MCP Gateway vs io.github.portel-dev/ncp
MCP Gateway is an MCP server published by MikkoParkkola. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). io.github.portel-dev/ncp is an MCP server published by portel-dev. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-11. Each is among the other's three closest plugins by what they say they do, both are of the same kind, and both are known: listed on a curated marketplace or on several, or with a figure of note.
Where each is published
| Marketplace | MCP Gateway | io.github.portel-dev/ncp |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 3.5.1 Forks (GitHub): 19 Stars (GitHub): 81 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.5.3 Forks (GitHub): 9 Stars (GitHub): 100 Not marked · First seen |
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
| Fact | MCP Gateway | io.github.portel-dev/ncp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 81 (worse) | 100 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 19 (better) | 9 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (ghcr.io/mikkoparkkola/mcp-gateway:3.5.1) | On your machine (@portel/ncp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 3, secrets among them: 0 |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/mikkoparkkola/mcp-gateway | github.com/portel-dev/ncp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| 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.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of MCP Gateway publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: MCP Gateway · What it can do: io.github.portel-dev/ncp · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.