Docker MCP Enterprise Gateway vs NewCore for MCP security
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Editorial assessment · Desk research from public vendor material · Reviewed 2026-09-29
Scores by criterion
Credentials are read from your secret store at call time and never distributed through client config files.
Source: Docker MCP Enterprise Gateway
The MCP gateway executes calls "with credentials the agent never sees".
Source: NewCore: Agent Guardian
Higher score: NewCore
Allow and deny rules by server, tool, transport and call, evaluated before anything runs.
Source: Docker MCP Enterprise Gateway
Each call is checked at the operation level, with optional human approval.
Source: NewCore: Agent Guardian
Higher score: Tie
Authenticates the user through your identity provider; each event is tied to user and agent.
Source: Docker MCP Enterprise Gateway
Every action is tied to the agent, the accountable human or team, and the policy.
Source: NewCore: Agent Guardian
Higher score: Tie
Audit records cover agent, accountable party, policy, tool and requested action.
Source: NewCore: Agent Guardian
Higher score: Docker MCP Enterprise Gateway
Runs each server in its own container and lets you approve servers before agents can reach them.
Source: Docker MCP Enterprise Gateway
Isolation of MCP servers themselves is not described.
Source: NewCore: Agent Guardian
Higher score: Docker MCP Enterprise Gateway
Runs in your cloud account or as an air-gapped appliance; Docker-managed cloud is listed as coming soon. Pricing through sales.
Source: Docker MCP Enterprise Gateway
Higher score: Docker MCP Enterprise Gateway
Weighted total
Docker MCP Enterprise Gateway 8.4 / 10 · NewCore 7.4 / 10
Higher score: Docker MCP Enterprise Gateway
Where each one scores higher
Docker MCP Enterprise Gateway scores higher on
- audit trail (9 vs 8)
- server isolation and approval (9 vs 3)
- deployment choice and buying clarity (7 vs 4)
NewCore scores higher on
- credentials kept from the agent (8 vs 9)
Pricing, side by side
Which should you choose?
Choose Docker MCP Enterprise Gateway if policy per tool call and server isolation and approval matter most. It scores 9 and 9 on them. Allow and deny rules by server, tool, transport and call, evaluated before anything runs.
Choose NewCore if credentials kept from the agent and policy per tool call matter most. It scores 9 and 9 on them. The MCP gateway executes calls "with credentials the agent never sees".
Questions
Which scores higher overall, Docker MCP Enterprise Gateway or NewCore?
On our weights for MCP security, Docker MCP Enterprise Gateway scores 8.4 / 10 and NewCore 7.4 / 10. Totals are the weighted average of six criterion scores; the weights are listed on the MCP security page.
Where does Docker MCP Enterprise Gateway score higher than NewCore?
On audit trail; server isolation and approval; and deployment choice and buying clarity.
Where does NewCore score higher than Docker MCP Enterprise Gateway?
On credentials kept from the agent.
Related
Sources
- Docker MCP Enterprise Gateway: https://www.docker.com/products/mcp-enterprise-gateway/
- NewCore: Agent Guardian: https://newcore.com/platform/agent-guardian
- NewCore home page: https://newcore.com/