Composio vs Docker MCP Gateway in 2026

Q: How much does Docker MCP Gateway cost?

Docker Personal is listed at $0. Docker Pro is listed at $9 per user per month on the monthly pricing option and $11 on the yearly pricing option. Confirm which plan applies to your intended MCP Gateway setup and review the current pricing details before making a decision, since the listed plan prices alone do not establish the full cost of every use case.

Compare Composio, Docker MCP Gateway and Connections Studio on supported AI connections, published pricing, setup steps and credential handling.

By Uncommon Comforts · 2026-11-01

Uncommon Comforts is published by the team behind Connections, whose products are compared here alongside other tools.

Composio provides AI access to connected apps, with a free Hobby plan and a published monthly allowance for tool calls, triggers and team members. ^[1] ^[2] Docker MCP Gateway supports MCP-compatible clients, including Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and ChatGPT Enterprise. ^[3] Connections Studio lets you connect services to AI assistants with one link, without installing anything for the hosted connection. ^[4] The right choice depends on which assistants and services you need, how you want to connect them, and what you want to spend.

Option	Published plan price	Published usage allowance	Card fee
Composio Hobby	$0; no credit card required. ^[2]	100,000 tool calls, 50,000 triggers and 3 team members per month. ^[2]	not published
Docker Personal	$0. ^[3]	not published	not published
Docker Pro	$9 per user per month on the monthly pricing option and $11 on the yearly pricing option. ^[3]	not published	not published
Connections Free	$0; no card required. ^[4] ^[4]	5 services; exceeding a limit stops the action rather than billing you. ^[4] ^[4]	not published
Connections Pro	$39.99 per month. ^[4]	Any number of services in any number of workspaces on paid plans. ^[4]	not published
Connections Business	$99.99 per month. ^[4]	Higher limits across every Connections product; paid plans connect any number of services in any number of workspaces. ^[4] ^[4]	not published

The short answer

Composio gives AI access to connected apps, and its published information lists support for more than 1,500 apps, including Gmail, Google Calendar, Slack, Notion and GitHub. ^[1] Its Hobby plan has a published monthly allowance for tool calls, triggers and team members. ^[2] Docker MCP Gateway supports MCP-compatible clients, including Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and ChatGPT Enterprise. ^[3]

Connections Studio gives Claude, ChatGPT, Grok and other AI assistants access to connected services through one link, with no installation needed for that hosted connection. ^[4] You connect a service by approving access on that service's own site or by entering its key once. ^[4]

Choose by the job you need done. If you need Composio's published app coverage and monthly usage allowances, check whether its Hobby plan covers your work. ^[1] ^[2] If your choice depends on which MCP-compatible clients can connect, Docker's published client list gives you a starting point. ^[3] If you want a hosted connection that keeps service keys on Connections' servers rather than in a configuration file, Studio describes that credential handling as part of its offering. ^[4]

What Composio, Docker MCP Gateway is built for

Composio's published pages describe access to more than 1,500 apps, including Gmail, Google Calendar, Slack, Notion, GitHub, Google Drive, HubSpot, Salesforce and Instagram. ^[1] Its Hobby plan lists a free monthly allowance of 100,000 tool calls, 50,000 triggers and three team members. ^[2] The page also states that the plan costs $0 and does not require a credit card. ^[2]

Docker MCP Gateway's published information names MCP-compatible clients that include Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Codex, ChatGPT Enterprise and agents built by teams. ^[3] Docker also publishes pricing for Docker Personal and Docker Pro. Docker Personal is listed at $0, while Docker Pro is listed at $9 per user per month and at $11 per user per month. ^[3] ^[3]

These published facts describe different parts of the choice. Composio's cited information gives app coverage and a free usage allowance. ^[1] ^[2] Docker's cited information names supported MCP clients and prices for its Personal and Pro plans. ^[3] ^[3] ^[3] Before choosing, check the current documentation for the exact services, access permissions and client support needed for your work.

What Connections Studio is built for

Connections Studio is made by the team that publishes this site, Uncommon Comforts. For a person who runs things, Studio connects AI assistants to services used for everyday work through a single link, with no installation needed for the hosted connection. ^[4] In Claude, ChatGPT, Grok and Gemini, you start by adding one link as a connector. ^[4]

Studio provides a search tool to find available connections and an execute tool to carry out the selected action. ^[4] Service keys are encrypted on Connections' servers rather than stored in a configuration file, and the AI receives the answer rather than the stored key. ^[4] You can connect a service by approving access on the service's own site or by pasting its key once. ^[4]

For people who need to review access, a connection's log records each time its stored credential was handed out, including when and by whom. ^[4] The developer console lets you revoke selected API keys, copy a webhook's signing secret and create a public OAuth client. ^[4] ^[4] ^[4]

Studio also has a local package for work that needs tools beyond hosted service connections. It adds about 80 more tools, including shell, git, files, SSH and a real browser. ^[4] That local package requires Node 22 or newer, and its installation process does not use an API key. ^[4] ^[4]

Pricing and fees

Composio's Hobby plan costs $0 and requires no credit card. ^[2] Its published free monthly allowance includes 100,000 tool calls, 50,000 triggers and three team members. ^[2] The page also describes 100,000 free actions each month. ^[1] Check Composio's current pricing page for the paid plans and any limits that apply to the work you intend to do.

Docker Personal is listed at $0. ^[3] Docker Pro is listed at $9 per user per month and at $11 per user per month. ^[3] The cited Docker facts do not establish a separate price for every MCP Gateway use case, so check which Docker plan and billing option apply to your intended setup.

Connections Free costs $0, connects five services and does not require a card. ^[4] ^[4] Going over a free-plan limit stops the action rather than charging you. ^[4] ^[4] Connections Pro, the first paid plan, costs $39.99 a month and adds premium features across every Connections product. ^[4] Connections Business costs $99.99 a month and has higher limits across every Connections product. ^[4] Paid Studio plans connect any number of services in any number of workspaces. ^[4]

The table compares the published prices and allowances. A detail that is not stated in the cited facts is marked as not published rather than estimated.

Getting started

For Composio, begin by checking whether the services you need are among the apps listed in its published coverage. ^[1] The Hobby plan is listed at $0 and requires no credit card, with monthly allowances for tool calls, triggers and team members. ^[2] ^[2] Check the current setup instructions for the exact steps to connect your first service and give an AI assistant the access it needs.

For Docker MCP Gateway, start by checking whether the client you use appears in Docker's published list of MCP-compatible clients. ^[3] That list includes Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and ChatGPT Enterprise. ^[3] Follow the current Docker instructions for installing and connecting the gateway, then confirm which services and permissions your intended task requires. The cited facts do not specify every setup step.

To start with Connections Studio, open its web console and use the hosted connection process. ^[4] Add the Studio link as a connector in a supported AI chat app, then connect a service by approving access on that service's own site or by entering its key once. ^[4] ^[4] You can then ask the AI to search for a suitable action and execute it through Studio's search and execute tools. ^[4]

If the task needs local computer tools, check the separate Studio package rather than assuming the hosted link provides them. The local package adds about 80 more tools, including shell, git, files, SSH and a real browser, and requires Node 22 or newer. ^[4] ^[4]

Things to check before you choose

Start with the services and AI assistants involved in your actual work. Composio publishes a list of more than 1,500 supported apps, while Docker lists MCP-compatible clients. ^[1] ^[3] Check the current documentation for the particular combination you need rather than relying on a broad compatibility claim.

Ask how much work you expect to run each month and which limits apply. Composio publishes a monthly allowance for tool calls, triggers and team members on Hobby. ^[2] Connections Studio stops an action when a free-plan limit is exceeded instead of billing you. ^[4]

Check how credentials are granted, stored and reviewed. Studio says service keys are encrypted on its servers and that connection access is recorded in a log. ^[4] ^[4] Ask each provider which access permissions, audit details and revocation controls are available for your required setup.

Finally, check whether the work needs a hosted connection or tools on a local computer, and confirm the full price of the plan you would use.

How to choose

If your decision starts with the number of services an AI can access, Composio publishes support for more than 1,500 apps, including common work services such as Gmail, Slack, Notion and GitHub. ^[1] Check its current app list for each service and action you need.

If your decision starts with which MCP-compatible clients are named in the documentation, Docker MCP Gateway lists Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and ChatGPT Enterprise. ^[3] Confirm the requirements for your own client before choosing a plan.

If you want a hosted link between an AI assistant and connected services, Connections Studio supports Claude, ChatGPT, Grok and other AI assistants without requiring an installation for that hosted connection. ^[4] If credential storage and access records matter to your work, Studio describes encrypted server-side storage and a log of credential access. ^[4] ^[4]

If you need shell, git, files, SSH or a real browser as part of the available tools, Connections Studio's local package includes them. ^[4] Compare that requirement with the setup you intend to run, the current pricing and the service permissions you need before committing.

Frequently asked questions

Is Composio free to use?

Composio's Hobby plan costs $0 and requires no credit card. ^[2] Its published monthly allowance includes 100,000 tool calls, 50,000 triggers and three team members. ^[2] The published information also describes 100,000 free actions each month. ^[1] Check the current plan details to confirm which allowance applies to the action you intend to run and whether a paid plan is needed.

What does Docker MCP Gateway support?

Docker MCP Gateway's published information lists MCP-compatible clients including Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and ChatGPT Enterprise. ^[3] Check the current Docker documentation for the client you use and the services you need to connect. The published client list is a starting point, but it does not by itself confirm every combination of client, service and action.

How much does Docker MCP Gateway cost?

Docker Personal is listed at $0. ^[3] Docker Pro is listed at $9 per user per month on the monthly pricing option and $11 on the yearly pricing option. ^[3] Confirm which plan applies to your intended MCP Gateway setup and review the current pricing details before making a decision, since the listed plan prices alone do not establish the full cost of every use case.

How does Connections Studio connect AI assistants to services?

Connections Studio lets Claude, ChatGPT, Grok and other AI assistants use connected services through one link, without an installation for the hosted connection. ^[4] In supported AI chat apps, you start by adding the link as a connector. ^[4] You connect a service by approving access on that service's own site or by entering its key once. ^[4]

How does Connections Studio handle service keys?

Connections Studio says service keys are encrypted on its servers rather than stored in a configuration file, and the AI sees only the answer returned from the service. ^[4] A connection's access log records each time its stored service key was used, including when and by whom. ^[4] Review the required service permissions and the available access controls for the services you plan to connect.

Can Connections Studio run local computer tools?

Connections Studio's local package adds about 80 tools, including shell, git, files, SSH and a real browser. ^[4] The local package requires Node 22 or newer, and the installation process does not use an API key. ^[4] ^[4] Check the local setup requirements before deciding whether this approach suits your computer and work.

On the free plan, going over a limit stops the action and does not charge you. ^[4] The free plan connects 5 services and needs no card. ^[4]

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