Arcade.dev review

Arcade.dev positions itself as the actions runtime between agents and the systems they reach, and its focus is authorization. Authentication runs against your identity provider, authorization is delegated so the agent acts as its user without exceeding its scope, and your policies are enforced in the path of every action, outside the model where a prompt cannot undo them. The catalog covers 8,000+ permission-aware tools, plus custom MCP servers you build or bring, and Tool Recommendation exposes the full catalog while cutting token costs by up to 37% by Arcade's figure. Every action leaves a record naming the agent, the user and the system. The Free plan includes 2,000 tool calls a month, and Team costs $25 a month plus $0.01 per call, which is cheap for low volume but adds up for chatty agents. Enterprise adds VPC or air-gapped deployment, SSO, RBAC and a private registry. Arcade also now runs the Smithery MCP directory.

Who it is for

Teams that must pass a security review and need agents to act as their user, within scope, with a full audit trail.

Price

Free with 2,000 tool calls a month; Team $25 per month plus $0.01 per tool call.

$25 / month platform fee
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 9, 2026.

Key features

• 8,000+ permission-aware tools plus custom MCP servers you build or bring
• Delegated authorization so the agent acts as its user and never past its scope
• Policies enforced outside the model on every action
• Tool Recommendation that Arcade says cuts token costs up to 37%
• Audit records naming the agent, user and system, streamed to your SIEM

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Low $25 platform fee with per-call pricing
• Strength: Cloud, VPC and fully air-gapped deployment options
• Strength: SOC 2 compliant with SSO, RBAC and audit logs
• Weakness: Free tier is capped at 2,000 tool calls a month
• Weakness: Number of supported apps is not published
• Weakness: Team support is next-business-day email only

Key facts

• Free: $0, 2,000 tool calls a month
• Team: $25 a month plus $0.01 per tool call
• Deployment: Arcade Cloud, your VPC or air-gapped on Enterprise
• Smithery: Smithery is now part of Arcade

Where it ranks

Arcade.dev is No. 2 in our Best AI Agent Tool Integration Platforms verdict.