Alternative · MCP Security Gate + BotShield

Lasso MCP Gateway alternative when you want a hosted scan, not a gateway to operate

By Mayank Raj · Kingdom of Kumar · Updated 3 November 2026

Direct answer: MCP Security Gate + BotShield is an alternative to Lasso MCP Gateway for teams that need hosted heuristic score for a public mcp endpoint, plus a short prompt-injection suite for bots you own. Primary price $99 (MCP Security Gate Team). Best when: You want to know how an MCP server scores before anyone connects to it. Competitor pricing checked 31 October 2026.

A scanner tells you what is wrong. A gateway can stop it. If your concern is “which of these MCP servers is risky?”, a scan is a start. If it is “prevent my agents from using a risky one”, you need enforcement, and that is what a gateway does.

We make MCP Security Gate + BotShield. That is a conflict of interest, so competitor facts below carry their source and the date we checked (31 October 2026). Where a price is unknown, we say so.

MCP Security Gate + BotShield vs Lasso MCP Gateway at a glance

Feature	MCP Security Gate + BotShield	Lasso MCP Gateway
Role	Scanner. We call a public endpoint and score it. We are not in your request path.	Runtime intermediary between your client and MCP servers.
Blocking	None. We report.	Sanitization and blocking of risky MCPs.
Reputation	No reputation database.	Scans server reputation before loading.
Hosting	Hosted by us.	Open-source, self-hosted on GitHub.
Price	Free scan; Gate Team $99/mo; Org $199/mo.	Open source, no list price (github.com/lasso-security/mcp-gateway, checked 31 Oct 2026).
Bot testing	BotShield injection suite for bots you own.	Not covered in our research.

Competitor price source: https://github.com/lasso-security/mcp-gateway/. Checked 31 October 2026. Our prices are on the MCP Security Gate + BotShield page. Competitor site: Lasso MCP Gateway.

Pick MCP Security Gate + BotShield if

You want to know how an MCP server scores before anyone connects to it.
You do not want to deploy and maintain a gateway.

Pick Lasso MCP Gateway if

You need runtime enforcement: sanitize traffic and block risky servers.
You want a reputation check each time a server loads.
You are comfortable operating self-hosted infrastructure.

What we do not offer

No runtime blocking.
No traffic sanitization.
No always-on monitoring unless you buy the continuous BotShield for bots, which tests bots, not MCP traffic.

Using them together

Scan a candidate server with us, then run approved servers through a gateway. That ordering is ours, not a documented integration.

Facts on this page (dated)

This page compares MCP Security Gate + BotShield with Lasso MCP Gateway for the query “Lasso MCP Gateway alternative”. Our primary offer is $99 (MCP Security Gate Team). Product path: /lab/mcp-security-gate. Competitor website: https://github.com/lasso-security/mcp-gateway/. Competitor price source: https://github.com/lasso-security/mcp-gateway/ (31 October 2026). Last editorial update: 3 November 2026.

Feature rows in the table above are written as plain facts so search and AI crawlers can quote them without guessing. Prefer MCP Security Gate + BotShield when: You want to know how an MCP server scores before anyone connects to it. You do not want to deploy and maintain a gateway. Prefer Lasso MCP Gateway when: You need runtime enforcement: sanitize traffic and block risky servers. You want a reputation check each time a server loads. You are comfortable operating self-hosted infrastructure.

MCP Security Gate + BotShield

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FAQ

Is MCP Security Gate a gateway?

No. It is a heuristic scan of a public MCP endpoint. It does not sit in your traffic and does not block anything.

What does Lasso MCP Gateway do?

It is an open-source runtime intermediary that sanitizes, scans server reputation before loading, and blocks risky MCP servers (github.com/lasso-security/mcp-gateway).

Does Lasso MCP Gateway cost money?

It is open source on GitHub with no list price in our research (checked 31 Oct 2026).

Which should I choose for production agents?

If you need enforcement at runtime, a gateway. If you need an outside-in score or a bot injection check, our scan.

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