Data Sources Overview
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clariBI connects to your data four ways: through the MCP catalog (30+ vendors, one click, OAuth 2.1), native OAuth (Google Analytics, Meta Ads, Jira, Confluence), direct database connections (PostgreSQL, MySQL, …), and file uploads (CSV, Excel, PDF OCR). Pick the shape that fits the source.
Source Categories
MCP Catalog (Starter+)
The Model Context Protocol catalog is clariBI's primary integration story since May 2026. One click to connect, read-only, encrypted credentials at rest. Live vendors include:
- Payments & Finance: Stripe, PayPal, Square, Ramp, Plaid
- CRM: HubSpot, Attio, Intercom, Klaviyo, Brevo
- Product Analytics: PostHog, Mixpanel, Amplitude, Sentry, Cloudflare
- Project Mgmt & Knowledge: Linear, Atlassian (Jira+Confluence), Asana, monday.com, Notion, Airtable
- Dev Tools: GitHub, Vercel, Supabase, Neon
- Content / Storage / Marketing: Box, Egnyte, Canva, Webflow, Wix, Cloudinary, Mailchimp, Ecomail, Shopify Storefront, Apify
See MCP Integrations for the catalog deep dive — auth model, security guarantees, and step-by-step connect walkthrough. Available on Trial / Starter / Professional / Enterprise.
Native OAuth Connectors (every tier)
Pre-MCP integrations maintained directly by clariBI. Available on every tier including Free.
- Google Analytics 4
- Google Ads
- Google Sheets / Google Drive
- Meta Ads (Facebook + Instagram)
- Jira
- Confluence
See Google, Meta, Jira & Confluence.
Direct Database Connections
For your own application databases. Always-current data; the connection queries your DB live.
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- SQL Server
- Oracle
- SQLite
- BigQuery
- MongoDB (via REST endpoints)
See Database Connections for credentials, network access, and sync semantics.
File Uploads
Upload data directly when there's no live source.
- CSV (comma-separated values)
- Excel (.xlsx, .xls)
- JSON
- PDF (with OCR support — Trial / Starter / Professional / Enterprise only)
- Plain text (.txt)
See File Uploads for tier-specific format and upload limits.
Custom REST API + Custom MCP
For tools that don't have a hosted MCP server yet. You point clariBI at any HTTPS endpoint; clariBI handles auth, pagination and rate limiting. See REST API Sources.
Data Source Limits by Plan
| Plan | Sources | Storage | File Uploads | MCP Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | 3 | 1 GB | 5 | — |
| Trial (14 days) | 3 | 1 GB | 5 | Yes |
| Lite ($19/mo) | 5 | 2 GB | 10 | — |
| Starter ($99/mo) | 10 | 5 GB | 50 | Yes |
| Professional ($199/mo) | 50 | 10 GB | 500 | Yes |
| Enterprise ($999/mo) | 100 | 100 GB | 5,000 | Yes |
See Subscription Plans for the full per-tier feature matrix.
Guides by Source Type
- MCP Catalog — 30+ vendors (Stripe, HubSpot, Linear, Notion, GitHub, …) via OAuth 2.1
- Database Connections
- File Uploads
- Google Analytics & Sheets
- Meta (Facebook) Ads
- Jira & Confluence
- REST API Sources
- Troubleshooting
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