Comparison

Kong Konnect vs Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange

Kong Konnect is an MCP server published by Kong. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange is an MCP server published by zscaler. Marketplaces we read that list it: 5 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Docker MCP Catalog, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-19. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.

Where each is published

Where each is published
Marketplace	Kong Konnect	Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange
Docker MCP Catalog	Listed Version: sha256:7988d6e1b0bf Forks (GitHub): 17 Pulls (Docker Hub): 19 566 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 45 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Listed Version: sha256:a3951ea456e1 Forks (GitHub): 33 Pulls (Docker Hub): 7 177 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 49 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Official MCP Registry	Not listed	Listed Version: 0.15.4 Downloads/month (PyPI): 1 348 Downloads/week (PyPI): 370 Forks (GitHub): 33 Stars (GitHub): 49 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Claude Code: claude-plugins-official	Not listed	Listed Version: 0.15.4 Forks (GitHub): 33 Stars (GitHub): 49 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Claude Code: claude-plugins-community	Not listed	Listed Version: 0.15.0 Forks (GitHub): 33 Stars (GitHub): 49 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-12

Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.

The facts side by side

Kong Konnect vs Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange
Fact	Kong Konnect	Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange
Marketplaces that list it (differs)	1 (worse)	5 (better)
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	45 (worse)	49 (better)
Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs)	19 566 (better)	7 177 (worse)
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	17 (worse)	33 (better)
Last release	Not published	Not published
Where it runs (differs)	On your machine (mcp/kong)	On your machine (zscaler-mcp)
Transport	stdio	stdio
Tools it declares (differs)	10	302
Environment variables it asks for (differs)	2, secrets among them: 1	10, secrets among them: 5
Parts of the bundle (differs)	Not a bundle	28
Licence (differs)	Apache-2.0	MIT
Repository (differs)	github.com/kong/mcp-konnect	github.com/zscaler/zscaler-mcp-server
Changes in the last 7 days (differs)	0	2
First seen	2026-10-11	2026-10-11

Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.

What each says it does

Kong Konnect

In its own words, on Docker MCP Catalog:

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with Kong Konnect APIs, allowing AI assistants to query and analyze Kong Gateway configurations, traffic, and analytics.

Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Manage Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange via 400+ tools — ZPA, ZIA, ZDX, ZCC, ZTW, ZMS, EASM, and more.

How to run each

Kong Konnect As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "KONNECT_ACCESS_TOKEN=<YOUR_KONNECT_ACCESS_TOKEN>" --transport stdio kong -- docker run -i --rm -e KONNECT_ACCESS_TOKEN mcp/kong

Requires: KONNECT_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret)

Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange As a local MCP server: PyPI package

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "ZSCALER_CLIENT_ID=<YOUR_ZSCALER_CLIENT_ID>" --env "ZSCALER_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_ZSCALER_CLIENT_SECRET>" --env "ZSCALER_CUSTOMER_ID=<YOUR_ZSCALER_CUSTOMER_ID>" --env "ZSCALER_VANITY_DOMAIN=<YOUR_ZSCALER_VANITY_DOMAIN>" --transport stdio zscaler-mcp-server -- uvx zscaler-mcp

Requires: ZSCALER_CLIENT_ID (secret), ZSCALER_CLIENT_SECRET (secret), ZSCALER_CUSTOMER_ID, ZSCALER_VANITY_DOMAIN

Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.

Tools each declares

Only Kong Konnect declares

check_control_plane_group_membership
get_consumer_requests
get_control_plane
list_consumers
list_control_plane_group_memberships
list_control_planes
list_plugins
list_routes
list_services
query_api_requests

Only Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange declares

get_zia_dlp_dictionaries
get_zia_dlp_engines
get_zia_user_departments
get_zia_user_groups
get_zia_users
get_zpa_app_protection_profile
get_zpa_app_segments_by_type
get_zpa_enrollment_certificate
get_zpa_isolation_profile
get_zpa_posture_profile
get_zpa_saml_attribute
get_zpa_scim_attribute

Show the remaining 188

get_zpa_scim_group
get_zpa_trusted_network
zcc_list_devices
zcc_list_forwarding_profiles
zcc_list_trusted_networks
zdx_delete_analysis
zdx_delete_deeptrace
zdx_get_alert
zdx_get_analysis
zdx_get_application
zdx_get_application_metric
zdx_get_application_score_trend
zdx_get_application_user
zdx_get_deeptrace_cloudpath
zdx_get_deeptrace_cloudpath_metrics
zdx_get_deeptrace_events
zdx_get_deeptrace_health_metrics
zdx_get_deeptrace_webprobe_metrics
zdx_get_device
zdx_get_device_deep_trace
zdx_get_software_details
zdx_get_web_probes
zdx_list_alert_affected_devices
zdx_list_alerts
zdx_list_application_users
zdx_list_applications
zdx_list_cloudpath_probes
zdx_list_deeptrace_top_processes
zdx_list_departments
zdx_list_device_deep_traces
zdx_list_devices
zdx_list_historical_alerts
zdx_list_locations
zdx_list_software
zdx_start_analysis
zdx_start_deeptrace
zeasm_get_finding_details
zeasm_get_finding_evidence
zeasm_get_finding_scan_output
zeasm_get_lookalike_domain
zeasm_list_findings
zeasm_list_lookalike_domains
zeasm_list_organizations
zia_activate_configuration
zia_add_atp_malicious_urls
zia_add_auth_exempt_urls
zia_add_urls_to_category
zia_bulk_update_cloud_applications
zia_create_cloud_firewall_rule
zia_create_gre_tunnel
zia_create_ip_destination_group
zia_create_ip_source_group
zia_create_location
zia_create_network_app_group
zia_create_network_service
zia_create_network_svc_group
zia_create_rule_label
zia_create_ssl_inspection_rule
zia_create_static_ip
zia_create_url_category
zia_create_url_filtering_rule
zia_create_vpn_credential
zia_create_web_dlp_rule
zia_delete_atp_malicious_urls
zia_delete_auth_exempt_urls
zia_delete_cloud_firewall_rule
zia_delete_gre_tunnel
zia_delete_ip_destination_group
zia_delete_ip_source_group
zia_delete_location
zia_delete_network_app_group
zia_delete_network_service
zia_delete_network_svc_group
zia_delete_rule_label
zia_delete_ssl_inspection_rule
zia_delete_static_ip
zia_delete_url_category
zia_delete_url_filtering_rule
zia_delete_vpn_credential
zia_delete_web_dlp_rule
zia_geo_search
zia_get_activation_status
zia_get_cloud_firewall_rule
zia_get_gre_tunnel
zia_get_ip_destination_group
zia_get_ip_source_group
zia_get_location
zia_get_network_app
zia_get_network_app_group
zia_get_network_service
zia_get_network_svc_group
zia_get_rule_label
zia_get_sandbox_behavioral_analysis
zia_get_sandbox_file_hash_count
zia_get_sandbox_quota
zia_get_sandbox_report
zia_get_ssl_inspection_rule
zia_get_static_ip
zia_get_url_category
zia_get_url_filtering_rule
zia_get_vpn_credential
zia_get_web_dlp_rule
zia_list_atp_malicious_urls
zia_list_auth_exempt_urls
zia_list_cloud_app_control_actions
zia_list_cloud_application_custom_tags
zia_list_cloud_applications
zia_list_cloud_firewall_rules
zia_list_device_groups
zia_list_devices
zia_list_devices_lite
zia_list_gre_ranges
zia_list_gre_tunnels
zia_list_ip_destination_groups
zia_list_ip_source_groups
zia_list_locations
zia_list_network_app_groups
zia_list_network_apps
zia_list_network_services
zia_list_network_svc_groups
zia_list_rule_labels
zia_list_ssl_inspection_rules
zia_list_static_ips
zia_list_url_categories
zia_list_url_filtering_rules
zia_list_vpn_credentials
zia_list_web_dlp_rules
zia_list_web_dlp_rules_lite
zia_remove_urls_from_category
zia_update_cloud_firewall_rule
zia_update_ip_destination_group
zia_update_ip_source_group
zia_update_location
zia_update_network_app_group
zia_update_network_service
zia_update_network_svc_group
zia_update_rule_label
zia_update_ssl_inspection_rule
zia_update_static_ip
zia_update_url_category
zia_update_url_filtering_rule
zia_update_vpn_credential
zia_update_web_dlp_rule
zia_url_lookup
zid_get_group
zid_get_group_users
zid_get_group_users_by_name
zid_get_user
zid_get_user_groups
zid_get_user_groups_by_name
zid_list_groups
zid_list_users
zid_search_groups
zid_search_users
zins_get_casb_app_report
zins_get_cyber_incidents
zins_get_cyber_incidents_by_location
zins_get_cyber_incidents_by_threat_and_app
zins_get_cyber_incidents_daily
zins_get_firewall_by_action
zins_get_firewall_by_location
zins_get_firewall_network_services
zins_get_iot_device_stats
zins_get_shadow_it_apps
zins_get_shadow_it_summary
zins_get_threat_class
zins_get_threat_super_categories
zins_get_web_protocols
zins_get_web_traffic_by_location
zins_get_web_traffic_no_grouping
zms_get_agent_connection_status_statistics
zms_get_agent_group_totp_secrets
zms_get_agent_version_statistics
zms_get_metadata
zms_get_nonce
zms_get_resource_group_members
zms_get_resource_group_protection_status
zms_get_resource_protection_status
zms_list_agent_groups
zms_list_agents
zms_list_app_catalog
zms_list_app_zones
zms_list_default_policy_rules
zms_list_nonces
zms_list_policy_rules
zms_list_resource_groups
zms_list_resources
zms_list_tag_keys

Both declare

None

Tool names as each marketplace publishes them. More tools is not better in itself: compare what each needs for the job.

Settings each asks for

Only Kong Konnect asks for

KONNECT_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret)
KONNECT_REGION

Only Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange asks for

ZSCALER_CLIENT_ID (secret)
ZSCALER_CLIENT_SECRET (secret)
ZSCALER_CLOUD (secret)
ZSCALER_CUSTOMER_ID (secret)
ZSCALER_MCP_DISABLED_SERVICES
ZSCALER_MCP_DISABLED_TOOLS
ZSCALER_MCP_SKIP_CONFIRMATIONS
ZSCALER_MCP_WRITE_ENABLED
ZSCALER_MCP_WRITE_TOOLS
ZSCALER_VANITY_DOMAIN (secret)

Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.

What it can do: Kong Konnect · What it can do: Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange · Compare two other plugins

Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on 2026-10-19. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.