What is the best alternative to Notion Connect?

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

How do Notion Connect alternatives differ in installation and runtime?

Notion Connect 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 Notion Connect 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 Notion Connect 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 Notion Connect

Looking for an alternative to Notion Connect? 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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Notion Connect Overview

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Specification Matrix: Notion Connect vs Alternatives

Server Name	Runtime	Auth	Pricing	GitHub Stars	Downloads	Action
N Notion Connect (Target)	Remote (SSE)	Free/None	Free	—	—	Current
MCP Server Atlassian Jira	npx	API key	Free	73	—	Compare →
Better Notion	npx	Free/None	Free	2	—	Compare →
N Notion MCP	npx	Free/None	Free	2	—	Compare →
A Airtable	Remote (SSE)	Free/None	Free	—	—	Compare →
MCP Server Atlassian Confluence	npx	API key	Bring your own API key (usage-based cost)	61	—	Compare →
Anytype MCP	npx	API key	Free	517	—	Compare →
C Confluence	Remote (SSE)	Free/None	Free	—	—	Compare →
Excel MCP Server	uvx	No auth required	Free	4,156	—	Compare →
MCP Gsuite	uvx	OAuth	Free	489	—	Compare →
Teamwork MCP	npx	API key	Bring your own API key (usage-based cost)	25	—	Compare →
Remnus	npx	Free/None	Free	71	—	Compare →
Airtable User MCP	npx	Free/None	Free	31	—	Compare →

Detailed Evaluation of Notion Connect Alternatives

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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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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Notion MCP

Runtime: npx

Notion MCP server — search, export, and import pages as markdown

0 0 2

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Airtable

Runtime: Remote (SSE)

Airtable MCP Pack — wraps the Airtable REST API v0

0 0

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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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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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Confluence

Runtime: Remote (SSE)

Confluence MCP — wraps the Confluence Cloud REST API v2 (OAuth)

0 0

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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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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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Remnus

Runtime: npx

MCP-native open-source Notion alternative: read & write pages, databases and kanban boards.

1 0 71

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Airtable User MCP

Runtime: npx

Manage Airtable bases: schema, field CRUD, views, formula validation, extensions

1 0 31

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Best Alternatives to Notion Connect

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