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Botpress vs magic
Botpress has 14,920 GitHub stars, 2,293 forks, 52 open issues and last shipped yesterday. magic has 1,192 stars, 176 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Botpress leads on adoption by 1,152% (14,920 vs 1,192 stars). Botpress is written in TypeScript under MIT; magic is written in C# under MIT. Botpress has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, magic 15%. Botpress was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (ai, llm), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Botpress | magic | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 15K | ★ 1.2K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | C# |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.3K | ⑂ 176 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Botpress if
- You weight community size — 15K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick magic if
- You want the magic feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches C#
- You evaluated both and magic fits your workflow better
About Botpress
Botpress is open source hub to build and deploy GPT/LLM agents. It lives in Botpress Cloud ecosystem. Project uses TypeScript, MIT license, npm packages @botpress/cli and @botpress/sdk. Repository contains public integrations, devtools, example bots as code, and plugins for Botpress Studio, marked coming soon.
read the full Botpress overview →
About magic
Magic is an MIT licensed low code platform and MCP server, written in C for .NET 10, that turns plain English into a working full stack application — database, secure API, business logic and frontend — running on your own hardware with no vendor lock in.
read the full magic overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Botpress or magic more popular?
Botpress has 14,920 GitHub stars and magic has 1,192. Botpress has the larger community by that measure.
Are Botpress and magic free?
Both are open source. Botpress is licensed under MIT and magic under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Botpress and magic?
Botpress is written in TypeScript and magic in C#. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Botpress or magic?
Choose Botpress if you want the larger community (14,920 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose magic if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.