New Relic vs SmartBear MCP
New Relic is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by newrelic. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). SmartBear MCP is an MCP server published by smartbear.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-30. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  New Relic |  SmartBear MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.42.0 Downloads/month (npm): 34 553 Downloads/week (npm): 6 200 Forks (GitHub): 51 Stars (GitHub): 44 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:8a64acae01b6 Forks (GitHub): 51 Pulls (Docker Hub): 14 797 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 44 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | New Relic | SmartBear MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 2 | 2 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (worse) | 44 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | No figure on Docker Hub | 14 797 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (worse) | 51 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.newrelic.com/mcp) | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 160 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 17, secrets among them: 10 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 4 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/newrelic/claude-code-plugin | github.com/smartbear/smartbear-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 5 days ago, requires a key | Answered with HTTP 400 (6 days ago) |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
New Relic
New Relic observability intelligence for Claude Code. Investigate APM performance, analyze cloud costs, debug Kubernetes, write NRQL queries, and respond to alerts — all from your terminal using New Relic telemetry data.
SmartBear MCP
MCP server for AI access to SmartBear tools, including BugSnag, Reflect, Swagger, PactFlow, QTM4J.
How to run each
New Relic As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install newrelic@claude-plugins-officialSmartBear MCP As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http smartbear-mcp https://bugsnag.mcp.smartbear.com/mcpRequires: BEARQ_API_TOKEN (secret), BUGSNAG_AUTH_TOKEN (secret), PACT_BROKER_PASSWORD (secret), PACT_BROKER_TOKEN (secret), QTM4J_API_KEY (secret), QTM4J_AUTOMATION_API_KEY (secret), REFLECT_API_TOKEN (secret), SWAGGER_API_KEY (secret), SWAGGER_FUNCTIONAL_TESTING_API_TOKEN (secret), ZEPHYR_API_TOKEN (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only the endpoint of New Relic responded at the last daily check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of New Relic publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of New Relic publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: New Relic · What it can do: SmartBear MCP · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.