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Medusa vs Aimeos

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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ME Medusa Composable commerce engine for developers VS AI Aimeos Ultra-fast Laravel and TYPO3 e-commerce package
FeatureMedusaAimeos
CategoryE-commerce PlatformsE-commerce Platforms
LicenseMITLGPL-3.0
LanguageTypeScriptPHP
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM1,024 MB512 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metal, sourcedocker, bare-metal, source
GitHub stars★ 35,640★ 8,674
First released20212015
ReplacesShopify, commercetoolsShopify, Magento

Why pick each one

Choose Medusa if…

  • Highly customizable for developers
  • Modern TypeScript codebase
Medusa details

Choose Aimeos if…

  • Excellent performance at scale
  • Flexible deployment
Aimeos details

Frequently asked questions

Is Medusa or Aimeos better?

Neither is universally better. Medusa has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Medusa and Aimeos free and open-source?

Yes. Medusa is licensed under MIT and Aimeos under LGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Medusa and Aimeos with Docker?

Medusa: yes. Aimeos: yes.

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