G2

Jiyeon Y.

Cloud Engineer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/4/2026

"All-in-One MCP Deployment and Access Control with a Strong Open-Source Community"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Stacklok?

What I like most about ToolHive is that it brings MCP server deployment, authentication, and access control together in one place. We use it to run an internal MCP hub on Kubernetes, and it gives us the flexibility to tailor the setup to our organization’s needs.

I also really appreciate the open-source community around it. The maintainers are responsive to feedback from real-world deployments and are open to discussing improvements. Being able to inspect the code and contribute fixes has been especially valuable for us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Stacklok?

Running ToolHive in a production Kubernetes environment can require a fair amount of configuration and troubleshooting, especially around authentication and session management across multiple replicas. We've encountered edge cases with token refresh and session cleanup that required investigating the source code. More detailed operational documentation and troubleshooting examples would make deployment and ongoing maintenance easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Stacklok solving and how is that benefiting you?

ToolHive helps us provide shared access to MCP tools without requiring each user to install and configure MCP servers individually. We use it as the foundation for an internal MCP hub, bringing connection management, authentication, and access policies into one place.

This reduces setup work for users and gives our platform team a consistent way to onboard and manage new tools. It also makes it easier to expand access to AI tools across the organization while keeping access aligned with each user's permissions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.