Excel MCP Server vs MCP Server for Excel
Excel MCP Server is an MCP server published by haris-musa. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, PyPI (MCP servers)). MCP Server for Excel is an MCP server published by sbroenne. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-07. 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 |  Excel MCP Server |  MCP Server for Excel |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 2.2.6 Downloads/month (PyPI): 135 901 Downloads/week (PyPI): 44 963 Forks (GitHub): 479 Stars (GitHub): 4 281 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 2.6.11 Forks (GitHub): 106 Stars (GitHub): 854 Not marked · First seen |
| PyPI (MCP servers) | Listed Version: 2.2.6 Downloads/month (PyPI): 135 901 Downloads/week (PyPI): 44 963 Forks (GitHub): 479 Stars (GitHub): 4 281 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
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 | Excel MCP Server | MCP Server for Excel |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 4 281 (better) | 854 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 479 (better) | 106 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-11-01 (worse) | 2026-11-03 (better) |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (excel-mcp-server) | On your machine (Sbroenne.ExcelMcp.McpServer) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/haris-musa/excel-mcp-server | github.com/sbroenne/mcp-server-excel |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 3 | 5 |
| 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
Excel MCP Server
Create and edit Excel files with AI: charts, PivotTables, formulas. No Excel needed.
MCP Server for Excel
Excel automation for AI - Sheets, Power Query, DAX, VBA, Tables, Ranges and more. Windows only.
How to run each
Excel MCP Server As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio excel-mcp-server -- uvx excel-mcp-server stdioMCP Server for Excel
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Commands 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
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Excel MCP Server · What it can do: MCP Server for Excel · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Package data comes from the Python Package Index (pypi.org). Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.