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Comparison

Magento Open Source 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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Magento Open Source52
★Medusa65
Score
vioscaleAI score
Magento Open Source52 / 100low · 39%
Medusa65 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tier
Magento Open Source✓
Medusa✓
Model
Magento Open Sourceopen_source
Medusafreemium
Price level
Magento Open Sourcefree
Medusamid
Starting price
Magento Open Source–
Medusa$29
Transparent
Magento Open Source✓
Medusa✓
Integrations
Count
Magento Open Source–
Medusa28
Security
Certifications
Magento Open Source–
MedusaSOC 2
Gdpr
Magento Open Source–
Medusa✓
Scorecard
Magento Open Source6.1
Medusa5.7
Soc2
Magento Open Source–
Medusa✓
Trust center
Magento Open Source–
Medusahttps://medusajs.com/privacy-policy/
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Magento Open Source–
Medusa99.99
Adoption
Dependent repos
Magento Open Source12
Medusa397
Github stars
Magento Open Source12,205
Medusa36,728
Package downloads weekly
Magento Open Source–
Medusa188,278
Activity
Commits last 30d
Magento Open Source100
Medusa100
Release
Cadence days
Magento Open Source–
Medusa7
History
Magento Open Source20 items
Medusa20 items
License
Spdx
Magento Open SourceOSL-3.0
MedusaSEE LICENSE IN LICENSE
Language
Primary
Magento Open SourcePHP
MedusaTypeScript
Market
Availability
Magento Open Source–
MedusaAvailable worldwide · Popular in US
Content
Faq
Magento Open Source4 items
Medusa7 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Platform type
Magento Open SourceSelf-host OSS
MedusaHeadless / composable
Licensing
Open-source
Magento Open Source✓
Medusa✓
Deployment
Self-hostable
Magento Open Source✓
Medusa✓
Pricing
Free / open tier
Magento Open Source✓
Medusa✓
Transaction fees beyond plan
Magento Open Source✗
Medusa✗
Payments
Payments model
Magento Open SourceBring-your-own gateway
MedusaBuilt-in + BYO gateway
Architecture
Headless / API-first storefront
Magento Open Source-
Medusa✓
Compliance
PCI-DSS compliance provided
Magento Open Source-
Medusa-
Reach
Multi-currency / multi-language
Magento Open Source-
Medusa✓
Selling
B2B / wholesale features
Magento Open Source-
Medusa✓
POS / omnichannel
Magento Open Source-
Medusa✓
Extensibility
App / extension ecosystem size
Magento Open SourceCommunity-maintained with extensive customization and extension capabilities
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.

Magento Open Source

An open-source e-commerce platform released under the Open Software License v3.0, maintained by Adobe and available for self-hosting with community contribution opportunities.

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.

Magento Open Source

Open source
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
Magento Open Source–
Medusa✓
CLI
Magento Open Source–
Medusa✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Magento Open Source✗
Medusa✓
Self-hosted
Magento Open Source✓
Medusa✓
On-premise
Magento Open Source✓
Medusa✗
Hybrid
Magento Open Source✗
Medusa✓

Integrations

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

Magento Open Source

Not documented yet.

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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