--- title: "Smithery alternatives | Agent MCP Directory" description: "4 alternatives to Smithery for listing MCP servers, each with one sourced difference. Scored on the same published rubric, read 4 November 2026." canonical: https://agentmcpdirectory.com/hosts/smithery/alternatives site: "Agent MCP Directory" last_updated: 2026-11-04 section: "Hosts and registries" --- # Smithery alternatives | Agent MCP Directory > 4 alternatives to Smithery for listing MCP servers, each with one sourced difference. Scored on the same published rubric, read 4 November 2026. Source: https://agentmcpdirectory.com/hosts/smithery/alternatives Site: Agent MCP Directory Last reviewed: 2026-11-04 # 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](https://glama.ai/mcp/connectors), 4 November 2026); Smithery reads "managed identity retired" ([source](https://smithery.ai/), 4 November 2026). Connectors can be filtered by OAuth 2.0; Glama does not document DCR itself. [Glama profile](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/hosts/glama/), [Smithery vs Glama](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/compare/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](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry), 4 November 2026); Smithery reads "managed identity retired" ([source](https://smithery.ai/), 4 November 2026). The registry records metadata, not auth. [Official MCP Registry profile](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/hosts/official-mcp-registry/), [Smithery vs Official MCP Registry](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/compare/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](https://github.com/mcp), 4 November 2026); Smithery reads "managed identity retired" ([source](https://smithery.ai/), 4 November 2026). Catalog only. [GitHub MCP Registry profile](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/hosts/github-mcp-registry/) ### 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](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/building/submission), 4 November 2026); Smithery reads "managed identity retired" ([source](https://smithery.ai/), 4 November 2026). Anthropic can hold your OAuth client. [Claude Connectors Directory profile](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/hosts/claude-connectors-directory/) Edition 4 November 2026 Method [How rows are verified](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/method/) Data [CSV and JSON](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/data/) Markdown [This page as markdown](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/hosts/smithery/alternatives/index.md) ## Sources - [Smithery home](https://smithery.ai/), read 4 November 2026 - [Glama: glama.ai/mcp/connectors](https://glama.ai/mcp/connectors), read 4 November 2026 - [Official MCP Registry: github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry), read 4 November 2026 - [GitHub MCP Registry: github.com/mcp](https://github.com/mcp), read 4 November 2026 - [Claude Connectors Directory: claude.com/docs/connectors/building/submission](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/building/submission), read 4 November 2026 Last reviewed 4 November 2026