Gnista vs QAmcp

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Gnista compared with QAmcp
Detail	Gnista	QAmcp
What it does	Monitor coding agents from your Mac's notch and get notified when they need you	Free, open-source testing and monitoring for MCP servers
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	DK	IN
Pricing model	Paid	Freemium
Pricing	€19 one-time personal licence with one year of updates, then €9/year for additional updates. Team plans: €75/year for 5 Macs (€15 per Mac), €140/year for 10 Macs (€14 per Mac), €300/year for 25 Macs (€12 per Mac). 7-day free trial.	Free: browser test, CLI tool, GitHub check, and Monitor for 1 server with hourly checks and daily full tests. Pro: $19/month founding price (first 50 customers, then $29/month) for 3 servers, hourly full tests, 5-minute uptime checks, Slack alerts, and login support. Agency: $99/month (increases to
Key features	Monitor multiple coding agents with status indicators (working, done, waiting) Approve or deny agent requests directly from the notch without leaving your workflow Jump to the exact terminal tab or editor window where an agent is running Answer agent questions directly from the notch for supported agents Smart notifications that respect Focus modes, Zoom calls and screen sharing Display model costs and context window usage for each agent run Connect to agents running on remote Linux servers over SSH Support for custom agents via JSON webhook Keyboard shortcuts for common actions (⌘Y to allow, ⌘N to deny)	Supports servers behind login and local servers Generates shareable HTML reports Email and Slack alerting for server changes
What makes it different	Works with 30+ coding agents out of the box, all monitored in one place Answer agent requests without context-switching, directly from the notch Notifications that respect your Focus, calls and screen sharing to stay distraction-free One-time personal licence with ongoing free updates for a year, then optional €9/year No telemetry, no account required, and all sessions stay on your Mac	Checks are code-verified, never AI-judged, with plain evidence for each result Completely free testing with no account required Never modifies or deletes data; safe mode by default No tracking, telemetry, or data sent beyond the tested server
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	Not checked yet no change since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	0	18
Referring domains (Majestic)	0	5

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