Comparison

Ecwid vs Medusa

On the evidence we track, Medusa leads this comparison with a composite score of 63/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Ecwid56

★Medusa63

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Ecwid	MedusaLeader
Vioscale score	56 / 100medium · 53%updating	63 / 100medium · 68%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✗	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	mid
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	1	2
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	5.6
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	-	99.99
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

Ecwid56 / 100medium · 53%updating

Medusa63 / 100medium · 68%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Ecwid✗

Medusa✓

Model

Ecwidcommercial

Medusacommercial

Price level

Ecwidlow

Medusamid

Transparent

Ecwid✓

Medusa✓

Integrations

Count

Ecwid1

Medusa2

Security

Gdpr

Ecwid–

Medusa✓

Scorecard

Ecwid–

Medusa5.6

Vulnerabilities

Ecwid–

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

Ecwid–

Medusa99.99

Status page

Ecwid✓

Medusa–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Ecwid–

Medusa397

Github stars

Ecwid–

Medusa36,018

Package downloads weekly

Ecwid–

Medusa143,802

Activity

Commits last 30d

Ecwid–

Medusa100

Release

Cadence days

Ecwid–

Medusa10

History

Ecwid–

Medusa20 items

License

Spdx

Ecwid–

MedusaSEE LICENSE IN LICENSE

Language

Primary

Ecwid–

MedusaTypeScript

Market

Availability

EcwidAvailable 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	Ecwid	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 payments	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	-	Modular architecture with Workflows, custom modules, API routes, and UI extensio

Core

Platform type

EcwidHosted all-in-one SaaS

MedusaHeadless / composable

Licensing

Open-source

Ecwid-

Medusa✓

Deployment

Self-hostable

Ecwid-

Medusa✓

Pricing

Free / open tier

Ecwid-

Medusa✓

Transaction fees beyond plan

Ecwid✗

Medusa-

Payments

Payments model

EcwidBuilt-in payments

MedusaBuilt-in + BYO gateway

Architecture

Headless / API-first storefront

Ecwid✓

Medusa✓

Compliance

PCI-DSS compliance provided

Ecwid-

Medusa-

Reach

Multi-currency / multi-language

Ecwid-

Medusa✓

Selling

B2B / wholesale features

Ecwid-

Medusa✓

POS / omnichannel

Ecwid✓

Medusa✓

Extensibility

App / extension ecosystem size

Ecwid-

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.

Ecwid

A hosted e-commerce platform that provides store setup, inventory management, order processing, automated marketing campaigns, and integrated payments and shipping—all centralized in one dashboard to simplify online selling.

Independently observed

Medusa

Leader

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.

Ecwid

from $5/moSubscription

From $5/month to $149/month. No transaction fees. Annual billing saves 16%.

Starter$5/month
- Up to 10 products
- 70+ site templates
- Default company.site domain
- Add a store to any site
- Email support
Venture$35/month ($29/month when billed annually)
- Up to 100 products + e-goods
- Selling on Instagram & Facebook
- Mobile store management app
- Live chat support
- Access to App Market
- +5 more
Business$65/month ($49/month when billed annually)
- Up to 2,500 products
- Selling on marketplaces
- Selling subscriptions
- Add staff (2 accounts)
- Phone support
- +7 more
Unlimited$149/month ($119/month when billed annually)
- Unlimited products
- Sell in-person (POS integration)
- Unlimited Staff accounts
- Priority Support
- Promotions (500)

as of 2026-08-04verify ↗

Medusa

Leader

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	Ecwid	Medusa
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Ecwid✓

Medusa✓

CLI

Ecwid✗

Medusa✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Ecwid✓

Medusa✓

Self-hosted

Ecwid✗

Medusa✓

On-premise

Ecwid✗

Medusa✓

Integrations

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

Ecwid

1 total

Amazon

Independently observed

Medusa

Leader

2 total

Stripe
Google Analytics

Independently observed

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