# Box API + MCP vs ONLYOFFICE Apps MCP Server (slim)

> Box scores 69.4 (B) to ONLYOFFICE Apps's 52.8 (D) for file drives. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Box API + MCP scores 69.4 (B) on agent readiness against ONLYOFFICE Apps MCP Server's 52.8 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. ONLYOFFICE Apps MCP Server leads on agent ergonomics and payments & pricing. Both do file drives.

- Box API + MCP: B 69.4, rank #188 of 965 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/box-api.min.md
- ONLYOFFICE Apps MCP Server: D 52.8, rank #735 of 965 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/onlyoffice-mcp.min.md
- Box API + MCP, good for Agents working inside an enterprise's existing Box content with admin oversight, Box AI extraction and audit needs. Ahead on Reliability, 65 against 25; Schema & documentation, 91 against 73; Security & auth, 73 against 46; Maintenance & community, 84 against 60; Transparency & trust, 76 against 67.
- ONLYOFFICE Apps MCP Server, good for Agents that organise rooms, folders and access in an ONLYOFFICE Apps workspace a team already uses. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 80 against 72; Payments & pricing, 30 against 25. Also Runs on your own machine; Free to start without a card; Open source.

| Category | Box API + MCP | ONLYOFFICE Apps MCP Server |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 65 | 25 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 91 | 73 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 72 | 80 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 73 | 46 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 25 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 84 | 60 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 76 | 67 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Box API + MCP | ONLYOFFICE Apps MCP Server |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | MCP server |
| Vendor | Box | ONLYOFFICE (Ascensio System SIA) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.box.com/2.0` | `https://mcp.onlyoffice.com/mcp` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | stdio, Streamable HTTP, SSE (legacy) |
| Auth | OAuth | OAuth or key |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT (changed from Apache-2.0 in 3.2.0). ONLYOFFICE Apps cloud under ONLYOFFICE's legal terms. |
| Tools exposed | 57 | 23 |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| MCP registry | not listed | `io.github.ONLYOFFICE/docspace` |
| Last release | 2026-09-11 | 2026-10-09 |
| Terms last updated | couldn't be read |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | couldn't be read |  |
| Customer content may train models | couldn't be read |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read |  |
| Popularity | 199 stars, 216k npm/wk, 276k PyPI/wk | 410 npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (2) | none |