ADoor vs Microsoft Lists
Microsoft Lists is the list and tracker app in Microsoft 365, built on SharePoint, and it comes with plans such as Business Basic. ADoor, your data account, keeps lists that people, apps and assistants like ChatGPT read and change, each with its own access, with standard SQL underneath.
Where ADoor stands out
Works in the assistants people use
Microsoft's MCP access to lists runs through Agent 365 servers for Microsoft 365. ADoor's MCP server works in ChatGPT, Claude, Grok and Cursor with a sign-in.
Access per agent, capped at you
In ADoor, each assistant, app, device and job has its own access, down to specific fields, or just the entries that match a value you choose, and an assistant never exceeds the person who connected it.
SQL across lists
Lists are reached through Microsoft Graph. ADoor lets you query across lists in standard Postgres SQL, within your access.
The products
Microsoft Lists
Microsoft Lists is one of the task apps in Microsoft 365, alongside To Do and Planner.
- Apps and scripts
- Microsoft Graph list and list item APIs
- Assistants
- MCP servers in Microsoft Agent 365
- Plans
- Included in Microsoft 365 Business Basic at $7 per user a month, paid yearly
ADoor
ADoor is your data account. You keep lists and tables in a workspace you own, personal or team: a reading list, an incident log, a list of customers. Describe what you want to keep track of and it's set up for you, with real Postgres underneath. Every person, app, assistant, device and job gets its own access.
- Assistants
- ChatGPT, Claude, Grok and Cursor connect through MCP with a sign-in.
- Apps and scripts
- An HTTP API with keys, running the same actions assistants use
- Access
- Per space, list or field, or just the entries where a field equals a value you choose. Reading, adding, editing and deleting entries, and changing a list's fields, are separate permissions. An assistant never gets more than the person who connected it.
- Approvals
- Agents ask for more access and you approve or deny. A new device signs in only after you approve it and choose its access.
- CI jobs
- GitHub Actions signs in with short-lived access, 15 minutes by default and up to 30 days, with no stored secret.
- Revoking
- Takes effect on the next request. What was already saved stays.
- History
- A history of changes, with who made each one and the before and after
- Underneath
- Standard Postgres
- Plans
- Free for 3 tables and 100 rows. Pro is $10 a month per workspace, with 1 GB of storage.
Pricing
| Topic | ADoor | Microsoft Lists |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 3 tables and 100 rows, with a few MB of storage | Not published |
| Paid plans | Pro: $10 a month per workspace, 1 GB of storage, no per-GB charges | Included in Microsoft 365 Business Basic, $7 per user a month paid yearly |
Latency
| Topic | ADoor | Microsoft Lists |
|---|---|---|
| Published figure | Not published | Not published |
ADoor doesn't publish a latency figure, and Microsoft Lists doesn't publish one we could find. Speed depends on your network and on what you ask for.
Connectors and API
| Topic | ADoor | Microsoft Lists |
|---|---|---|
| MCP server | Hosted, with OAuth sign-in. ChatGPT, Claude, Grok and Cursor. | Through Microsoft Agent 365 |
| HTTP API | HTTP API with keys: read, add, edit, delete, and change lists and fields | Microsoft Graph lists API |
| SQL access | Standard Postgres SQL through MCP and the API, within your access | No |
| Access per agent | Its own access per assistant, app, device and job, down to specific fields, or just the entries that match a value you choose | Not published |
| OAuth or tokens | OAuth for assistants, keys for apps, short-lived sign-in for GitHub Actions | Microsoft sign-in tokens |
| SDKs | Coming soon | Microsoft Graph SDKs |
| Webhooks | No | Microsoft Graph change notifications |
| Import and export | Export to CSV or JSON. Import by attaching CSV or JSON in an assistant. | Not published |
ADoor has no sync connectors and no file storage.
Which one should you use?
Use Microsoft Lists when
your company lives in Microsoft 365 and wants lists inside Teams and SharePoint.
- Already licensed. Lists comes with Business Basic, alongside Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive.
- Teams and SharePoint. SharePoint team sites and Microsoft Teams come in the same plan.
- Microsoft admin and identity. Accounts are managed with Microsoft 365 identity and access management.
Use ADoor when
people use more than one assistant, and each person, script and assistant needs its own limited access.
Technical
- A deployment script in GitHub Actions marks each release in a Releases list with 15 minutes of access and no stored secret.
- Your helpdesk system adds tickets to an add-only list, and IT queries them across lists in SQL.
Personal
- Passports, visas and their expiry dates for the whole family. You ask ChatGPT whether anyone's passport expires before the summer trip.
- Emergency contacts and bedtime routines for the babysitter, who reads that one list and nothing else.
Team
- IT, HR and facilities share an Onboarding list. HR adds new hires, IT edits laptops, facilities edits desks.
- A history of changes shows who changed a start date and what it was before.
Business
- Legal keeps a Contracts list where sales reads dates and only legal sees the Terms field.
- A managed service provider gets one space for asset records, and you revoke it when you switch providers.
Questions people ask
Do I need Microsoft 365 to use ADoor?
No. ADoor works on its own, with ChatGPT, Claude, Grok or Cursor.
Can I move a list from Microsoft Lists?
Export the list to CSV and attach it in an assistant like ChatGPT with a request to import it.
Which assistants work with ADoor?
ChatGPT, Claude, Grok and Cursor connect through MCP with a sign-in. You approve each one and choose what it can reach.
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Checked October 20, 2026. Sources: Microsoft 365 Business Basic, Lists in Microsoft Graph, MCP servers in Agent 365, Microsoft Graph SDKs, Graph change notifications.