Minerva MCP — Microsoft 365 & Azure vs Microsoft MCP Server for Enterprise
Minerva MCP — Microsoft 365 & Azure is an MCP server published by HoussemMak. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). Microsoft MCP Server for Enterprise is an MCP server published by microsoft. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-25. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Minerva MCP — Microsoft 365 & Azure |  Microsoft MCP Server for Enterprise |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.4.2 Downloads/month (npm): 226 Downloads/week (npm): 17 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 15 Stars (GitHub): 60 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Minerva MCP — Microsoft 365 & Azure | Microsoft MCP Server for Enterprise |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (worse) | 60 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 15 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (minerva-mcp) | Remote server (mcp.svc.cloud.microsoft/enterprise) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 4, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/houssemmak/minerva-mcp | github.com/microsoft/enterprisemcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 3 days ago, requires a key |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Minerva MCP — Microsoft 365 & Azure
Microsoft 365 & Azure admin: Graph, ARM, and the PowerShell cmdlets Graph does not expose.
Microsoft MCP Server for Enterprise
Official Microsoft MCP Server to query Microsoft Entra data using natural language
How to run each
Minerva MCP — Microsoft 365 & Azure As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET>" --transport stdio minerva-mcp -- npx -y minerva-mcp --stdio "<YOUR_STDIO>"Requires: AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET (secret), --stdio
Microsoft MCP Server for Enterprise As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http enterprisemcp https://mcp.svc.cloud.microsoft/enterpriseCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Microsoft MCP Server for Enterprise has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Microsoft MCP Server for Enterprise publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Minerva MCP — Microsoft 365 & Azure · What it can do: Microsoft MCP Server for Enterprise · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.