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Comparison

commercetools vs Medusa

On the evidence we track, Medusa leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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commercetools59
★Medusa65
Score
vioscaleAI score
commercetools59 / 100medium · 56%
Medusa65 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tier
commercetools✗
Medusa✓
Model
commercetoolsquote
Medusafreemium
Price level
commercetoolsunknown
Medusamid
Starting price
commercetools–
Medusa$29
Transparent
commercetools✗
Medusa✓
Integrations
Count
commercetools5
Medusa28
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
commercetools✓
Medusa–
Gdpr
commercetools✓
Medusa✓
Hipaa
commercetools✓
Medusa–
Iso27001
commercetools✓
Medusa–
Scorecard
commercetools–
Medusa5.7
Soc2
commercetools✓
Medusa✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
commercetools99.99
Medusa99.99
Status page
commercetools✓
Medusa–
Adoption
Dependent repos
commercetools–
Medusa397
Github stars
commercetools–
Medusa36,728
Package downloads weekly
commercetools–
Medusa188,278
Activity
Commits last 30d
commercetools–
Medusa100
Release
Cadence days
commercetools–
Medusa7
History
commercetools–
Medusa20 items
License
Spdx
commercetools–
MedusaSEE LICENSE IN LICENSE
Language
Primary
commercetools–
MedusaTypeScript
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
commercetools7 items
Medusa7 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Platform type
commercetoolsHosted all-in-one SaaS
MedusaHeadless / composable
Licensing
Open-source
commercetools✗
Medusa✓
Deployment
Self-hostable
commercetools✗
Medusa✓
Pricing
Free / open tier
commercetools✗
Medusa✓
Transaction fees beyond plan
commercetools✗
Medusa✗
Payments
Payments model
commercetoolsBuilt-in + BYO gateway
MedusaBuilt-in + BYO gateway
Architecture
Headless / API-first storefront
commercetools✓
Medusa✓
Compliance
PCI-DSS compliance provided
commercetools✗
Medusa-
Reach
Multi-currency / multi-language
commercetools✓
Medusa✓
Selling
B2B / wholesale features
commercetools✓
Medusa✓
POS / omnichannel
commercetools✓
Medusa✓
Extensibility
App / extension ecosystem size
commercetoolsISV partner network with Solution Hub offering ready-to-go integrations, acceler
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.

commercetools

A cloud-native commerce platform that provides APIs and flexible architecture for enterprises to build and customize shopping experiences across B2C, B2B, and omnichannel operations on a single unified system.

Independently observed

Medusa

Leader

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.

commercetools

Quote-based

Order-based pricing model. Contact sales for quote.

  • PremiumContact sales
    • Premium Support with enhanced SLA and priority support
    • Audit Log Premium for tracking changes
    • Advanced B2B APIs with Business Units and role-based permissions
    • Performance testing add-on
    • HIPAA compliance add-on
as of verify ↗

Medusa

Leader
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 verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
commercetools✓
Medusa✓
CLI
commercetools✓
Medusa✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
commercetools✓
Medusa✓
Self-hosted
commercetools✗
Medusa✓
Hybrid
commercetools✗
Medusa✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Google Analytics

commercetools

15 total - 14 not shared
  • TrustElevate
  • Krish Multi Vendor Marketplace
  • Google Cloud Marketplace
  • AWS Marketplace
  • Payment Service Providers (PSPs)
  • Franka Emika
  • PSPs (Adyen, Stripe, Square, etc.)
  • Shipping & Tax providers
  • PIMs (Product Information Management)
  • Search & Personalization platforms
  • Marketplacer
  • Apple Pay
  • LinkedIn Analytics
  • Bizzabo
Independently observed

Medusa

Leader
30 total - 29 not shared
  • Stripe
  • PayPal
  • Braintree
  • Authorize.net
  • Mercadopago
  • Mollie
  • MakePay
  • Slack
  • Resend
  • Klaviyo
  • Postal
  • ShipStation
  • Apiship
  • InPost
  • Packeta
  • Algolia
  • Contentful
  • Strapi
  • Tolgee
  • Storyblok
  • PostHog
  • Odoo
  • 1C
  • PunchCommerce
  • +5 more
Independently observed
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