MCP Office Excel vs io.github.marekrost/mcp-server-spreadsheet
MCP Office Excel is an MCP server published by dosev-ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). io.github.marekrost/mcp-server-spreadsheet is an MCP server published by marekrost. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-30. 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 |  MCP Office Excel |  io.github.marekrost/mcp-server-spreadsheet |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.7.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 348 Downloads/week (PyPI): 101 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 8 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.3.3 Downloads/month (PyPI): 160 Downloads/week (PyPI): 50 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 2 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 | MCP Office Excel | io.github.marekrost/mcp-server-spreadsheet |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 8 (better) | 2 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 3 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp-office) | On your machine (mcp-server-spreadsheet) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 4, secrets among them: 0 | 1, secrets among them: 0 |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/dosev-ai/mcp-office | github.com/marekrost/mcp-server-spreadsheet |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
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
MCP Office Excel
65-tool Excel MCP server. Read, write, format, and export .xlsx files. Windows-first.
io.github.marekrost/mcp-server-spreadsheet
MCP server for spreadsheet files (.xlsx, .csv, .ods) - cell-level ops + DuckDB SQL engine.
How to run each
MCP Office Excel As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "EXCEL_ALLOWLIST_ROOTS=<YOUR_EXCEL_ALLOWLIST_ROOTS>" --transport stdio mcp-office-excel -- uvx --from mcp-office excelmcp mcp-officeRequires: EXCEL_ALLOWLIST_ROOTS
io.github.marekrost/mcp-server-spreadsheet As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio mcp-server-spreadsheet -- uvx mcp-server-spreadsheetCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Only MCP Office Excel asks for
EXCEL_ALLOWLIST_ROOTSEXCEL_ENABLE_COMEXCEL_ENABLE_WRITEEXCEL_MAX_ITEMSPPT_ALLOWLIST_ROOTSPPT_ENABLE_COMPPT_ENABLE_WRITEWORD_ALLOWLIST_ROOTSWORD_ENABLE_COMWORD_ENABLE_WRITE
Only io.github.marekrost/mcp-server-spreadsheet asks for
MCP_SPREADSHEET_ROOT
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: MCP Office Excel · What it can do: io.github.marekrost/mcp-server-spreadsheet · Compare two other plugins
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