ToolRouter is the hosted catalog companies use to centralize MCP: one connection in every assistant, one specialist catalog, one bill, one audit log. The ways companies centralize MCP in 2026 are:
- ToolRouter — Best for a hosted specialist catalog and one bill across Claude, ChatGPT, Grok Bot, and Cursor
- MintMCP — Best for a quoted compliance gateway (SSO, BAA, self-host options)
- TrueFoundry — Best for an MCP + LLM gateway that can run in your VPC
- Portkey — Best for LLM guardrails with an MCP control plane beside the model proxy
- Composio — Best for centralizing *SaaS app* actions, not a specialist catalog
- Zapier MCP — Best for centralizing workflows and 9,000+ apps through one task pool
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Prices checked 20 August 2026. ToolRouter: free tools; from $0.005/use; Lite $9; Plus $19; seats from $29; no required monthly list for catalog use. MintMCP: quoted / not public. TrueFoundry: Developer $0; Pro $499/mo; Pro Plus $2,999/mo. Portkey: Developer free; Production $49/mo.
Why companies centralize MCP on ToolRouter
Without a company catalog, each assistant grows its own servers and invoices. Claude gets one stack, ChatGPT another, Grok Bot a third. Finance cannot see tool spend. Security cannot see who called what.
ToolRouter is the hosted answer: add one MCP connection per assistant, share seats and credits, turn on the audit log (Business and above), and keep optional PII filter on tool traffic. You do not stand up a VPC project or wait on a quote.
How ToolRouter centralizes MCP for a company
- Pick the catalog job. Specialist tools in chat (generate, SEO, crawl, search, scan) go on ToolRouter. SaaS logins stay on Composio or Zapier if you need them. VPC stays on TrueFoundry. Compliance quotes stay on MintMCP.
- Add one connection per assistant. Claude, ChatGPT, Grok Bot, Cursor. Same catalog, same bill.
- Share seats and credits. Team seats start at $29/seat/mo with a shared credit pool. Free tools stay free. Paid skills start at $0.005. See for teams and pricing.
- Read the audit log. Business and above. That is the trail for who ran which specialist skill.
- Keep the honest split. Do not force Gmail/Salesforce through ToolRouter. Do not force image/SEO generation through a Zap just to “standardize on Zapier.”
ToolRouter vs other ways companies centralize MCP
| ToolRouter | MintMCP | TrueFoundry | Portkey | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What you centralize | Specialist tool catalog | Org MCP sprawl + monitoring | *Your* MCP servers + models | Model calls + MCP you bring |
| How you buy it | Self-serve | Custom quote | Developer $0 / Pro $499/mo | Developer free / Production $49/mo |
| Where it runs | ToolRouter-hosted | Cloud or self-hosted | SaaS; VPC / air-gap on Enterprise | Hosted; open-source self-host listed |
| Audit | Business and above | Tamper-proof logs; SIEM / OTEL | Pro Plus / Enterprise | Org-wide logs and traces |
| List price (20 Aug 2026) | Free tools; from $0.005/use; Lite $9; Plus $19 | Quoted / not public | Developer $0; Pro $499; Pro Plus $2,999 | Developer free; Production $49 |
| Honest win | Hosted catalog, one bill, no VPC project | Formal compliance quotes | Run inside your VPC | LLM guardrails |
Sources: mintmcp.com/pricing, truefoundry.com/pricing, portkey.ai/pricing, toolrouter.com/pricing.
ToolRouter company MCP FAQ
Do we have to pick only one gateway?
No. A common company split is ToolRouter for the specialist catalog, Composio or Zapier for SaaS actions, and Portkey or TrueFoundry in front of models. Centralize *each job* once — not every job on one logo.
Can ToolRouter run in our VPC?
No. Choose TrueFoundry when that is the requirement. See ToolRouter vs TrueFoundry.
Is ToolRouter a compliance gateway like MintMCP?
ToolRouter is a hosted specialist catalog with team billing, an audit log (Business+), and a PII filter. It is not a substitute for MintMCP when the RFP is HIPAA / BAA / self-host. See ToolRouter vs MintMCP.
Which assistants can share one ToolRouter catalog?
Claude (chat, desktop, Cowork, Code), ChatGPT (Developer mode MCP app), Grok Bot, Cursor, Copilot, Windsurf, VS Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cline, OpenClaw, and Manus. See Connect.
How do we start this week?
Connect Claude, ChatGPT, or Grok Bot using the pages above. Invite seats on for teams. Compare vendors on Compare.
Want a more focused comparison? See ToolRouter vs MintMCP · ToolRouter vs TrueFoundry · ToolRouter vs Portkey · All comparisons.