Medusa vs Saleor
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted e-commerce platforms options
— licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one
replaces.
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Compare Medusa with
choose an app… Bagisto Spree Commerce QloApps Reaction Commerce Magento Open Source Alokai WooCommerce EverShop Polar nopCommerce PrestaShop Aimeos Sylius Vendure OpenCart Django Oscar QOR Commerce Solidus Shopizer Shopware Django Shop Medusa Next.js Starter Alokai Storefront UI Sharetribe Shuup Saleor Storefront Smartstore GrandNode Saleor Dashboard GreenCart Thelia thirty bees Discount Bandit Cartridge Zen Cart myCart Drupal Commerce CoreShop Spurtcommerce Jigoshop Catalyst Storefront OXID eShop LiteCart Vendure Remix Storefront Frappe Webshop AbanteCart Shopinvader WooCommerce POS s-cart
Compare Saleor with
choose an app… Bagisto Spree Commerce QloApps Reaction Commerce Magento Open Source Alokai WooCommerce EverShop Polar nopCommerce PrestaShop Aimeos Sylius Vendure OpenCart Django Oscar QOR Commerce Solidus Shopizer Shopware Django Shop Medusa Next.js Starter Alokai Storefront UI Sharetribe Shuup Saleor Storefront Smartstore GrandNode Saleor Dashboard GreenCart Thelia thirty bees Discount Bandit Cartridge Zen Cart myCart Drupal Commerce CoreShop Spurtcommerce Jigoshop Catalyst Storefront OXID eShop LiteCart Vendure Remix Storefront Frappe Webshop AbanteCart Shopinvader WooCommerce POS s-cart
Feature Medusa Saleor Category E-commerce Platforms E-commerce Platforms License MIT BSD-3-Clause Language TypeScript Python Setup difficulty Medium Hard Min. RAM 1,024 MB 2,048 MB Deployment docker, bare-metal, source docker, kubernetes, source GitHub stars ★ 35,640 ★ 23,190 First released 2021 2016 Replaces Shopify, commercetools Shopify, commercetools
Why pick each one
Choose Medusa if… Highly customizable for developers Modern TypeScript codebase Medusa details Choose Saleor if… Modern API-driven architecture Scalable for large catalogs Saleor details
Frequently asked questions Is Medusa or Saleor better? Medusa is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler medium setup. Consider Saleor if its specific feature set fits your needs better.
Are Medusa and Saleor free and open-source? Yes. Medusa is licensed under MIT and Saleor under BSD-3-Clause. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Medusa and Saleor with Docker? Medusa: yes. Saleor: yes.