Gmail MCP alternatives

Four Gmail MCP servers, what each one actually gives your agent, and where DaySurface differs.

Interactive UI, not just JSON

A real composer and a ranked inbox, rendered inside the chat.

MCP, CLI, API interfaces

One service registry behind all three. Behaviour never drifts.

Open source and self-hostable

Your infrastructure, your OAuth credentials, no gateway in between.

At a glance

Capability	DaySurface	GongRzhe Gmail-MCP-Server	Composio Gmail	Zapier & Pipedream MCP	Google Workspace MCP
Interactive in-chat UI (MCP Apps) Composer + ranked-inbox dashboard rendered inside the chat client.	✓	– JSON only	– JSON only	– JSON only	– JSON only
Built-in inbox triage & ranking An importance-ranked inbox out of the box, not just raw search.	✓	– raw search	– raw search	~ build a workflow	– raw search
One codebase → CLI + MCP + HTTP Identical tools across every interface, no duplicated logic.	✓	~ stdio / HTTP	– hosted endpoint	– hosted endpoint	~ MCP only
Zero-install (remote streamable HTTP) Connect by pasting a URL - nothing to install locally.	✓	– local install	✓	✓	– self-run
Open source & self-hostable Run the full server on your own infrastructure.	✓	✓	– proprietary	– proprietary	✓
Minimal scope + encrypted tokens A single Gmail scope with tokens encrypted at rest.	✓	~ local token file	✓ managed	✓ managed	~ broad scopes

Comparison reflects publicly documented capabilities as of June 2026. The MCP ecosystem moves fast - if something here is out of date, open an issue and we'll fix it.