# Medusa

> The best commerce platform for agents and developers

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/medusa
- **Category:** E-commerce Platforms
- **Homepage:** https://medusajs.com
- **Also known as:** medusa
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-01T16:06:26.772Z

## Vioscale score

**73.4 / 100**, confidence 37% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 50 | 10 | 500 | ✓ |
| reliability | 49.5 | 14 | 693 | ✓ |
| capabilities | 86.7 | 16 | 1387.5 | ✓ |
| github_stars | 85.8 | 5 | 429.2 | ✓ |
| integrations | 0 | 30 | 0 | - |
| github_activity | 63.1 | 18 | 1135.8 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 96.1 | 10 | 961.1 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 0 | 14 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 66.8 | 26 | 1737.6 | ✓ |
| pricing_transparency | 100 | 16 | 1600 | ✓ |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 12 | 0 | - |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-01, [verify at source](https://medusajs.com). Independently observed._

from $29/mo · Subscription · Free tier

> From $29/mo. Open-source free tier. Usage-based overages for infrastructure beyond plan limits.

| Plan | Price | Free | Commitment |
|---|---|:--:|---|
| Develop | $29/mo with 1 shared server | - | monthly |
| Launch | $99/mo with autoscaling and custom domains | - | monthly |
| Scale | $299/mo with background workers and priority support | - | monthly |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | - | - |

### Develop

Zero-config infrastructure with predictable pricing

**Included limits:** email_daily: 100, build_minutes: 300/mo, compute_hours: 150/mo capped, data_transfer: 10GB/mo, edge_requests: 1M/mo, email_monthly: 1,000, object_storage: 10GB-mo, database_storage: 1GB-mo, preview_environments: 1

- 1 shared server
- MCP server
- Development Agent
- Medusa Cloud CLI
- GitHub integration
- Previews
- Medusa Cache
- Medusa Emails
- Global CDN
- DDoS protection
- 7-day backup retention
- SSL/TLS

### Launch

Highly performant for when you need to go live

**Included limits:** kv_store: 250MB/mo, email_daily: 1,500, build_minutes: 500/mo, compute_hours: 800/mo, data_transfer: 40GB/mo, edge_requests: 5M/mo, email_monthly: 10,000, object_storage: 10GB-mo, database_storage: 5GB-mo, preview_environments: 3

- 2 shared servers
- Autoscaling infrastructure
- Custom storefront domains
- Zero downtime deployment
- Redis-backed KV store
- Concurrent previews
- 14-day backup retention
- Everything in Develop

### Scale

For scaling stores with growing traffic and teams

**Included limits:** kv_store: 250MB/mo, cloud_seats: 3, email_daily: 1,500, build_minutes: 1,000/mo, compute_hours: 2,800/mo, data_transfer: 100GB/mo, edge_requests: 10M/mo, email_monthly: 25,000, object_storage: 10GB-mo, database_storage: 10GB-mo, preview_environments: 5

- 2 servers with 1 worker (autoscales)
- Background workers
- Priority Cloud support
- Custom backend domain
- Everything in Launch

### Enterprise (Contact sales)

Custom plan with core team support and enterprise features

- AI storefront builder
- RBAC
- SSO
- Audit logs
- SLA-backed response times
- 99.99% uptime guarantee
- Dedicated support engineer
- BYOC with Enterprise License
- Implementation support
- Custom features
- Priority issue resolution
- Performance tuning

### Add-ons

- **Edge Requests Overage** ($0.30 per 1000000 requests)
- **Data Transfer Overage** ($0.13 per GB)
- **Compute Hours Overage** ($0.16 per hour)
- **Build Minutes Overage** ($0.01 per minute)
- **Email Overage** ($0.70 per 1000 emails)
- **Object Storage** ($0.03 per GB-month)
- **Database Storage** ($0.50 per GB-month)
- **KV Store Additional** ($100/mo)
- **Long-Lived Environment** ($60/mo)
- **Preview Environment** ($10/mo)

## About

Open-source commerce platform designed for agents and developers, enabling full customization and ownership of commerce workflows with AI-enabling cloud infrastructure.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI, Web
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS, Hybrid, Self-hosted

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for E-commerce Platforms. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Core** | |
| Platform type | Hosted all-in-one SaaS |
| **Licensing** | |
| Open-source | ✓ |
| **Deployment** | |
| Self-hostable | ✓ |
| **Pricing** | |
| Free / open tier | ✓ |
| **Payments** | |
| Payments model | Bring-your-own gateway |
| **Pricing** | |
| Transaction fees beyond plan | ✗ |
| **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 system with customizable modules, framework for agent-driven extensions, |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | [link](https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pulse) | 2026-08-01 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 35,512 | [link](https://github.com/medusajs/medusa) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 139,736 | [link](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@medusajs/medusa) | 2026-08-01 | 85% (high) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | TypeScript | [link](https://github.com/medusajs/medusa) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### license

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| license.spdx | MIT | [link](https://github.com/medusajs/medusa) | 2026-08-01 | 99% (high) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://medusajs.com) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://medusajs.com) | 2026-08-01 | 40% (low) |
| pricing.price_level | mid | [link](https://medusajs.com) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.starting_gbp | 29 | [link](https://medusajs.com) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://medusajs.com) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### release

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| release.cadence_days | 7 | [link](https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/releases) | 2026-08-01 | 70% (medium) |

### reliability

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | [link](https://medusajs.com) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

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