Microsoft 365 MCP Server 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.

	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	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	OAuth	API key
GitHub stars	786	5.4k
Last commit	1 day ago	2 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`claude mcp add ms365 -- npx -y @softeria/ms-365-mcp-server`	`uvx mcp-atlassian`
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 mcp-atlassian (community Jira/Confluence) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a verified, documented setup.

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 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>",
        "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "<your-jira-api-token>",
        "CONFLUENCE_URL": "https://your-company.atlassian.net/wiki",
        "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

Microsoft 365 MCP Server or mcp-atlassian (community Jira/Confluence) — 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 mcp-atlassian (community Jira/Confluence) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a verified, documented setup.

Can I use both Microsoft 365 MCP Server 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 Microsoft 365 MCP Server 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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