Head to head
Agent Vending Factory vs Protect
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
Agent Vending Factory
Cio.github.RubenTay/agent-vending-factoryNo reviews yet
Pay-per-call MCP tools via x402 USDC: ZAR prices, data extraction, Python sandbox, SA flights.
Full listingNo reviews yet
Fail-closed Cedar policy gate + Ed25519 signed receipts for agent tool calls. Denies on any error.
Full listingThe short version
Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. The safety scan favours Protect (65/100 against 57). Agent Vending Factory is hosted and callable through the gateway; Protect runs on your own machine. Protect has noticeably more public adoption.
| Agent Vending Factory | Protect | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | C57/100 | C65/100 |
| Adoption | New | Growing |
| GitHub stars | – | 9 |
| Downloads / week | – | 1.6k |
| Runs where | Hosted (remote) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | Yes | No |
| Tools | 4 | 12 |
| Write actions | 4 | 5 |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | — | MIT |
| Last release | — | 2026-09-17 |
| Category | AI and agents | AI and agents |