Hosted MCP server runtime
Deploy and scale MCP servers (tools/resources) with auth, logging, and HTTPS without babysitting containers — discovery alone is not enough.
At a glance — Oct 2026
Updated 2026-10-27 · forward this page: /jtbds/mcp-server-hosting#briefScores as of 2026-09-14 (43 days old; Depot marks scores stale after 30 days). The pick is still Depot's current editorial pick; it has not been re-reviewed since. Prices below carry their own dates.
- Depot Pick
- Cloudflare Workers · 8.52/10 for this job (curated estimate, high confidence)
Distinct from `mcp-discovery`. Editorial replacement 2026-10-24: Smithery's own page (https://smithery.ai/future, fetched 2026-10-24) says 'Server URLs on run.tools and server.smithery.ai' stop working on October 31, 2026, so the former pick smithery (7.87 for this job) was replaced by the highest-scoring live runner-up, Cloudflare Workers (8.52 for this job), and removed from this job. No score changed. Confidence: medium — managed hosting SKUs move.
- Runner-up
- Glama · 7.65/10
Scores higher than the pick on: Lock-in risk (higher = worse).
- When not to use the pick
- Only need registry listing (mcp-registry/Glama), or Composio-managed tools replace custom MCP.
- Lock-in / migration
- Runner-up Glama has lower stored lock-in risk (4 vs 5.5, 0–10, higher = more lock-in).
- Sourced price (no comparable unit)
Pick: no sourced price in this job's unit (no_matching_sourced_price).
No cheapest SKU (no_comparable_unit_for_job). No price was invented.
- Free option
- No free resource lists this job. A cheap paid SKU is not a free option.
- Failure modes to watch
- Hallucinated tool arguments: Reject a call that fails the current schema or names an unknown id, and do that before the tool runs a side effect.
- Schema drift: Validate every tool call and every loaded table against the current schema. Quarantine mismatches instead of coercing them.
- Tool loop: Hash the last several tool names and arguments. Stop when the same call repeats and the observation did not change. Cap tool calls per task.
Cite: Agent Provider Depot, Depot Pick for mcp-server-hosting: cloudflare-workers, scores as of 2026-09-14. Agents: GET /api/decide?jtbd=mcp-server-hosting
Cloudflare Workers
Distinct from `mcp-discovery`. Editorial replacement 2026-10-24: Smithery's own page (https://smithery.ai/future, fetched 2026-10-24) says 'Server URLs on run.tools and server.smithery.ai' stop working on October 31, 2026, so the former pick smithery (7.87 for this job) was replaced by the highest-scoring live runner-up, Cloudflare Workers (8.52 for this job), and removed from this job. No score changed. Confidence: medium — managed hosting SKUs move.
Pricing (directional): Request-based Workers + Durable Objects + R2 + Queues; generous free tier; CPU time limits.
Lock-in risk: higher = more lock-in (worse). Overall already inverts this dimension.
Best edge runtime for lightweight agent gateways and tools. Heavy LLM loops still belong on Modal/Fly/GPU hosts.
Quote for Hosted MCP server runtime
Depot Pick stays Cloudflare Workers. Prices below are sourced SKU rows only (as of 2026-10-27). Input and output are not blended. GET /api/quote?jtbd=mcp-server-hosting
Nothing was compared. no comparable sourced unit for this job; chat input $/1M and other units were not borrowed pickIsPriceWinner is null.
- D1 rows read (Workers Paid) usd_per_million_rows_read $0.001 source as of 2026-10-21
- D1 rows written (Workers Paid) usd_per_million_rows_written $1 source as of 2026-10-21
- D1 storage (Workers Paid) usd_per_gb_month $0.75 source as of 2026-10-21
2 of 4 candidates have no sourced price row. 4 are excluded from the Matching price comparison (none). no comparable sourced unit for this job; chat input $/1M and other units were not borrowed
Runners-up
Glama
Directory/hosting MCP peer. The Official MCP Registry is the Depot pick for mcp-discovery since…
Composio
Depot pick for tool/MCP router with managed OAuth across 1500+ apps. Official rate card is now public — Hobby…
Fly.io
Excellent for globally distributed agent sidecars and Machines-based sandboxes. Prefer Railway/Render if you…
When NOT to use the top pick
Only need registry listing (mcp-registry/Glama), or Composio-managed tools replace custom MCP.
Full ranking (score table)
Ranked with this JTBD's weights. Scores are curated estimates unless marked otherwise. Agents: prefer /api/decide then this table for tie-breaks.
| # | Provider | Overall | Fit | $/perf | Latency | DX | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloudflare WorkersDepot Pick | 8.5 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 2026-09-14 |
| 2 | Fly.io | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 2026-09-14 |
| 3 | Composio | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 2026-10-19 |
| 4 | Glama | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 2026-09-14 |
Score methodology for this job
Distinct from `mcp-discovery`. Confidence: medium — managed hosting SKUs move; Smithery's hosted server URLs end 2026-10-31 (pick replaced 2026-10-24).
capabilityFit: 22%pricePerformance: 14%latencyReliability: 14%developerDx: 28%privacyPosture: 8%lockInRisk: 6%maturity: 8%