vioscaleAI
Comparison

Medusa vs Saleor

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.

Medusa full profile →Saleor full profile →
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★Medusa65
Saleor52
Score
vioscaleAI score
Medusa65 / 100high · 76%
Saleor52 / 100medium · 59%
Pricing
Free tier
Medusa✓
Saleor✓
Model
Medusafreemium
Saleorcommercial
Price level
Medusamid
Saleorhigh
Starting price
Medusa$29
Saleor–
Transparent
Medusa✓
Saleor✓
Integrations
Count
Medusa28
Saleor1
Security
Certifications
MedusaSOC 2
Saleor–
Gdpr
Medusa✓
Saleor✓
Pci
Medusa–
Saleor✓
Scorecard
Medusa5.7
Saleor–
Soc2
Medusa✓
Saleor✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Medusa99.99
Saleor–
Status page
Medusa–
Saleor✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Medusa397
Saleor0
Github stars
Medusa36,728
Saleor23,442
Package downloads weekly
Medusa188,278
Saleor–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Medusa100
Saleor35
Release
Cadence days
Medusa7
Saleor–
History
Medusa20 items
Saleor20 items
License
Spdx
Language
Primary
MedusaTypeScript
SaleorPython
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Medusa7 items
Saleor7 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Platform type
MedusaHeadless / composable
SaleorHeadless / composable
Licensing
Open-source
Medusa✓
Saleor✓
Deployment
Self-hostable
Medusa✓
Saleor✓
Pricing
Free / open tier
Medusa✓
Saleor✓
Transaction fees beyond plan
Medusa✗
Saleor✓
Payments
Payments model
MedusaBuilt-in + BYO gateway
SaleorBuilt-in + BYO gateway
Architecture
Headless / API-first storefront
Medusa✓
Saleor✓
Compliance
PCI-DSS compliance provided
Medusa-
Saleor✓
Reach
Multi-currency / multi-language
Medusa✓
Saleor✓
Selling
B2B / wholesale features
Medusa✓
Saleor✓
POS / omnichannel
Medusa✓
Saleor✓
Extensibility
App / extension ecosystem size
MedusaModular architecture with Workflows, custom modules, API routes, and UI extensio
SaleorOver 100 webhooks, extensible dashboard with iframe apps, open-source app market

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

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

Saleor

A headless, composable ecommerce platform built on GraphQL APIs that allows merchants and developers to integrate with any technology stack. Available both as open-source code for self-hosting and as a managed cloud service.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

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 ↗

Saleor

from $1599/moHybridFree tier

From $1,599/month. Free sandbox tier available for development.

  • SandboxesFree
    • Isolated development environments
    • Data branching
    • Automated backups and snapshots
    • Data obfuscation for privacy
    • No API rate limiting
  • Standard$1,599/month + 0.8% on orders exceeding $200k GMV
    • Up to $200k GMV monthly included
    • 0.8% fee on orders exceeding GMV limit
    • Fair API usage policy
    • Discovery and onboarding
    • Solution architect pairing
    • +2 more
  • Volume$3,999/month + 0.4% on orders exceeding $1M GMV
    • Up to $1M GMV monthly included
    • 0.4% fee on orders exceeding GMV limit
    • Fair API usage policy
    • All Standard plan support features
    • Dedicated delivery lead
    • +2 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Best unit economics for scale
    • Custom pricing negotiated per needs
    • Fair API usage policy
    • Full support and delivery services
    • Quarterly business reviews
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

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

Saleor

1 total
  • Stripe Connect
Independently observed
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