head to head/Developer Tools

observatory vs usagegate

Neck and neck on boosts. Profiles, pricing and deals below.

observatory

Independent drift detection for public MCP servers - free, read-only, reproducible.

community boosts

⚡ 0

pricing

Freemium · Free public API

what it is

Dominion Observatory - independent, read-only measurement of public MCP servers. Signed tool-definition captures, canonicalization-hashed so any third party can recompute them, and drift detection when a server's tools change. Free public API, no account required.

usagegate

UsageGate: Entitlements API for SaaS. Plan limits, usage credits and feature gating

community boosts

⚡ 0

pricing

Freemium

what it is

Enforce SaaS plan limits without building them. UsageGate checks features, seats, projects and AI credits on every request, and stays in sync with Stripe, Paddle, Paystack or any payment gateway. Free up to 50,000 checks a month.