Notion 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.

	Notion MCP Server AI-friendly MCP server for the Notion API — find, read, query, and update Notion workspaces with compact, agent-ready responses. Unverified stdio (local) API key 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	API key	None
GitHub stars	907	3.9k
Last commit	1 day ago	2 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx -y @suekou/mcp-notion-server`	`uvx excel-mcp-server stdio`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Notion MCP Server if you prefer its approach (ai-friendly mcp server for the notion api — find, read, query, and update notion workspaces with compact, agent-ready responses).

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

Add Notion MCP Server

Install / run

npx -y @suekou/mcp-notion-server

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notion-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@suekou/mcp-notion-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NOTION_API_TOKEN": "your-integration-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Notion MCP Server or Excel MCP Server — which is better?

Pick Notion MCP Server if you prefer its approach (ai-friendly mcp server for the notion api — find, read, query, and update notion workspaces with compact, agent-ready responses). 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 Notion 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 Notion 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.

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