Magic Loops vs n8n

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Free plan: Both have one
Public API: Both have one
Higher Trust score: Magic Loops — 91 vs 75 for n8n
Best fit: Magic Loops: Non-developers prototyping small AI tools and scheduled automations · n8n: Technical teams that want to self-host automation with Docker, on-prem or air-gapped
Platforms: Magic Loops: Web · n8n: Web, Linux

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

Magic LoopsDescribe an app or automation in plain English and get a hosted AI-powered mini app made of LLM and code steps.

n8nWorkflow automation with AI-agent nodes that runs on n8n's cloud or self-hosted from GitHub

Side by side

Fact	Magic Loops	n8n
Category	Vibe Coding & App Generators	Workflow Automation Platforms
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Starts at	$9/mo	—
Public API	Yes	Yes
Trust score	91 / 100	75 / 100
Platforms	Web, API	Web, Linux, API
Company	ChatSeed, Inc.	n8n GmbH
Launched	2023	—
Last verified	Oct 2, 2026	Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Magic Loops

A quick way for non-programmers and hobbyists to turn an idea into a working, shareable AI mini app or scheduled automation. It is cheap to start and the credit model is easy to understand. The public changelog stops in October 2025, so treat it as a maintained but slower-moving product and keep a backup plan for anything business-critical.

Pros

Plain-language creation of workflows that mix LLM calls and code
Free tier with 8,000 credits to try it
Loops can run on a timer or be called through an API endpoint
Transparent credit pricing at $1 per 1,000

Cons

Private Loops need a paid plan
Free plan limits run credits to a monthly allowance
Public changelog has no entries after October 2025

n8n

The automation tool to pick when you want agents and integrations on one canvas and the option to run it on your own hardware; self-hosting from GitHub is the escape hatch Zapier and Make do not offer. Cloud pricing is per execution rather than per task, which rewards long workflows, but the monthly figures hide behind a toggle and the Business tier is a self-hosted licence at a very different price point.

Pros

Self-hosted Community Edition on GitHub under a fair-code licence, with 207k stars
Agent, model, MCP and RAG nodes alongside 500+ app integrations
JavaScript or Python at any step, with a canvas that traces agent reasoning
Execution-based cloud billing with unlimited steps per execution
Public REST API on all self-hosted editions and on cloud Starter and above

Cons

Cloud prices were shown only in euros and only as annual-billing figures
Business tier (€667 a month) is self-hosted only, with cloud availability on a waitlist
Fair-code licence is not OSI open source, which matters for some corporate policies
Forum-only support below Enterprise

Which one fits

Choose Magic Loops if you need

Non-developers prototyping small AI tools and scheduled automations
Makers who want to publish and share simple apps from a gallery

Choose n8n if you need

Technical teams that want to self-host automation with Docker, on-prem or air-gapped
Builders combining LLM agents, MCP tools and RAG with ordinary app integrations
Workflows with many steps, since billing counts executions rather than individual operations