Comparison

BigCommerce vs Medusa

No clear leader: BigCommerce (63.9) and Medusa (63.1) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

BigCommerce full profile →Medusa full profile →

Machine formatsJSON Markdown GraphQLor send Accept: application/json

BigCommerce64

Medusa63

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	BigCommerce	Medusa
Vioscale score	64 / 100medium · 55%updating	63 / 100medium · 68%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✗	✓
Modelpricing.model	quote	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	unknown	mid
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	12	2
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	5.6
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40medusajs%2Fmedusa&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.98	99.99
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	397
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	36,018
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	143,802
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	10
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide · Popular in US

Score

Vioscale score

BigCommerce64 / 100medium · 55%updating

Medusa63 / 100medium · 68%updating

Pricing

Free tier

BigCommerce✗

Medusa✓

Model

BigCommercequote

Medusacommercial

Price level

BigCommerceunknown

Medusamid

Transparent

BigCommerce✗

Medusa✓

Integrations

Count

BigCommerce12

Medusa2

Security

Disclosure policy

BigCommerce✓

Medusa–

Gdpr

BigCommerce✓

Medusa✓

Iso27001

BigCommerce✓

Medusa–

Pci

BigCommerce✓

Medusa–

Scorecard

BigCommerce–

Medusa5.6

Soc2

BigCommerce✓

Medusa–

Vulnerabilities

BigCommerce–

MedusaCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40medusajs%2Fmedusa&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Sla pct

BigCommerce99.98

Medusa99.99

Status page

BigCommerce✓

Medusa–

Adoption

Dependent repos

BigCommerce–

Medusa397

Github stars

BigCommerce–

Medusa36,018

Package downloads weekly

BigCommerce–

Medusa143,802

Activity

Commits last 30d

BigCommerce–

Medusa100

Release

Cadence days

BigCommerce–

Medusa10

History

BigCommerce–

Medusa20 items

License

Spdx

BigCommerce–

MedusaSEE LICENSE IN LICENSE

Language

Primary

BigCommerce–

MedusaTypeScript

Market

Availability

BigCommerceAvailable worldwide

MedusaAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for e-commerce platforms. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for E-commerce Platforms
Capability	BigCommerce	Medusa
Core
Platform type	Hosted all-in-one SaaS	Headless / composable
Licensing
Open-source	✗	✓
Deployment
Self-hostable	✗	✓
Pricing
Free / open tier	✗	✓
Transaction fees beyond plan	✗	-
Payments
Payments model	Built-in + BYO gateway	Built-in + BYO gateway
Architecture
Headless / API-first storefront	✓	✓
Compliance
PCI-DSS compliance provided	✓	-
Reach
Multi-currency / multi-language	✓	✓
Selling
B2B / wholesale features	✓	✓
POS / omnichannel	✓	✓
Extensibility
App / extension ecosystem size	20+ embedded payment providers, major marketplace connectors (Amazon, eBay, Walm	Modular architecture with Workflows, custom modules, API routes, and UI extensio

Core

Platform type

BigCommerceHosted all-in-one SaaS

MedusaHeadless / composable

Licensing

Open-source

BigCommerce✗

Medusa✓

Deployment

Self-hostable

BigCommerce✗

Medusa✓

Pricing

Free / open tier

BigCommerce✗

Medusa✓

Transaction fees beyond plan

BigCommerce✗

Medusa-

Payments

Payments model

BigCommerceBuilt-in + BYO gateway

MedusaBuilt-in + BYO gateway

Architecture

Headless / API-first storefront

BigCommerce✓

Medusa✓

Compliance

PCI-DSS compliance provided

BigCommerce✓

Medusa-

Reach

Multi-currency / multi-language

BigCommerce✓

Medusa✓

Selling

B2B / wholesale features

BigCommerce✓

Medusa✓

POS / omnichannel

BigCommerce✓

Medusa✓

Extensibility

App / extension ecosystem size

BigCommerce20+ embedded payment providers, major marketplace connectors (Amazon, eBay, Walm

MedusaModular architecture with Workflows, custom modules, API routes, and UI extensio

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

BigCommerce

A hosted platform for mid-market and enterprise online retailers, providing headless API access, B2B capabilities, and marketplace connectivity. Delivers 99.98% uptime with enterprise-grade security compliance and built-in tools for multi-currency global commerce.

Independently observed

Medusa

A modular, extensible commerce platform that enables developers to create custom storefronts, marketplaces, and commerce systems while reusing foundational commerce functionality. Provides comprehensive modules for product management, pricing, inventory, and fulfillment with extensive customization through APIs and workflows.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

BigCommerce

from $29/moSubscription

From $29/month (annual billing). Free trial available. Embedded payment providers at zero transaction fees.

Core$29/month billed annually; auto-upgrades when exceeding GMV cap
- 24/7 chat & email support
- Zero fees with Embedded Payment Providers
Growth$79/month billed annually; auto-upgrades when exceeding GMV cap
- 24/7 live phone & chat support
- Zero fees with Embedded Payment Providers
Scale$299/month billed annually plus 0.9% on GMV above cap
- 24/7 live phone & chat support
- Zero fees with Embedded Payment Providers
PerformanceContact sales
- Custom payment terms
- Dedicated Customer Success Manager
- 24/7 live phone & chat support

as of 2026-08-05verify ↗

Medusa

from $29/moHybridFree tier

Open-source framework free. Cloud hosting from $29/month.

CloudFrom $29/month

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	BigCommerce	Medusa
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

BigCommerce✓

Medusa✓

CLI

BigCommerce✗

Medusa✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

BigCommerce✓

Medusa✓

Self-hosted

BigCommerce✗

Medusa✓

On-premise

BigCommerce✗

Medusa✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

BigCommerce

12 total

Amazon
eBay
Walmart
Google
Meta
TikTok
UPS
USPS
FedEx
Royal Mail
Canada Post
Australia Post

Independently observed

Medusa

2 total

Stripe
Google Analytics

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.