NewCore vs Cloudflare
| Criterion | NewCore | Cloudflare | NewCore reason | Cloudflare reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 Identity-bound per-call authorization (25) | 10 | 7 | Every tool call passes through the gateway, which identifies the agent and the person behind it and checks the action against policy, keeping agents within that person's permissions. [nc-secure] | Cloudflare Access validates the user's identity at the portal, and policies decide which upstream servers that user reaches. [cf-portals] |
| G2 Credential brokering (20) | 10 | 5 | Access is short-lived and task-scoped, and the agent never holds the tool's own credential. [nc-secure] | The portal completes upstream OAuth and holds client secrets, though users may still log in to each server themselves. [cf-portals] |
| G3 Human approval and escalation (15) | 10 | 2 | Policies return allow, ask or deny; risky calls go to a named approver who confirms with device biometrics, and an agent can never approve its own action. [nc-govern] | No human approval step was found on the page read. [cf-portals] |
| G4 Server registry and discovery (10) | 8 | 5 | A connection registry records each MCP server's endpoint, owner and environment, and agents are found through read-only integrations without relying on registration. [nc-secure][nc-discover] | Admins list upstream servers in each portal, but discovery of unregistered servers was not described. [cf-portals] |
| G5 Audit evidence (10) | 9 | 6 | Tool calls, sessions and approvals sit in one audit trail with each call logged against its owner; a SIEM export was not named on the pages read. [nc-govern] | Portal logs and Gateway HTTP logs are documented. [cf-portals] |
| G6 Standards (10) | 5 | 6 | MCP, SAML and OIDC are named; OAuth 2.1 and Enterprise-Managed Authorization are not named on the pages read. [nc-foundation] | Clients receive a 401 with OAuth discovery metadata, and non-identity service tokens are supported. [cf-portals] |
| G7 Deployment and buying clarity (10) | 4 | 4 | Delivered as SaaS with no list price; an AWS Marketplace listing exists and no free tier or self-host option was found. [nc-aws] | Part of Cloudflare One as SaaS; a price for MCP portals was not found on the page read. [cf-portals] |
| Total | 8.60 | 5.15 | Weighted sum divided by 100. | |
In short: NewCore totals 8.60 and Cloudflare totals 5.15 on our weighted rubric, a gap of 3.45 points. NewCore is ahead on per-call authorization, credential brokering, human approval, registry and audit. Cloudflare is ahead on standards. Choose by the criteria your agents depend on, then check deployment and pricing below.
Which one should I choose?
NewCore totals 8.60 against 5.15 for Cloudflare. The largest weighted difference is on human approval. Cloudflare is ahead on standards.
Pick NewCore if human approval matters most to you.
It scores 10 against 2 there: policies return allow, ask or deny; risky calls go to a named approver who confirms with device biometrics, and an agent can never approve its own action.
Pick Cloudflare if standards matters most to you.
It scores 6 against 5 there: clients receive a 401 with OAuth discovery metadata, and non-identity service tokens are supported.
How do deployment and pricing compare?
| Parameter | NewCore | Cloudflare |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | SaaS. Works alongside an existing AI gateway, and the current identity platform keeps handling employee sign-in. | SaaS, inside Cloudflare One. |
| Price as published | No list price published. Listed on AWS Marketplace. | Not found on the page read. |
| Identity provider | Yes. NewCore says to start alongside your identity platform, which keeps handling employee sign-in while NewCore governs agent access. | Yes. Access can apply instant authentication through a single configured identity provider. |
Full datasheets: NewCore and Cloudflare MCP server portals.
Frequently asked questions
- Which is better, NewCore or Cloudflare?
- On our rubric NewCore totals 8.60 against 5.15 for Cloudflare. The better choice depends on which criteria matter most to you.
- Do NewCore and Cloudflare work with my identity provider?
- NewCore: Yes. NewCore says to start alongside your identity platform, which keeps handling employee sign-in while NewCore governs agent access. Cloudflare: Yes. Access can apply instant authentication through a single configured identity provider.
- How do NewCore and Cloudflare differ on price?
- NewCore: No list price published. Listed on AWS Marketplace. Cloudflare: Not found on the page read.
By The Datasheet desk · Published and reviewed 2026-11-03