What are the best Madgicx alternatives for a small store?

Madgicx manages and automates Facebook and Instagram ads and works on Meta only. Its pricing page does not publish a price: the cost depends on monthly ad spend, in tiers from under $1K to $30K+, and is shown inside the app after a 7-day trial. The homepage separately mentions an early-bird $29/month.

Madgicx offers automation and reporting dashboards for Meta ad accounts. Look elsewhere if you are starting out, want the price before signing up, or mainly need ads made for you. Our Madgicx review covers the tool itself.

Trustpilot showed 1.7 out of 5 from 271 reviews when we checked for this guide, and the most common themes were charges after a trial and refund requests. Check the plan, billing period and cancellation steps before you enter a card with any tool below.

We built ScaleShot to learn your store from its link, logo, colours, fonts and voice. Its Ads Agent then researches the market, writes a 30-day plan and makes image ads and short video ads, including AI UGC creator videos. With a connected Meta ad account it launches Facebook and Instagram campaigns, shows results, and pauses ads or changes budgets, but it asks before any change.

Pricing

Our 2-week plan is $19.95 for the first 2 weeks, then $42 every 2 weeks. The 4-week plan is $29.95 then $83 every 4 weeks, and the 8-week plan is $49.95 then $167 every 8 weeks, with 500, 1,000 and 2,000 credits per period. Each Fast image uses 10 credits and each HQ image 20, while video uses 10 credits a second. There is a 14-day money-back guarantee, and you cancel in Settings, then Billing.

Where it falls short

• It runs Meta only, so no Google or TikTok ads, and it does not guarantee sales. Meta bills ad spend separately.
• Sales campaigns need a pixel with Purchase events, and Lead campaigns need Lead events. Visitors campaigns need no pixel.
• It has no human creators or agency service.

AdStellar builds campaigns with AI and pushes them straight to Meta, with bulk ad launch. Manual campaign builds are free.

Pricing

One plan at $100 a month with 50,000 credits, at $2 per 1,000 credits, and $100 in free credits at sign-up. Credits expire on a 60-day rolling window.

Where it falls short

• Image ads use about 100 credits each and video ads start around 2,800 credits, so video eats credits quickly.
• It has a single $100 monthly tier, which is a bigger commitment than most small-store budgets start with.

Zeely makes video ads, static ads and templates, and includes paid campaigns on Meta. If you are weighing it against others, see our Zeely alternative page.

Pricing

Starter is $29.95 a month for 2,500 credits, Plus $49.95 for 5,000 and Growth $79.95 for 10,000. Zeely's pricing page says running ads through it adds a charge of up to 12% on top of the subscription, separate from Meta's ad spend.

Where it falls short

• The up-to-12% charge makes the real monthly cost rise as your budget grows.
• The page lists no entry or trial price, so the table shows monthly rates only.

Crush says it makes your ad images, launches them, and moves your budget to whatever sells.

Pricing

Not published on the pricing page we opened for this guide, so you would see it only after starting.

Where it falls short

• The homepage describes image ads and budget moves, not video or a written plan.
• With no public price you cannot compare it before signing up.

AdCreative.ai generates ad creatives, video from product images, product photos and copy, and scores creatives. Its page describes creative production rather than managing a Meta campaign, so you would launch ads yourself. Our AdCreative.ai alternative page goes further.

Pricing

Starter is $39 a month with 10 credits, Professional $249 with 50 and Ultimate $999 with 100, with a 7-day trial. The page showed 50% off yearly and 25% off quarterly plans as a promotion.

Where it falls short

• The jump from $39 to $249 is steep for a small shop.
• You still need to build and manage the Meta campaign elsewhere.

Start with the job you need done, then check billing.

1. If you want images or videos made and launched on Meta, ScaleShot does both from one chat; creative-only tools such as AdCreative.ai leave the campaign build to you.
2. If you want the tool to launch and manage the campaign, pick ScaleShot, which launches, shows results, and pauses ads or changes budgets, asking before any change.
3. Add the platform fee to your ad budget: Zeely lists up to 12%. Meta bills ad spend separately.
4. Note whether the price is published, and what it becomes after the intro period.
5. For Sales campaigns, set up your Meta pixel first.

For background on this kind of tool, see our Facebook ads automation guide.