Medusa

Open-source alternative · mapped from 1 paid tool. Fit is not feature parity.

Facts

License

Paid-feature tier B

Self-host

Paid-feature limits2 noted

Role-based access control (RBAC) requires an Enterprise commercial agreement.
Single sign-on (SSO) requires an Enterprise commercial agreement.

Tier B: MIT core is self-hostable; root LICENSE explicitly excludes proprietary Enterprise materials listed in ENTERPRISE-LICENSE.md. RBAC and SSO are licensed software gates, not just hosting benefits. Tier B and osi=true refer to MIT core only. License source. Repository: medusajs/medusa. Self-host: server; hosted offer from the project: yes.

Replaces

ShopifyEntry price USD 29 / account / month

Fit:

Developer-built commerce backend and admin with storefront starters rather than a turnkey merchant SaaS. Budget implementation of storefront and integrations; no automatic Shopify app or complete data transfer verified. Enterprise RBAC/SSO need a commercial agreement.

Sources: github.com, medusajs.com · checked 2026-10-21
Full comparison: Shopify vs Medusa