vioscaleAI
Comparison

Ecwid 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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Ecwid55
★Medusa65
Score
vioscaleAI score
Ecwid55 / 100medium · 53%
Medusa65 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tier
Ecwid✗
Medusa✓
Model
Price level
Ecwidlow
Medusamid
Starting price
Ecwid–
Medusa$29
Transparent
Ecwid✓
Medusa✓
Integrations
Count
Ecwid1
Medusa28
Security
Certifications
Ecwid–
MedusaSOC 2
Gdpr
Ecwid–
Medusa✓
Scorecard
Ecwid–
Medusa5.7
Soc2
Ecwid–
Medusa✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Ecwid–
Medusa99.99
Status page
Ecwid✓
Medusa–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Ecwid–
Medusa397
Github stars
Ecwid–
Medusa36,728
Package downloads weekly
Ecwid–
Medusa188,278
Activity
Commits last 30d
Ecwid–
Medusa100
Release
Cadence days
Ecwid–
Medusa7
History
Ecwid–
Medusa20 items
License
Spdx
Language
Primary
Ecwid–
MedusaTypeScript
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Ecwid4 items
Medusa7 items

Capabilities

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

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 cloud-hosted store builder enabling merchants to create and manage online storefronts, process payments, control inventory across multiple sales channels, and automate customer communications from a single dashboard.

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.

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 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
Ecwid✓
Medusa✓
CLI
Ecwid✗
Medusa✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Ecwid✓
Medusa✓
Self-hosted
Ecwid✗
Medusa✓
Hybrid
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
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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