Amplitude MCP vs Elasticsearch MCP Server

A side-by-side comparison of two Monitoring & Observability servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	Amplitude MCP Amplitude's hosted MCP server — query charts, dashboards, experiments, flags, and session replays in plain English. Unverified HTTP (remote) OAuth Stale	Elasticsearch MCP Server Official Elastic server: list indices, read mappings, and search with Query DSL. Verified stdio (local) API key TypeScript
Category	Monitoring & Observability	Monitoring & Observability
Language	—	TypeScript
Transport	HTTP (remote)	stdio (local)
Auth	OAuth	API key
GitHub stars	45	700
Last commit	8 months ago	4 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`claude mcp add --transport http amplitude https://mcp.amplitude.com/mcp`	`docker run -i --rm -e ES_URL -e ES_API_KEY docker.elastic.co/mcp/elasticsearch stdio`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Amplitude MCP if you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Pick Elasticsearch MCP Server if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine.

Add Amplitude MCP

Install / run

claude mcp add --transport http amplitude https://mcp.amplitude.com/mcp

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "amplitude-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.amplitude.com/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop connects to remote servers through the `mcp-remote` proxy (installed on first run via npx). Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

Add Elasticsearch MCP Server

Install / run

docker run -i --rm -e ES_URL -e ES_API_KEY docker.elastic.co/mcp/elasticsearch stdio

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elasticsearch-mcp-server": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "ES_URL",
        "-e",
        "ES_API_KEY",
        "docker.elastic.co/mcp/elasticsearch",
        "stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ES_URL": "<your-elasticsearch-cluster-url>",
        "ES_API_KEY": "<your-elasticsearch-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requires Docker to be installed and running.

FAQ

Amplitude MCP or Elasticsearch MCP Server — which is better?

Pick Amplitude MCP if you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install, and you need the broadest set of tools. Pick Elasticsearch MCP Server if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine.

Can I use both Amplitude MCP and Elasticsearch MCP Server?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do Amplitude MCP and Elasticsearch MCP Server work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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