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ProxmoxVE vs magic
ProxmoxVE has 29,621 GitHub stars, 2,894 forks, 27 open issues and last shipped today. magic has 1,192 stars, 176 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. ProxmoxVE leads on adoption by 2,385% (29,621 vs 1,192 stars). ProxmoxVE is written in Shell under MIT; magic is written in C# under MIT. ProxmoxVE has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, magic 15%. ProxmoxVE was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
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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| ProxmoxVE | magic | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 30K | ★ 1.2K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | Shell | C# |
| Last push | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.9K | ⑂ 176 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick ProxmoxVE if
- You weight community size — 30K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Shell
- 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 ProxmoxVE
Proxmox VE Helper Scripts (Community Edition) is a collection of Shell scripts that install and configure self hosted services as containers or virtual machines on Proxmox VE. It is a community project built on the foundation of @tteck's original work, distributed under the MIT license, and it lives in the Proxmox VE and homelab ecosystem alongside LXC, Docker, Debian, Ubuntu, and Alpine tooling. The scripts cover hundreds of services across home automation, media, networking, monitoring, databases, security, and developer tooling.
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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 ProxmoxVE or magic more popular?
ProxmoxVE has 29,621 GitHub stars and magic has 1,192. ProxmoxVE has the larger community by that measure.
Are ProxmoxVE and magic free?
Both are open source. ProxmoxVE is licensed under MIT and magic under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between ProxmoxVE and magic?
ProxmoxVE is written in Shell 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, ProxmoxVE or magic?
Choose ProxmoxVE if you want the larger community (29,621 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose magic if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.