What is the best alternative to Clickup MCP?

The top-rated alternatives to Clickup MCP in the Workplace & Productivity category include Clickup, Anytype MCP, MCP Server Atlassian Confluence. These servers offer complementary or alternative capabilities depending on your deployment stack and authentication requirements.

How do Clickup MCP alternatives differ in installation and runtime?

Clickup MCP and its alternatives vary by runtime requirement (Node.js/npx, Python/uvx, Docker, or remote HTTP/SSE endpoints). Check the specification comparison table above to verify command requirements before installing.

Are alternatives to Clickup MCP free and open source?

Most MCP servers listed on AllMCPs are open source tools under MIT or Apache licenses that you can self-host or run locally with Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, or Windsurf.

How do I side-by-side compare Clickup MCP with a specific alternative?

Click the "Compare side-by-side →" button on any alternative card to see an in-depth comparison matrix covering feature lists, stars, npm downloads, install configurations, and schema specifications.

Workplace & Productivity• MCP Alternatives Guide

Best Alternatives to Clickup MCP

Looking for an alternative to Clickup MCP? Whether you need a different runtime environment, custom authentication support, or alternative API integrations in the Workplace & Productivity ecosystem, we have cataloged and compared the top alternative MCP servers below.

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Target Reference Server

Clickup MCP Overview

Lightweight ClickUp MCP server - 35 tools, token-optimized (95% smaller responses)

Specification Matrix: Clickup MCP vs Alternatives

Server Name	Runtime	Auth	Pricing	GitHub Stars	Downloads	Action
Clickup MCP (Target)	npx	Free/None	Free	3	—	Current
C Clickup	Remote (SSE)	Free/None	Free	—	—	Compare →
Anytype MCP	npx	API key	Free	517	—	Compare →
MCP Server Atlassian Confluence	npx	API key	Bring your own API key (usage-based cost)	61	—	Compare →
MCP Server Atlassian Jira	npx	API key	Free	73	—	Compare →
Teamwork MCP	npx	API key	Bring your own API key (usage-based cost)	25	—	Compare →
Excel MCP Server	uvx	No auth required	Free	4,156	—	Compare →
MCP Gsuite	uvx	OAuth	Free	489	—	Compare →
Jira Cloud	npx	Free/None	Free	4	—	Compare →
Better Notion	npx	Free/None	Free	2	—	Compare →
N8n Pro MCP	npx	API key	Free	3	—	Compare →
Docmost Local MCP	npx	Other	Free	8	—	Compare →
MCP Odoo	uvx	Other	Free	401	—	Compare →

Detailed Evaluation of Clickup MCP Alternatives

Clickup

Runtime: Remote (SSE)

ClickUp MCP — wraps the ClickUp REST API v2 (BYO API key)

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Anytype MCP

Runtime: npx

Connects AI assistants to Anytype for searching and managing spaces, objects, lists, properties, tags, types, and templates.

Key Features:

Global and space search

Spaces and member management

Objects and lists

3 0 517

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MCP Server Atlassian Confluence

Runtime: npx

MCP server enabling AI agents to access and manage Atlassian Confluence content with ADF to Markdown conversion.

Key Features:

Supports GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE on any Confluence API endpoint

Automatic Atlassian Document Format (ADF) to Markdown conversion

JMESPath and JQ filtering of API responses

2 0 61

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MCP Server Atlassian Jira

Runtime: npx

Connects AI assistants to Jira Cloud for reading, searching, creating, updating, and deleting Jira resources.

Key Features:

Generic GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, and DELETE Jira tools

JQL issue search through Jira REST API v3

TOON or JSON response output

5 0 73

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Teamwork MCP

Runtime: npx

MCP server enabling Large Language Models to interact with Teamwork.com for project management tasks.

Key Features:

HTTP and STDIO transport interfaces

Bearer token and OAuth2 authentication

Extensible toolset architecture for Teamwork.com operations

2 0 25

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Excel MCP Server

Runtime: uvx

Manipulates Excel workbooks through MCP without requiring Microsoft Excel, including formulas, formatting, charts, tables, and pivot tables.

Key Features:

Workbook and worksheet CRUD operations

Formula and data manipulation

Formatting and conditional formatting

5 0 4,156

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MCP Gsuite

Runtime: uvx

Connects Gmail and Google Calendar to MCP clients for email search, drafts, replies, attachments, and calendar management.

Key Features:

Flexible Gmail message search

Email drafts and replies

Local attachment saving

3 0 489

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Jira Cloud

Runtime: npx

MCP server for Jira Cloud — manage issues, sprints, boards, filters, and custom fields

0 0 4

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Better Notion

Runtime: npx

Operate Notion with a single Markdown document — read, create, and update pages in one call.

2 0 2

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N8n Pro MCP

Runtime: npx

Manage self-hosted n8n workflows, executions, users, credentials, projects, and operations through MCP.

Key Features:

Workflow, execution, tag, credential, variable, project, and user management

Queue-mode monitoring with running executions and execution statistics

Offline validation for workflow structure, expressions, connections, and secrets

1 0 3

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Docmost Local MCP

Runtime: npx

Connects local AI clients to self-hosted Docmost for searching, reading, editing, and organizing spaces, pages, comments, and members.

Key Features:

Self-hosted Docmost connectivity

Local stdio MCP transport

Read and write page, space, and comment tools

3 0 8

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MCP Odoo

Runtime: uvx

Connects MCP-compatible agents to Odoo 16–19 for read operations, diagnostics, migration analysis, and approval-gated writes.

Key Features:

Odoo 16–19 connectivity

XML-RPC and External JSON-2 support

41 MCP tools and 11 workflow prompts

4 0 401

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Best Alternatives to Clickup MCP

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