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AINIRO's Magic Cloud vs Windmill

Windmill is open-source for scripts and internal apps, but lacks the AI-driven full-stack generation and whitelist runtime of Magic Cloud.

Which to pick

Pick AINIRO's Magic Cloud if you want…

  • AI-generated full-stack apps on your own server
  • The lower starting price: $100/month against $120/month
  • Integrations with Hyperlambda, OpenAI or Ollama (on AINIRO's Magic Cloud's list, not Windmill's)

Pick Windmill if you want…

  • Code-first internal orchestration
  • Open-source internal app scripting
  • A free plan to start with (Free & Open-source)
  • Integrations with Python, TypeScript or Go (on Windmill's list, not AINIRO's Magic Cloud's)

Side by side

What it is
AINIRO's Magic Cloud:Magic Cloud is an open-source low-code platform that generates full-stack apps and AI agents from plain English.
Windmill:Windmill is an open-source, self-hostable platform for scripts, workflows, apps and data pipelines.
Best for
AINIRO's Magic Cloud:AI-generated full-stack apps on your own server
Windmill:Code-first internal orchestration
Who it’s for
AINIRO's Magic Cloud:Developers who want self-hosted backends with AI-driven code generation.
Windmill:Engineering teams building internal tools and automation.
Pricing
AINIRO's Magic Cloud:Paid
Windmill:Freemium
Plans
AINIRO's Magic Cloud:Professional $100 / month per month · Enterprise $300 / month per month · Managed Services $3,000 / month per month
Windmill:Free & Open-source $0/mo · Enterprise $120/mo per month · Developer seat $170/mo per month · Operator seat $20/mo/dev per month · Operator seat (external JWT) $10/mo/op per month
Open source
AINIRO's Magic Cloud:Yes, 1,200 GitHub stars
Windmill:Yes, 18,140 GitHub stars
Works with
AINIRO's Magic Cloud:Hyperlambda, OpenAI, Ollama, HuggingFace, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, SQLite
Windmill:Python, TypeScript, Go, Bash, SQL, PHP, React, Svelte

AINIRO's Magic Cloud features

  • Prompt-to-App. Generate database, secured API and SPA from a single English sentence in minutes.
  • Chat Ops Dashboard. Interactive agent that asks clarification questions and builds the stack automatically.
  • Whitelist Runtime. Compiled Hyperlambda runs inside a whitelist, preventing unauthorized operations.
  • MCP Server. Expose every endpoint as an MCP tool for AI agents like Claude, Cursor or Qoder.
  • Multi-DB Support. Connect and wrap existing MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server or SQLite databases without migration.
  • Built-in SSO. One-click integration with Google, GitHub, LinkedIn, Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, Auth0, Keycloak and Slack.
  • Self-hosted Docker Deploy. Single Docker compose command launches the full platform on your own hardware.
  • Unlimited Users. No per-seat or per-request charges; any number of developers or end-users can use the cloudlet.

Windmill features

  • Multi-language scripts. Run Python, TypeScript, Go, Bash, SQL, PHP and more as API endpoints with full code control.
  • Visual DAG workflows. Design dependency graphs in a flow editor or as code, with retries, approvals and parallel branches.
  • Low-code app builder. Create React or Svelte front-ends with drag-and-drop and code, backed by existing scripts and flows.
  • AI agent integration. Connect to 12+ LLM providers or your own OpenAI-compatible endpoint to run scripts as agent tools.
  • Built-in observability. Each run logs inputs, outputs, traces and metrics; alerts can be sent to Slack, Teams or email.
  • Git-based collaboration. Workspaces fork like Git branches; changes are reviewed, merged and deployed to staging and prod.
  • Self-hosted infra. Deploy via Docker, Fargate or Kubernetes with YAML-defined worker groups and autoscaling.
  • Enterprise security. Supports SSO, SAML/SCIM, audit logs, SOC 2 Type II and external secret backends.

AINIRO's Magic Cloud vs Windmill FAQ

Is AINIRO's Magic Cloud or Windmill free?+

AINIRO's Magic Cloud is paid, from $100/month (Professional), with a free trial. Windmill has a free plan (Free & Open-source); paid plans start at $120/month (Enterprise).

Which is cheaper, AINIRO's Magic Cloud or Windmill?+

AINIRO's Magic Cloud is cheaper to start with: AINIRO's Magic Cloud's Professional plan ($100/month) against Windmill's Enterprise plan ($120/month).

Is AINIRO's Magic Cloud or Windmill open source?+

Yes, both are open source: AINIRO's Magic Cloud (polterguy/magic on GitHub, MIT license) and Windmill (windmill-labs/windmill on GitHub).

Do AINIRO's Magic Cloud and Windmill integrate with the same tools?+

Partly. Both list GitHub. AINIRO's Magic Cloud also lists Hyperlambda, OpenAI, Ollama, HuggingFace and 9 more; Windmill also lists Python, TypeScript, Go, Bash and 9 more.

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AINIRO's Magic Cloud

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