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

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

	New Relic MCP Server Query New Relic via NerdGraph: entity search, NRQL, deployments and infrastructure. Verified stdio (local) API key Python	Datadog MCP Server (Official Remote) Datadog's managed remote server: query logs, metrics, traces, monitors and incidents. Verified HTTP (remote) OAuth TypeScript
Category	Monitoring & Observability	Monitoring & Observability
Language	Python	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	HTTP (remote)
Auth	API key	OAuth
GitHub stars	60	250
Last commit	3 months ago	1 month ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`uvx newrelic-mcp-server`	`claude mcp add --transport http datadog https://mcp.datadoghq.com/api/unstable/mcp-server/mcp`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

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

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

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_REGION": "US",
        "NEWRELIC_API_KEY": "<your-user-api-key>",
        "NEWRELIC_ACCOUNT_ID": "<your-account-id>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

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.

FAQ

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

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

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

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 New Relic MCP Server and Datadog MCP Server (Official Remote) work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

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

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