Metorial vs Obot
Obot and Metorial both put a governed layer between AI clients and the tools your company uses.
Where Obot wins: Ships an LLM gateway alongside the MCP gateway: OpenAI, Anthropic, Bedrock and Azure behind Obot API keys with per-user model access and token/cost analytics.
Metorial is the stronger fit if you want skills teams write together, ChatGPT support and an EU data region.
Every Obot fact below links to Obot's own page. Anything they don't publish is marked "Not published", not "No".
Where Obot wins
- Ships an LLM gateway alongside the MCP gateway: OpenAI, Anthropic, Bedrock and Azure behind Obot API keys with per-user model access and token/cost analytics.source
- Runs MCP servers and agents itself in isolated execution environments (NPX, UVX or containers on Kubernetes) with domain-level egress control.source
- Device management inventories local AI clients, MCP servers, skills and plugins on employee machines.source
Key differences
Each cell links to the page it comes from.
| Feature | Metorial | Obot |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | MITsource |
| Self-host | Yessource | Yessource |
| Integration catalog | 1,000+source | Not publishedCurated catalog; no count given. |
| One URL for all tools | Yessource | Yessource |
| Per-user OAuth | Yessource | Yessource |
| SSO (SAML or OIDC) | Yessource | YessourceGitHub/Google included by default; Entra, Okta, JumpCloud, Auth0 need free Community registration. |
| SCIM provisioning | Yessource | Not published |
| Role or group-based tool access | Yessource | YessourceServer-level by user/group; tool subsets via vMCP profiles. |
| Audit log per person | Yessource | Yessource |
| Create and edit skills | Yessource | PartialsourceAuthored in GitHub (SKILL.md); read-only inside Obot. |
| Git sync for skills | Yessource | YessourceHourly sync, pin to branch/tag/commit. |
| Own chat app required | Nosource | NosourceHas its own Obot Agent chat, but external clients are supported. |
| Prompt-injection detection | Yessource | PartialsourceNatural-language AI Judge policies on Obot Agent traffic; prompt injection not named. |
| EU data region | Yessource | Not published |
| SOC 2 Type II | Yessource | Roadmapsource |
| LLM gateway or model routing | No | Yessource |
| Starting price | $0 (Dev); Scale from $250/monthsource | Free self-hosted up to 100 users; Enterprise contact salessource |
Which AI clients each works in
| Feature | Metorial | Obot |
|---|---|---|
| Claude (web and desktop) | Yessource | Not published |
| Claude Code | Yessource | YessourceDocs name Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and VS Code as example clients. |
| ChatGPT | Yessource | Not published |
| Cursor | Yessource | YessourceCursor named as example client on docs overview. |
| Codex | Yessource | YessourceCodex named as example client on docs overview. |
| GitHub Copilot | Yessource | Not publishedVS Code named as a client; Copilot not named explicitly. |
| Custom agents (SDK or API) | Yessource | Not published |
Full checklist
Every row we track, with what it means. "Not published" means the vendor's own pages don't say.
Connect
| Feature | Metorial | Obot |
|---|---|---|
| Integration catalogHow many ready-made integrations or MCP servers the vendor publishes. | 1,000+source | Not publishedCurated catalog; no count given. |
| Verified or official serversThe catalog includes servers the vendor tests or maintains, not only community listings. | Yessource | Not published |
| 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 | YessourceRuntimes: NPX, UVX, containerized. |
| One URL for all toolsA user adds one endpoint to their AI client and reaches every approved tool through it. | Yessource | Yessource |
| Version pinningYou can lock an integration to a known version. | Yessource | Not publishedSkill sources can be pinned to branch/tag/commit; no statement on MCP server version pinning. |
| Schema change monitoringChanges to tool definitions are detected and flagged. | Yessource | Not published |
AI clients
| Feature | Metorial | Obot |
|---|---|---|
| Claude (web and desktop)Documented to work in the Claude apps. | Yessource | Not published |
| Claude CodeDocumented to work in Claude Code. | Yessource | YessourceDocs name Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and VS Code as example clients. |
| ChatGPTDocumented to work in ChatGPT. | Yessource | Not published |
| CursorDocumented to work in Cursor. | Yessource | YessourceCursor named as example client on docs overview. |
| CodexDocumented to work in Codex. | Yessource | YessourceCodex named as example client on docs overview. |
| GitHub CopilotDocumented to work in GitHub Copilot. | Yessource | Not publishedVS Code named as a client; Copilot not named explicitly. |
| Custom agents (SDK or API)Your own agents can use the tools through an SDK or API. | Yessource | Not published |
| Own chat app requiredYes means people must work inside the vendor’s own app rather than the AI client they already use. | Nosource | NosourceHas its own Obot Agent chat, but external clients are supported. |
Identity and access
| Feature | Metorial | Obot |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not published |
| Bring your own OAuth appYou can use OAuth apps registered under your own company. | Yessource | Not published |
| SSO (SAML or OIDC)People sign in through your identity provider. | Yessource | YessourceGitHub/Google included by default; Entra, Okta, JumpCloud, Auth0 need free Community registration. |
| SCIM provisioningUsers and groups sync automatically from your identity provider. | Yessource | Not published |
| Role or group-based tool accessAccess to tools follows roles or groups. | Yessource | YessourceServer-level by user/group; tool subsets via vMCP profiles. |
| 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 | Not published |
Visibility and security
| Feature | Metorial | Obot |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | PartialsourceOne-time or scheduled JSONL export to storage; no named SIEM integrations. |
| Data redaction or DLPSensitive data in tool traffic can be detected, masked or blocked. | Yessource | PartialsourceWebhook filters can accept/reject/mutate tool calls; DLP is BYO (example pii-filter repo linked), not built in. |
| Prompt-injection detectionTool traffic is inspected for prompt-injection attacks. | Yessource | PartialsourceNatural-language AI Judge policies on Obot Agent traffic; prompt injection not named. |
| Tool-poisoning protectionMalicious or changed tool descriptions are detected. | YesThrough Protoguard. | Not published |
Skills
| Feature | Metorial | Obot |
|---|---|---|
| Create and edit skillsTeams can write and edit shared skills in the product. | Yessource | PartialsourceAuthored in GitHub (SKILL.md); read-only inside Obot. |
| Git sync for skillsSkills sync to or from a Git repository. | Yessource | YessourceHourly sync, pin to branch/tag/commit. |
| Skills delivered by roleSkills reach people based on their role or group. | Yessource | Yessource |
| Skills over MCPSkills are served to AI clients through MCP. | Not published | Not published |
Deployment
| Feature | Metorial | Obot |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | MITsource |
| Self-hostYou can run it on your own infrastructure. | Yessource | Yessource |
| VPC or on-premCan be deployed in your own cloud account or data center. | Yessource | Yessource |
| Air-gappedCan run with no internet connection. | Yes | Not published |
| EU data regionData can be hosted in the EU. | Yessource | Not published |
Compliance
| Feature | Metorial | Obot |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 Type IIHolds a SOC 2 Type II report. | Yessource | Roadmapsource |
| ISO 27001Holds ISO/IEC 27001 certification. | Not published | Not published |
| HIPAASupports HIPAA workloads, usually with a BAA. | YesSigns BAAs. | Not published |
| GDPR and DPAStates GDPR compliance and offers a data processing agreement. | YessourceA data processing agreement is published at /legal/data-processing-agreement. | Not published |
Pricing
| Feature | Metorial | Obot |
|---|---|---|
| Public pricingPrices are published on the vendor’s site. | Yessource | NosourceFree editions documented; Enterprise and Cloud prices not listed. |
| Free tierA free plan or free edition exists. | Yessource | Yessource |
| Starting priceThe lowest published paid price, as listed. | $0 (Dev); Scale from $250/monthsource | Free self-hosted up to 100 users; Enterprise contact salessource |
| 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 | Open core by license key: free up to 100 users/devices, Enterprise license for unlimitedsource |
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 | Either | Both document a self-hosted option. |
| You need an LLM gateway or model routing today | Obot | Obot 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 | Metorial | Only one side documents an SDK or API for your own agents. |
Pricing
Published prices only. Nothing is estimated.
Metorial
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 Obot to Metorial
- Remote MCP servers you use through Obot 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 Obot 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 Obot.
Is Obot open source?
Obot lists: MIT.Can I self-host Obot?
Yes, Obot documents a self-hosted option.Does Obot work with ChatGPT?
Obot's own pages don't document ChatGPT support.Is Metorial cheaper than Obot?
Metorial's Dev plan is free and Scale starts at $250 a month. Obot 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. 30 Obot 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.