Metorial vs Mintive
Mintive (formerly MintMCP) and Metorial both put a governed layer between AI clients and the tools your company uses.
Where Mintive wins: Hosts stdio MCP servers in managed containers behind OAuth, so teams share a stable URL without running anything locally.
Metorial is the stronger fit if you want self-hosting, Git-synced skills and skills teams write together.
Every Mintive fact below links to Mintive's own page. Anything they don't publish is marked "Not published", not "No".
Where Mintive wins
- Hosts stdio MCP servers in managed containers behind OAuth, so teams share a stable URL without running anything locally.source
- Bundles an LLM gateway with policy budgets and per-person/agent cost ranking across Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and Copilot, alongside the MCP gateway.source
- Native SIEM export over OTLP or Splunk HEC, plus EU and US data residency options.source
Key differences
Each cell links to the page it comes from.
| Feature | Metorial | Mintive |
|---|---|---|
| Source license | FSL-1.1-ALv2 engine (Apache 2.0 after two years); Apache-2.0 integration catalogsourceThe engine (metorial-platform) is source-available under FSL and converts to Apache 2.0 two years after each release. The integration catalog (metorial/metorial) is Apache-2.0. | Not published |
| Self-host | Yessource | PartialsourcePrimarily managed cloud; self-hosted by arrangement. |
| Integration catalog | 1,000+source | Not published |
| One URL for all tools | Yessource | YessourceOne endpoint per Virtual MCP (typically per role), not necessarily one URL for all tools. |
| Per-user OAuth | Yessource | Yessource |
| SSO (SAML or OIDC) | Yessource | YessourcePrerequisite: account with enterprise access. |
| SCIM provisioning | Yessource | Yessource |
| Role or group-based tool access | Yessource | Yessource |
| Audit log per person | Yessource | Yessource |
| Create and edit skills | Yessource | Not published |
| Git sync for skills | Yessource | Not published |
| Own chat app required | Nosource | Nosource |
| Prompt-injection detection | Yessource | YessourceMint Guard is Enterprise plan only. |
| EU data region | Yessource | Yessource |
| SOC 2 Type II | Yessource | Yessource |
| LLM gateway or model routing | No | Yessource |
| Starting price | $0 (Dev); Scale from $250/monthsource | Not published |
Which AI clients each works in
| Feature | Metorial | Mintive |
|---|---|---|
| Claude (web and desktop) | Yessource | Yessource |
| Claude Code | Yessource | Yessource |
| ChatGPT | Yessource | PartialsourceRequires ChatGPT developer mode. |
| Cursor | Yessource | Yessource |
| Codex | Yessource | Yessource |
| GitHub Copilot | Yessource | Yessource |
| Custom agents (SDK or API) | Yessource | YessourceAlso agent identities, bearer keys, M2M tokens, workload identity federation. |
Full checklist
Every row we track, with what it means. "Not published" means the vendor's own pages don't say.
Connect
| Feature | Metorial | Mintive |
|---|---|---|
| Integration catalogHow many ready-made integrations or MCP servers the vendor publishes. | 1,000+source | Not published |
| Verified or official serversThe catalog includes servers the vendor tests or maintains, not only community listings. | Yessource | Yessource |
| Bring your own MCP serverYou can add an MCP server you built or host yourself. | Yessource | Yessource |
| Remote (HTTP) MCP serversConnects to MCP servers hosted elsewhere over HTTP. | Yessource | Yessource |
| Local, stdio or Docker serversRuns MCP servers that ship as local processes or containers. | Yessource | Yessourcestdio servers are hosted by Mintive in containers rather than run on the user's machine. |
| One URL for all toolsA user adds one endpoint to their AI client and reaches every approved tool through it. | Yessource | YessourceOne endpoint per Virtual MCP (typically per role), not necessarily one URL for all tools. |
| Version pinningYou can lock an integration to a known version. | Yessource | Not published |
| Schema change monitoringChanges to tool definitions are detected and flagged. | Yessource | Not published |
AI clients
| Feature | Metorial | Mintive |
|---|---|---|
| Claude (web and desktop)Documented to work in the Claude apps. | Yessource | Yessource |
| Claude CodeDocumented to work in Claude Code. | Yessource | Yessource |
| ChatGPTDocumented to work in ChatGPT. | Yessource | PartialsourceRequires ChatGPT developer mode. |
| CursorDocumented to work in Cursor. | Yessource | Yessource |
| CodexDocumented to work in Codex. | Yessource | Yessource |
| GitHub CopilotDocumented to work in GitHub Copilot. | Yessource | Yessource |
| Custom agents (SDK or API)Your own agents can use the tools through an SDK or API. | Yessource | YessourceAlso agent identities, bearer keys, M2M tokens, workload identity federation. |
| Own chat app requiredYes means people must work inside the vendor’s own app rather than the AI client they already use. | Nosource | Nosource |
Identity and access
| Feature | Metorial | Mintive |
|---|---|---|
| Per-user OAuthTool calls run with each person’s own account, not a shared key. | Yessource | Yessource |
| Managed OAuth appsThe vendor provides OAuth apps so you don’t register your own. | Yessource | YessourceOnly some connectors. |
| Bring your own OAuth appYou can use OAuth apps registered under your own company. | Yessource | Yessource |
| SSO (SAML or OIDC)People sign in through your identity provider. | Yessource | YessourcePrerequisite: account with enterprise access. |
| SCIM provisioningUsers and groups sync automatically from your identity provider. | Yessource | Yessource |
| Role or group-based tool accessAccess to tools follows roles or groups. | Yessource | Yessource |
| Tool-level allow and denyIndividual tools can be allowed or blocked, not only whole servers. | Yessource | Yessource |
| Read-only modesAn integration can be limited to read-only tools. | Yessource | YessourceAchieved by building a read-only Virtual MCP, not a toggle. |
Visibility and security
| Feature | Metorial | Mintive |
|---|---|---|
| Audit log per personEvery call is recorded and tied to the person or agent who made it. | Yessource | Yessource |
| Call tracingTool arguments and results are recorded for debugging and review. | Yessource | Yessource |
| Log export or SIEMLogs can be exported or streamed to your security tools. | Yessource | YessourceOTLP or Splunk HEC. |
| Data redaction or DLPSensitive data in tool traffic can be detected, masked or blocked. | Yessource | PartialsourceMasking via gateway middleware or integration with existing DLP tools; Mint Guard itself does not redact. |
| Prompt-injection detectionTool traffic is inspected for prompt-injection attacks. | Yessource | YessourceMint Guard is Enterprise plan only. |
| Tool-poisoning protectionMalicious or changed tool descriptions are detected. | YesThrough Protoguard. | Not publishedMint Guard screens tool arguments and results, not tool descriptions. |
Skills
| Feature | Metorial | Mintive |
|---|---|---|
| Create and edit skillsTeams can write and edit shared skills in the product. | Yessource | Not published |
| Git sync for skillsSkills sync to or from a Git repository. | Yessource | Not published |
| Skills delivered by roleSkills reach people based on their role or group. | Yessource | Not published |
| Skills over MCPSkills are served to AI clients through MCP. | Not published | Not published |
Deployment
| Feature | Metorial | Mintive |
|---|---|---|
| Source licenseThe license the product’s code is published under, if any. | FSL-1.1-ALv2 engine (Apache 2.0 after two years); Apache-2.0 integration catalogsourceThe engine (metorial-platform) is source-available under FSL and converts to Apache 2.0 two years after each release. The integration catalog (metorial/metorial) is Apache-2.0. | Not published |
| Self-hostYou can run it on your own infrastructure. | Yessource | PartialsourcePrimarily managed cloud; self-hosted by arrangement. |
| VPC or on-premCan be deployed in your own cloud account or data center. | Yessource | PartialsourcePrivate tunnel/reverse proxy reaches internal systems without inbound rules. |
| Air-gappedCan run with no internet connection. | Yes | Not published |
| EU data regionData can be hosted in the EU. | Yessource | Yessource |
Compliance
| Feature | Metorial | Mintive |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 Type IIHolds a SOC 2 Type II report. | Yessource | Yessource |
| ISO 27001Holds ISO/IEC 27001 certification. | Not published | Not published |
| HIPAASupports HIPAA workloads, usually with a BAA. | YesSigns BAAs. | YessourceSigns BAAs. |
| GDPR and DPAStates GDPR compliance and offers a data processing agreement. | YessourceA data processing agreement is published at /legal/data-processing-agreement. | PartialsourceDPA listed in trust center; GDPR not named. |
Pricing
| Feature | Metorial | Mintive |
|---|---|---|
| Public pricingPrices are published on the vendor’s site. | Yessource | NosourceCustom quote only; no prices. |
| Free tierA free plan or free edition exists. | Yessource | Not published |
| Starting priceThe lowest published paid price, as listed. | $0 (Dev); Scale from $250/monthsource | Not published |
| Pricing modelHow the vendor charges: per seat, usage, platform fee, or a mix. | Flat monthly plans with paid add-ons (extra seats, tool calls)source | Per active user plus usage/team-size platform fee, custom quotesource |
Which should you pick?
| Situation | Pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Rolling AI out to every employee in the clients they already use | Either | Both connect to existing AI clients. Compare the client list below. |
| You must self-host | Metorial | Metorial documents self-hosting; Mintive's own pages don't state a self-hosted option. |
| You need an LLM gateway or model routing today | Mintive | Mintive documents an LLM gateway. Metorial doesn't ship one yet. |
| Teams should share skills, not only tools | Metorial | Metorial lets teams write skills together and deliver them by role. |
| You are building integrations into your own product | Either | Both offer an SDK or API for your own agents. |
What each Metorial plan includes
From the Metorial pricing page.
| Included | Metorial Dev | Metorial Scale | Metorial for Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tool calls per month | 500,000 | 2,500,000 | Custom |
| Callbacks | 10,000 | 100,000 | Custom |
| Workforce seats | 2 | 20 | Custom |
| Provider integrations | 10 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Log retention | 30 days | 90 days | Custom |
| Production access | Not included | Included | Included |
On every plan
- Slack and email support
- Auth Connections: Unlimited
- Sessions: Unlimited
- Concurrent Connections: Unlimited
- Developer API Access
- Custom Integrations
- Remote MCP Servers
- Managed MCP Servers
Moving from Mintive to Metorial
- Remote MCP servers you use through Mintive can be added to Metorial as they are.
- OAuth apps registered under your company can be reused, so people sign in the way they do today.
- Sign-in moves to your identity provider through SAML; groups decide who gets which tools.
- Skills, policies and audit history in Mintive don't transfer automatically. Talk to us about moving them.
Book a demo to plan the move with us.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Metorial and Mintive.
Is Mintive open source?
Mintive's own pages don't state a source license.Can I self-host Mintive?
Yes, Mintive documents a self-hosted option. (with limits)Does Mintive work with ChatGPT?
Yes, Mintive documents ChatGPT support. (with limits)Is Metorial cheaper than Mintive?
Metorial's Dev plan is free and Scale starts at $250 a month. Mintive doesn't publish prices, so a direct comparison needs a quote.Is Metorial SOC 2 compliant?
Yes. Metorial is SOC 2 Type 2 and GDPR compliant, with EU and US regions.Is Metorial open source?
Metorial's engine is published under FSL-1.1-ALv2 engine (Apache 2.0 after two years); Apache-2.0 integration catalog. You can self-host it or use the hosted platform.
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Checked October 17, 2026. 36 Mintive facts are sourced, each linked in its row. Spotted something wrong? Tell us and we will fix it. All product names are trademarks of their owners.