Comparison

Medusa vs Vendure

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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★Medusa65

Vendure46

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	MedusaLeader	Vendure
vioscaleAI score	65 / 100high · 76%	46 / 100medium · 62%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✗
Modelpricing.model	freemium	quote
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	unknown
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$29	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	28	1
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	SOC 2	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.7	6.7
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://medusajs.com/privacy-policy/	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40medusajs%2Fmedusa&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40zooshgroup%2Fvendure-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.99	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	397	1
Github starsadoption.github_stars	36,728	8,512
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	188,278	36,127
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	7	20
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE	GPL-3.0-or-later
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	Available worldwide · HQ AT
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	5 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Medusa65 / 100high · 76%

Vendure46 / 100medium · 62%

Pricing

Free tier

Medusa✓

Vendure✗

Model

Medusafreemium

Vendurequote

Price level

Medusamid

Vendureunknown

Starting price

Medusa$29

Vendure–

Transparent

Medusa✓

Vendure✗

Integrations

Count

Medusa28

Vendure1

Security

Certifications

MedusaSOC 2

Vendure–

Gdpr

Medusa✓

Vendure✓

Pci

Medusa–

Vendure✓

Scorecard

Medusa5.7

Vendure6.7

Soc2

Medusa✓

Vendure–

Trust center

Medusahttps://medusajs.com/privacy-policy/

Vendure–

Vulnerabilities

MedusaCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40medusajs%2Fmedusa&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

VendureCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40zooshgroup%2Fvendure-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Sla pct

Medusa99.99

Vendure–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Medusa397

Vendure1

Github stars

Medusa36,728

Vendure8,512

Package downloads weekly

Medusa188,278

Vendure36,127

Activity

Commits last 30d

Medusa100

Vendure100

Release

Cadence days

Medusa7

Vendure20

History

Medusa20 items

Vendure20 items

License

Spdx

MedusaSEE LICENSE IN LICENSE

VendureGPL-3.0-or-later

Language

Primary

MedusaTypeScript

VendureTypeScript

Market

Availability

MedusaAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

VendureAvailable worldwide · HQ AT

Content

Faq

Medusa7 items

Vendure5 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for E-commerce Platforms
Capability	Medusa	Vendure
Core
Platform type	Headless / composable	Headless / composable
Licensing
Open-source	✓	✓
Deployment
Self-hostable	✓	✓
Pricing
Free / open tier	✓	✓
Transaction fees beyond plan	✗	-
Payments
Payments model	Built-in + BYO gateway	Built-in payments
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	Plugin-first architecture with stable plugin contracts

Core

Platform type

MedusaHeadless / composable

VendureHeadless / composable

Licensing

Open-source

Medusa✓

Vendure✓

Deployment

Self-hostable

Medusa✓

Vendure✓

Pricing

Free / open tier

Medusa✓

Vendure✓

Transaction fees beyond plan

Medusa✗

Vendure-

Payments

Payments model

MedusaBuilt-in + BYO gateway

VendureBuilt-in payments

Architecture

Headless / API-first storefront

Medusa✓

Vendure✓

Compliance

PCI-DSS compliance provided

Medusa-

Vendure✓

Reach

Multi-currency / multi-language

Medusa✓

Vendure✓

Selling

B2B / wholesale features

Medusa✓

Vendure✓

POS / omnichannel

Medusa✓

Vendure✓

Extensibility

App / extension ecosystem size

MedusaModular architecture with Workflows, custom modules, API routes, and UI extensio

VendurePlugin-first architecture with stable plugin contracts

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

Vendure

Vendure is a headless commerce platform designed for B2B enterprises with complex requirements. It includes built-in support for company accounts, customer-specific pricing, approval workflows, and deep integrations with existing enterprise systems, available as self-hosted software or 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 2026-10-13verify ↗

Vendure

Quote-based

Custom-quoted annual subscription with no per-order, GMV, or per-user charges

as of 2026-10-13verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Medusa	Vendure
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Medusa✓

Vendure✓

Linux

Medusa✗

Vendure✓

CLI

Medusa✓

Vendure✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Medusa✓

Vendure✓

Self-hosted

Medusa✓

Vendure✓

Hybrid

Medusa✓

Vendure✓

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

Vendure

2 total

Microsoft ERP
Sentry

Independently observed

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