Merge's MCP connectors beat Google's Workspace servers: 122 vs 27 tools, fewer errors
shensi · x · 2026-10-24
Merge tested its MCP connectors against Google's public MCP servers for Gmail, Calendar and Drive. Merge exposed 122 tools (31/42/49 per app) vs Google's 27 (10/9/8) — 4.6x on average — and agents hit tool errors in 15 runs vs 28 on Google's, a 46% reduction (with zero errors on Drive). Merge says it's fixing its errors. Note: first-party marketing benchmark, not independently reproduced.
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