Best Alternatives to Jira Mini MCP

Kaneo

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Official MCP server for Kaneo: manage tasks, projects, and labels from Claude and other MCP clients

Jira

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Jira MCP Pack

Rebar

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Easy Notion

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

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Airtable User MCP

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