ConnectWise Manage vs ConnectWise PSA

In-depth architectural comparison of the ConnectWise Manage and ConnectWise PSA MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

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Choose ConnectWise Manage when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore ConnectWise Manage Details

Choose ConnectWise PSA when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore ConnectWise PSA Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	C ConnectWise Manage Developer Tools	ConnectWise PSA Developer Tools
Summary	MCP server for ConnectWise Manage PSA — companies, tickets, projects, time entries, and more.	ConnectWise PSA (Manage) MCP server — tickets, time entries, companies, configurations, BYOK
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "connectwise-manage-2": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "connectwise-manage-2"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "connectwise-psa": {
      "url": "https://modelcontextprotocol.io"
    }
  }
}

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