Comparison

BigCommerce vs Medusa

On the evidence we track, BigCommerce leads this comparison with a composite score of 86/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

BigCommerce full profile →Medusa full profile →

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★BigCommerce86

Medusa65

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	BigCommerceLeader	Medusa
vioscaleAI score	86 / 100medium · 70%	65 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	mid
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$29	$29
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	600	28
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	SOC 2
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	5.7
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://medusajs.com/privacy-policy/
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	-	36,728
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	188,278
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	7
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
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

BigCommerce86 / 100medium · 70%

Medusa65 / 100high · 76%

Pricing

Free tier

BigCommerce✓

Medusa✓

Model

BigCommercefreemium

Medusafreemium

Price level

BigCommercemid

Medusamid

Starting price

BigCommerce$29

Medusa$29

Transparent

BigCommerce✓

Medusa✓

Integrations

Count

BigCommerce600

Medusa28

Security

Certifications

BigCommerce–

MedusaSOC 2

Disclosure policy

BigCommerce✓

Medusa–

Gdpr

BigCommerce✓

Medusa✓

Iso27001

BigCommerce✓

Medusa–

Pci

BigCommerce✓

Medusa–

Scorecard

BigCommerce–

Medusa5.7

Soc2

BigCommerce✓

Medusa✓

Trust center

BigCommerce–

Medusahttps://medusajs.com/privacy-policy/

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–

Medusa36,728

Package downloads weekly

BigCommerce–

Medusa188,278

Activity

Commits last 30d

BigCommerce–

Medusa100

Release

Cadence days

BigCommerce–

Medusa7

History

BigCommerce–

Medusa20 items

License

Spdx

BigCommerce–

MedusaSEE LICENSE IN LICENSE

Language

Primary

BigCommerce–

MedusaTypeScript

Market

Availability

BigCommerceAvailable worldwide

MedusaAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

BigCommerce6 items

Medusa7 items

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

Leader

BigCommerce is a cloud-based commerce platform that allows businesses to sell across social commerce, marketplaces, and advertising channels. It includes both B2C and B2B capabilities, with Feedonomics Surface for automating product feed distribution to major ad platforms and marketplaces.

Independently observed

Medusa

An open-source commerce platform that enables developers to create fully customized e-commerce applications with built-in commerce primitives and agent-driven automation.

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

Leader

from $29/moHybridFree tier15-day trial

Free tier available. Paid plans from $29/mo to $199/mo based on SKU volume and channel connections.

Feedonomics Surface BasicFree
- Automated feed build
- 24/7 chat support
- AI-powered product categorization
- Error reporting
Surface Retail$29/mo for up to 1K SKUs and 2 connections
- Bulk editing tools
- Transformation rules
- External data sources
- Custom field mapping
Surface Retail$49/mo for up to 10K SKUs and 4 connections
Surface Retail$89/mo for up to 30K SKUs and 8 connections
Surface Retail$199/mo for up to 100K SKUs and 20 connections
Managed ServiceContact sales

as of 2026-10-05verify ↗

Medusa

from $29/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $29/month. Free trial included. Zero platform fees on commerce transactions.

Develop$29/month
- Storefront and backend hosting
- Medusa MCP and Cloud CLI
- Search and email services
- Pre-configured cache
Launch$99/month
- All Develop features
- Autoscaling infrastructure
- Custom storefront domains
- Automatic backups
- Webhook events
- +2 more
Scale$299/month
- All Launch features
- Background workers
- Priority Cloud support
- Semantic search
- Extended backup retention
EnterpriseContact sales
- Custom licensing
- 24/7 support
- SLA-backed response times
- RBAC, SSO, audit logs
- Dedicated support engineer
- +3 more

as of 2026-10-13verify ↗

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	✗	✓
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

BigCommerce✓

Medusa✓

CLI

BigCommerce✗

Medusa✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

BigCommerce✓

Medusa✓

Self-hosted

BigCommerce✗

Medusa✓

Hybrid

BigCommerce✗

Medusa✓

Integrations

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

BigCommerce

Leader

16 total

Amazon
eBay
Walmart
Google
Meta
TikTok
UPS
USPS
FedEx
Royal Mail
Canada Post
Australia Post
Apple Pay
Google Pay
Pinterest
Microsoft

Independently observed

Medusa

30 total

Stripe
Google Analytics
PayPal
Braintree
Authorize.net
Mercadopago
Mollie
MakePay
Slack
Resend
Klaviyo
Postal
ShipStation
Apiship
InPost
Packeta
Algolia
Contentful
Strapi
Tolgee
Storyblok
PostHog
Odoo
1C
+6 more

Independently observed

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