Cua Driver vs HubSpot MCP Server

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

	Cua Driver Background computer-use MCP server that drives native macOS, Windows, and Linux desktop apps without stealing focus. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Rust	HubSpot MCP Server HubSpot's hosted MCP server: OAuth in, then agents read and write CRM contacts, deals, tickets and engagements. Unverified HTTP (remote) OAuth
Category	Productivity	Productivity
Language	Rust	—
Transport	stdio (local)	HTTP (remote)
Auth	None	OAuth
GitHub stars	19k	0
Last commit	1 month ago	2 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trycua/cua/main/libs/cua-driver/scripts/install.sh)"`	`claude mcp add --transport http hubspot https://mcp.hubspot.com/anthropic`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Cua Driver if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine.

Pick HubSpot MCP Server if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install.

Add Cua Driver

Install / run

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trycua/cua/main/libs/cua-driver/scripts/install.sh)"

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cua-driver": {
      "command": "cua-driver",
      "args": [
        "mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add HubSpot MCP Server

Install / run

claude mcp add --transport http hubspot https://mcp.hubspot.com/anthropic

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hubspot-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.hubspot.com/anthropic"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop connects to remote servers through the `mcp-remote` proxy (installed on first run via npx). Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

FAQ

Cua Driver or HubSpot MCP Server — which is better?

Pick Cua Driver if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine. Pick HubSpot MCP Server if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install.

Can I use both Cua Driver and HubSpot 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 Cua Driver and HubSpot MCP Server work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

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

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