On this page
- 01How were these connectors picked?
- 02What are the best Claude connectors for business?
- 03What's in the Claude connectors list?
- 04How do I add a connector to Claude?
- 05What data can Claude access through connectors?
- 06What can admins control on Team and Enterprise?
- 07What if the tool I use isn't listed?
- 08How do I get my own product listed as a Claude connector?
- 09How Transica helps
- 10Common questions
- 11Sources
The best Claude connectors for business are the ones for apps the business already runs. A connector is an add-on that lets Claude read from, and sometimes act in, another app. On 8 November 2026, Anthropic's Connectors Directory listed 1,091 of them. By the directory's own usage ranking, the top picks are HubSpot for CRM, Intercom for support, NetSuite and QuickBooks for accounting, Shopify and Stripe for selling, Google Drive and Microsoft 365 for files, Jira and Asana for projects, and Windsor.ai and Semrush for marketing data.
How were these connectors picked?
Every pick passes four checks, read from the directory on 8 November 2026:
- Listed by Anthropic. It's in the Connectors Directory and carries Anthropic's verified mark.
- Built by the product's maker. HubSpot's connector comes from HubSpot, Xero's from Xero. Microsoft 365 is the one exception: Anthropic built it.
- Nothing to install. It's a web connector, so it works in Claude on the web, the desktop app and the phone app.
- Most used in its job. These are the top four in the directory's Most popular sort, which Anthropic says ranks by usage (Anthropic).
Rank in the tables is the connector's place in that sort, out of 1,091. Reads or writes comes from each listing's description and tool names. "Reads only" means nothing in the listing creates, changes or sends anything.
Plans: Anthropic makes web connectors available to all users (Claude Help Center), so every pick works on every Claude plan, Free included. On Team and Enterprise, an Owner adds a connector for the organization first. The app on the other end may need its own account or paid plan (Anthropic).
What are the best Claude connectors for business?
CRM and sales
| Connector | What Claude can do | Reads or writes | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| HubSpot | Search and update contacts, companies, deals and tickets; report on campaigns | Reads and writes | 10 |
| Salesforce (beta) | Ask about pipeline, summarize cases, create campaigns, draft updates | Reads and writes | 27 |
| Zoho CRM | Find, create, update and delete leads, deals and contacts | Reads and writes | 122 |
| Pipedrive | Find and update deals and contacts, add notes, schedule follow-ups | Reads and writes | 127 |
Pipedrive's listing says it works on all paid Pipedrive plans. For finding new leads, Apollo.io (37), ZoomInfo (55) and Clay (68) rank highest.
Customer support
| Connector | What Claude can do | Reads or writes | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intercom | Search and read conversations, tickets and contacts | Reads only | 14 |
| Zoho Desk | Create, update and reply to tickets; look up contacts; manage tasks | Reads and writes | 206 |
| Pylon | Search, update and resolve support issues | Reads and writes | 281 |
| Unthread | Search conversations, track response-time targets (SLAs), analyze support metrics | Reads only | 669 |
Finance and accounting
| Connector | What Claude can do | Reads or writes | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| NetSuite | Run reports and saved searches; create and update records | Reads and writes | 57 |
| Intuit QuickBooks | Profit and loss, cash flow, who owes you; create and send invoices, estimates and payment links after you confirm | Reads and writes | 65 |
| Xero | Profit and loss, cash position, invoices, bills, money owed to you | Reads only | 88 |
| Ramp | Query card spend, bills, reimbursements and vendors | Reads only | 94 |
Intuit also lists QuickBooks Labs (beta), which adds sorting bank transactions into categories and reconciling accounts. Its listing recommends connecting only one of the two.
Online stores and payments
| Connector | What Claude can do | Reads or writes | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shopify | Build a store; manage products, inventory, discount codes and orders; run store analytics | Reads and writes | 19 |
| Stripe | Read and change Stripe data, check balances, search Stripe's docs | Reads and writes | 41 |
| Wix | Manage your sites and their apps, such as Stores and Bookings | Reads and writes | 91 |
| PayPal | Create and send invoices; handle orders, refunds, disputes and subscriptions | Reads and writes | 125 |
Amazon Selling Partner (beta, 168) and Square (219) come next. Amazon's listing says you approve every action. To set up Shopify, see the Shopify Claude connector guide.
Documents and files
| Connector | What Claude can do | Reads or writes | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Drive | Search and read Docs, Sheets, Slides and PDFs; create, update, share and trash files | Reads and writes | 1 |
| Microsoft 365 | Search SharePoint, OneDrive, Outlook mail and calendar, and Teams chats | Reads; writes when allowed | 5 |
| Notion | Search the workspace; create and update pages, databases and comments | Reads and writes | 6 |
| Box | Search files and ask questions about them; upload files, create folders | Reads and writes | 15 |
With a personal Microsoft account, Microsoft 365 can also send mail and update OneDrive files. With a work account, an admin decides whether it can send mail, change files and post in Teams (Anthropic).
Projects and tasks
| Connector | What Claude can do | Reads or writes | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlassian (Jira, Confluence) | Search, create and edit Jira issues and Confluence pages | Reads and writes | 9 |
| Asana | Search, create and update tasks and projects; check portfolio status | Reads and writes | 11 |
| Linear | Create and update issues and projects; read cycles and docs | Reads and writes | 12 |
| monday.com | Create and update boards, items, docs and dashboards | Reads and writes | 13 |
Atlassian's listing says its Jira delete and project-admin tools stay off until an organization admin turns them on.
Marketing and SEO data
| Connector | What Claude can do | Reads or writes | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor.ai | Report across 350+ sources, such as Google Analytics 4, Google Ads and Meta Ads; change campaigns and posts after you confirm | Reads and writes | 39 |
| Semrush | Research keywords, backlinks, competitors and traffic; audit sites | Reads only | 50 |
| Supermetrics | Query ads, analytics and social data from 200+ platforms; manage campaigns and dashboards | Reads and writes | 51 |
| Ahrefs | Keywords, backlinks, rankings, and brand mentions in AI answers | Reads only | 63 |
Google had no Google Analytics connector of its own in the directory, so Windsor.ai and Supermetrics are the listed routes to it. For product analytics, PostHog (78), Amplitude (84) and Mixpanel (102) rank highest.
What's in the Claude connectors list?
Counted from the directory's listing on 8 November 2026:
| Measure | Connectors |
|---|---|
| All listed | 1,091 |
| Web connectors (nothing to install) | 959 |
| Desktop extensions (run on your computer in Claude Desktop) | 132 |
| Added in 2026 | 953 |
| In Productivity | 471 |
| In Data & analytics | 266 |
| In Financial services | 184 |
| In Sales & marketing | 173 |
| In Commerce & shopping | 43 |
A connector can sit in several categories, so the category rows overlap.
How do I add a connector to Claude?
From Anthropic's guide:
- Open Customize > Connectors. It's in claude.ai and the desktop app.
- Find the connector. Select Discover, then search by name or browse the categories.
- Select Connect to Claude. On Team and Enterprise, you see Request instead until an Owner adds it.
- Sign in to the app. Review the access Claude asks for and approve it.
- Turn it on in a chat. Select + in the message box, then Connectors, and switch it on. When Claude asks before using a tool, choose Allow once or Always allow.
More detail is in the Claude connectors guide.
What data can Claude access through connectors?
From Anthropic's help center:
- Only what you can see. Claude gets each person's permissions in the connected app. A file, channel or record you can't open there, Claude can't reach either.
- Shared logins reach more. A custom connector that uses one shared credential reaches whatever that credential can.
- Reading and changing. Connecting lets Claude read, and possibly change, data in that app within your account's permissions.
- The app keeps its own terms. Connected apps process data on their own servers, under their own terms, which may be outside the United States. Anthropic doesn't run a third-party connector's servers or control how it handles data (Anthropic).
- Encrypted. All data transfers are encrypted.
To stop a connector changing anything, open it under Customize > Connectors and set its write tools to Needs approval or Blocked under Tool permissions (Anthropic).
What can admins control on Team and Enterprise?
From Anthropic's help center:
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Add to your team | An Owner or Primary Owner enables a connector under Organization settings > Connectors > Browse connectors. Each member still signs in. |
| Member requests | Members ask with Request. On by default on Team, off on Enterprise. Owners approve, decline, or decline and block. |
| Tool permissions | Always allow, Needs approval or Blocked, for a group of tools or a single tool. It applies to everyone, and members can't override it. |
| Verified domains (Enterprise) | Stops apps on the company's domains from connecting to Claude accounts outside the organization. |
| Chat sharing | With "Share chats that use connectors" off, members can't share those chats. |
| Enterprise-managed auth (beta) | Authorizes a connector once for the whole organization. |
What if the tool I use isn't listed?
Add it as a custom connector, if the company runs a remote MCP server. MCP (Model Context Protocol) is the open standard connectors are built on, and a remote MCP server is a web address Claude connects to. Go to Customize > Connectors > Add > Custom > Web and paste the address. Free plans allow one custom connector, and Anthropic hasn't reviewed custom connectors, so use only servers you trust (Claude Help Center). Step by step: how to add an MCP server to Claude.
On 8 November 2026, the directory had no listing for Zendesk, Freshdesk, Gorgias, Help Scout, WooCommerce or BigCommerce.
How do I get my own product listed as a Claude connector?
If your business makes software, it can have its own connector in this directory. Every directory entry can appear as a Suggested Connector, Claude's in-chat recommendation when an app fits what someone asks (Anthropic).
- Build a remote MCP server. It runs over HTTPS and offers your product's actions as tools. Tools that act on a customer's account need OAuth sign-in, the standard "log in with your account" flow (Anthropic). New to this: what an MCP server is.
- Test it as a custom connector. Add it by its URL in your own Claude account (how).
- Submit it at claude.ai/directory/manage. Any paid Claude plan can submit. The directory no longer takes new desktop extensions on their own.
- Pass the scan. Anthropic scans each submission and lists it as Community by default. Listings flagged as highly useful get a Verified review, where reviewers test each tool (Anthropic).
The requirements and the common rejection reasons are in how to submit a connector to Claude's directory.
How Transica helps
- Your product as a Claude connector. Transica builds the MCP server from your API spec, or by sending AI agents through your website to find what customers can do there. You approve each tool.
- Hosted, with your login. Transica hosts it and signs customers in with your existing login. Your own domain comes with the Business plan.
- Ready for review. Transica checks every tool against Claude's and ChatGPT's directory rules, runs the review test prompts and prepares both submissions. You submit from your own accounts. After listing, it checks the app every 15 minutes and emails you when something breaks.
- Free to start. Check a server you already have with the MCP directory check, no account needed. Building is free, hosting starts at $19/month, and done-for-you listing starts at $1,500.
Common questions
What are the best Claude connectors for a small business?
Start with the apps the business already pays for, since a connector only reaches data in an account you have. Among these picks, Google Drive (1), Microsoft 365 (5) and Notion (6) were the most used overall.
Are Claude connectors free?
Directory connectors work on every Claude plan, Free included. The app on the other end may need its own account or paid plan, as Pipedrive's does.
Which Claude connectors are read-only?
Of the picks above, Intercom, Unthread, Xero, Ramp, Semrush and Ahrefs only read. Xero's and Ramp's listings say so outright, and so does FreshBooks'.
Can I stop a Claude connector from changing my data?
Yes. Open the connector under Customize > Connectors and set its write tools to Needs approval or Blocked. On Team and Enterprise, an Owner can set this for everyone.
How many connectors does Claude have?
Anthropic's directory listed 1,091 on 8 November 2026: 959 web connectors and 132 desktop extensions.
Is there a Zendesk connector for Claude?
Not in the directory on 8 November 2026. Any tool that runs a remote MCP server can still be added by its URL as a custom connector.
How do I get my app listed as a Claude connector?
Build a remote MCP server, test it as a custom connector, then submit it at claude.ai/directory/manage from a paid Claude plan. Anthropic scans it and lists it as Community by default.
Sources
Read on 8 November 2026.
- Anthropic: Connectors Directory, sorted by Most popular, and each connector's listing, linked in the tables
- Anthropic docs: Get started with connectors, Connectors directory, Connector verification, Microsoft 365 connector, Submit a connector to the directory
- Claude Help Center: Use connectors to extend Claude's capabilities