ClickUp MCP Server (community, taazkareem) vs mcp-atlassian (community Jira/Confluence)

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

	ClickUp MCP Server (community, taazkareem) High-performance community ClickUp server for tasks, docs, chat, time tracking, and more. Verified stdio (local) API key TypeScript	mcp-atlassian (community Jira/Confluence) Self-hosted MCP server for Jira and Confluence Cloud and Server/Data Center. Verified stdio (local) API key Python
Category	Productivity	Productivity
Language	TypeScript	Python
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	API key
GitHub stars	460	5.4k
Last commit	1 month ago	2 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx -y @taazkareem/clickup-mcp-server@latest`	`uvx mcp-atlassian`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick ClickUp MCP Server (community, taazkareem) if you prefer its approach (high-performance community clickup server for tasks, docs, chat, time tracking, and more).

Pick mcp-atlassian (community Jira/Confluence) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Add ClickUp MCP Server (community, taazkareem)

Install / run

npx -y @taazkareem/clickup-mcp-server@latest

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clickup-mcp-server-community-taazkareem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@taazkareem/clickup-mcp-server@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CLICKUP_API_KEY": "<your-clickup-api-key>",
        "CLICKUP_TEAM_ID": "<your-clickup-team-id>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add mcp-atlassian (community Jira/Confluence)

Install / run

uvx mcp-atlassian

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-atlassian-community-jira-confluence": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-atlassian"
      ],
      "env": {
        "JIRA_URL": "https://your-company.atlassian.net",
        "JIRA_USERNAME": "<your-email@company.com>",
        "CONFLUENCE_URL": "https://your-company.atlassian.net/wiki",
        "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "<your-jira-api-token>",
        "CONFLUENCE_USERNAME": "<your-email@company.com>",
        "CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN": "<your-confluence-api-token>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

FAQ

ClickUp MCP Server (community, taazkareem) or mcp-atlassian (community Jira/Confluence) — which is better?

Pick ClickUp MCP Server (community, taazkareem) if you prefer its approach (high-performance community clickup server for tasks, docs, chat, time tracking, and more). Pick mcp-atlassian (community Jira/Confluence) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Can I use both ClickUp MCP Server (community, taazkareem) and mcp-atlassian (community Jira/Confluence)?

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 ClickUp MCP Server (community, taazkareem) and mcp-atlassian (community Jira/Confluence) work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

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

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