Microsoft 365 MCP Server vs Excel MCP Server

A side-by-side comparison of two Productivity servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	Microsoft 365 MCP Server Access Microsoft 365 and Office services (Outlook, Calendar, OneDrive, Excel, Teams, SharePoint) via the Graph API. Unverified stdio (local) OAuth TypeScript	Excel MCP Server Create, read, and modify Excel workbooks with your AI agent — no Microsoft Excel required. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Python
Category	Productivity	Productivity
Language	TypeScript	Python
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	OAuth	None
GitHub stars	786	3.9k
Last commit	1 day ago	2 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`claude mcp add ms365 -- npx -y @softeria/ms-365-mcp-server`	`uvx excel-mcp-server stdio`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Microsoft 365 MCP Server if you prefer its approach (access microsoft 365 and office services (outlook, calendar, onedrive, excel, teams, sharepoint) via the graph api).

Pick Excel MCP Server if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want zero-setup with no API key.

Add Microsoft 365 MCP Server

Install / run

claude mcp add ms365 -- npx -y @softeria/ms-365-mcp-server

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "microsoft-365-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@softeria/ms-365-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add Excel MCP Server

Install / run

uvx excel-mcp-server stdio

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "excel-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "excel-mcp-server",
        "stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Requires `uv` (the Python package runner). Install it from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/ if `uvx` is not found.

FAQ

Microsoft 365 MCP Server or Excel MCP Server — which is better?

Pick Microsoft 365 MCP Server if you prefer its approach (access microsoft 365 and office services (outlook, calendar, onedrive, excel, teams, sharepoint) via the graph api). Pick Excel MCP Server if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want zero-setup with no API key.

Can I use both Microsoft 365 MCP Server and Excel MCP Server?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do Microsoft 365 MCP Server and Excel MCP Server work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

View Microsoft 365 MCP Server →View Excel MCP Server →More comparisons →