Alternatives to Smithery
Smithery has 4 alternatives on this directory's rubric: Glama, Official MCP Registry, GitHub MCP Registry, Claude Connectors Directory. Each entry below states one difference between it and Smithery, with the evidence and a source link. Smithery is operated by Arcade (acquired Smithery, Aug 2026).
The 4 alternatives
Glama
An MCP directory listing open-source servers and remote connectors with letter grades for license, quality and maintenance, plus hosting and gateway products.
Difference on oauth with client registration: Glama reads "filter only" (source, 4 November 2026); Smithery reads "managed identity retired" (source, 4 November 2026). Connectors can be filtered by OAuth 2.0; Glama does not document DCR itself.
Glama profile, Smithery vs Glama
Official MCP Registry
The community metaregistry of MCP servers under the modelcontextprotocol project, published to with the mcp-publisher CLI after namespace verification; the pack calls it the Anthropic MCP registry.
Difference on oauth with client registration: Official MCP Registry reads "not applicable" (source, 4 November 2026); Smithery reads "managed identity retired" (source, 4 November 2026). The registry records metadata, not auth.
Official MCP Registry profile, Smithery vs Official MCP Registry
GitHub MCP Registry
GitHub's curated MCP catalog with an install button per server, readable through an open API at api.mcp.github.com.
Difference on oauth with client registration: GitHub MCP Registry reads "not applicable" (source, 4 November 2026); Smithery reads "managed identity retired" (source, 4 November 2026). Catalog only.
Claude Connectors Directory
Anthropic's reviewed directory of remote MCP connectors for Claude, submitted through a developer portal with required tool annotations and OAuth for user data.
Difference on oauth with client registration: Claude Connectors Directory reads "OAuth 2.0 required for user data" (source, 4 November 2026); Smithery reads "managed identity retired" (source, 4 November 2026). Anthropic can hold your OAuth client.