing, access controls, credentials, logs, and health monitoring.
| MCPJungle | mcphub | |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | TypeScript |
| License | MPL-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 1.3k | 2.5k |
| Forks | 167 | 330 |
| Last analyzed | Oct 10, 2026 | Oct 3, 2026 |
Key differences
- MCPJungle supports upstream Streamable HTTP and stdio; mcphub also supports SSE and connections to local and remote servers.
- MCPJungle offers selected-tool groups as separate endpoints; mcphub routes to all servers, groups, individual servers, or smart-routing endpoints.
- MCPJungle uses Go and an MPL-2.0 license; mcphub uses TypeScript and an Apache-2.0 license.
- MCPJungle uses SQLite by default for local use and supports PostgreSQL; mcphub defaults to file-based configuration and offers PostgreSQL database mode.
- MCPJungle describes enterprise authentication, access controls, and OpenTelemetry metrics; mcphub highlights a dashboard, activity and server logs, health checks, and hot-swappable configuration.
- MCPJungle supports static bearer tokens and custom headers for upstream HTTP servers; mcphub supports OAuth 2.0 and per-user credentials with encrypted storage.
Choose MCPJungle if you…
- want to register MCP servers once and expose selected tools through separate endpoints.
- need a Go-based gateway with SQLite for local use and PostgreSQL for deployments.
- want enterprise access controls and OpenTelemetry metrics, or centralized static tokens and custom headers for upstream servers.
Choose mcphub if you…
- need routing options for all servers, groups, individual servers, or smart-routing endpoints.
- want OAuth 2.0, per-user credentials, and isolated stdio runtimes.
- need a web dashboard with logs and health checks, or want file-based configuration by default.
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