Datadog MCP Server (Official Remote) vs New Relic MCP Server

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

	Datadog MCP Server (Official Remote) Datadog's managed remote server: query logs, metrics, traces, monitors and incidents. Verified HTTP (remote) OAuth TypeScript	New Relic MCP Server Query New Relic via NerdGraph: entity search, NRQL, deployments and infrastructure. Verified stdio (local) API key Python
Category	Monitoring & Observability	Monitoring & Observability
Language	TypeScript	Python
Transport	HTTP (remote)	stdio (local)
Auth	OAuth	API key
GitHub stars	250	60
Last commit	2 months ago	5 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`claude mcp add --transport http datadog https://mcp.datadoghq.com/api/unstable/mcp-server/mcp`	`uvx newrelic-mcp-server`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Datadog MCP Server (Official Remote) if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Pick New Relic MCP Server if you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine.

Add Datadog MCP Server (Official Remote)

Install / run

claude mcp add --transport http datadog https://mcp.datadoghq.com/api/unstable/mcp-server/mcp

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "datadog-mcp-server-official-remote": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.datadoghq.com/api/unstable/mcp-server/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

Add New Relic MCP Server

Install / run

uvx newrelic-mcp-server

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "new-relic-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "newrelic-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NEWRELIC_API_KEY": "<your-user-api-key>",
        "NEWRELIC_ACCOUNT_ID": "<your-account-id>",
        "NEWRELIC_REGION": "US"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requires `uv` (the Python package runner). Install it from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/ if `uvx` is not found.

FAQ

Datadog MCP Server (Official Remote) or New Relic MCP Server — which is better?

Pick Datadog MCP Server (Official Remote) if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option. Pick New Relic MCP Server if you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine.

Can I use both Datadog MCP Server (Official Remote) and New Relic 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 Datadog MCP Server (Official Remote) and New Relic 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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