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medusa

The premium Open Source alternative to Shopify

🎯 Best for:Developers building custom commerce experiences
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What is medusa?

A self-hosted alternative to Shopify. Built with a Node.js headless architecture that decouples the core commerce logic from the frontend.

Tech Stack
TypeScriptE-commerce & Retail

Why medusa?

  • • Highly extensible plugin system
  • • No vendor lock-in
  • • Modern developer experience

Limitations

  • • Requires self-hosting
  • • No built-in frontend (headless)
  • • Smaller app ecosystem than Shopify
3/5/2026
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Competitor Cost
-$3,480
/ year (est. based on Shopify)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
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