Comparison · MCP Security Gate + BotShield

MCP Security Gate vs mcp-scan

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

Direct answer: MCP Security Gate + BotShield vs mcp-scan / Snyk Agent Scan: MCP Security Gate + BotShield costs $99 (MCP Security Gate Team). Your server is already deployed and you want to see what the public endpoint exposes. Competitor facts below were checked 31 October 2026.

The two tools look at different surfaces. mcp-scan reads what you configured and what tool descriptions say. We call the live endpoint twice and compare the answers. A tool description can look fine and still change after the first call; that is the rug-pull case our two-pass call looks for.

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 mcp-scan / Snyk Agent Scan at a glance

Feature	MCP Security Gate + BotShield	mcp-scan / Snyk Agent Scan
Input	A public MCP endpoint URL.	Your MCP configuration and the tool descriptions it exposes.
Method	initialize, then tools/list twice. Compare the two lists for changes and check auth.	Analysis of config and tool descriptions; local proxy mode.
Run location	Our servers, from the browser.	Your machine or CI.
Output type	Risk score with heuristic classifiers.	Findings on tool poisoning, rug pulls and related issues.
Cost	Free scan; Team $99/mo; Org $199/mo.	Open source, no list price (deepinspect.ai, checked 31 Oct 2026).
Extras	BotShield: injection suite against your own bot ($297 audit or $79/mo).	Original research behind the checks.

Competitor price source: https://www.deepinspect.ai/blog/best-mcp-security-tools. Checked 31 October 2026. The open-source tool has no SaaS list price. Secondary source. Our prices are on the MCP Security Gate + BotShield page. Competitor site: mcp-scan / Snyk Agent Scan.

Pick MCP Security Gate + BotShield if

Your server is already deployed and you want to see what the public endpoint exposes.
You do not want to install a CLI.

Pick mcp-scan / Snyk Agent Scan if

You are building an MCP client or server and want checks before deploy.
You need a free scanner in your pipeline.
You want to inspect local MCP configuration.

What a two-pass check can and cannot see

It can see changes that happen between two calls from the same caller.
It cannot see changes that only occur after days, or only for specific users.
It cannot see inside a server that requires authentication we are not given.

Practical advice

Use mcp-scan in development. Use a live-endpoint check before you publish or approve a server. Neither replaces a human reading the tool descriptions.

Facts on this page (dated)

This page compares MCP Security Gate + BotShield with mcp-scan / Snyk Agent Scan for the query “MCP Security Gate vs mcp-scan”. Our primary offer is $99 (MCP Security Gate Team). Product path: /lab/mcp-security-gate. Competitor website: https://github.com/invariantlabs-ai/mcp-scan. Competitor price source: https://www.deepinspect.ai/blog/best-mcp-security-tools (31 October 2026).The open-source tool has no SaaS list price. Secondary source. 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: Your server is already deployed and you want to see what the public endpoint exposes. You do not want to install a CLI. Prefer mcp-scan / Snyk Agent Scan when: You are building an MCP client or server and want checks before deploy. You need a free scanner in your pipeline. You want to inspect local MCP configuration.

MCP Security Gate + BotShield

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FAQ

What is the main difference between MCP Security Gate and mcp-scan?

mcp-scan is a local, open-source scanner of configuration and tool descriptions. MCP Security Gate is a hosted scan of a public endpoint that calls tools/list twice to look for changes.

Are the results from MCP Security Gate definitive?

No. The classifiers are heuristics. Treat results as triage and check findings yourself.

Does mcp-scan have a paid plan?

No SaaS list price appears for the open-source tool in our research (checked 31 Oct 2026).

Does MCP Security Gate test chatbots?

Through BotShield, yes: a short injection suite against a bot URL you confirm you own. The free version has 5 probes.

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