# Chatway MCP vs Plain API + MCP (slim)

> Plain scores 65.5 (B) to Chatway MCP's 57.4 (C) for support conversations. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Plain API + MCP scores 65.5 (B) on agent readiness against Chatway MCP's 57.4 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Chatway MCP leads on agent ergonomics and security & auth. Both do support conversations.

- Chatway MCP: C 57.4, rank #672 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/chatway-mcp.min.md
- Plain API + MCP: B 65.5, rank #350 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/plain.min.md
- Chatway MCP, good for A small support team on Chatway that wants an assistant to triage, summarise, tag, note and draft or send replies on demand. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 76 against 68; Security & auth, 70 against 65. Also No incidents deducted, where Plain API + MCP loses 3 points for them.
- Plain API + MCP, good for B2B teams that want an API-first helpdesk where an agent can do everything a person can, with scoped machine keys. Ahead on Reliability, 70 against 38; Schema & documentation, 92 against 64; Maintenance & community, 84 against 68; Transparency & trust, 69 against 58. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 4.5 against 3.3 out of 5.

| Category | Chatway MCP | Plain API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 38 | 70 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 64 | 92 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 76 | 68 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 70 | 65 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 68 | 84 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 58 | 69 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Chatway MCP | Plain API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Chatway (Poptin Ltd) | Plain |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://mcp.chatway.app/mcp` | `https://core-api.uk.plain.com/graphql/v1` |
| Transports | Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
| Licence | Proprietary hosted service under Chatway's Terms of Use (Poptin Ltd). The GitHub repository holds only listing metadata and client manifests, under MIT | none |
| Tools exposed | 21 | 32 |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| MCP registry | `io.github.Chatway-app/chatway` | not listed |
| Last release | 2026-10-13 | 2026-09-24 |
| Terms last updated |  | 2026-02-24 |
| Privacy policy last updated |  | 2025-08-01 |
| Customer content may train models |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | not found in the text |
| Popularity | none | 191k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3.3/5 (4) | 4.5/5 (2) |