Medusa

Product overview

Medusa is an open-source headless commerce platform built in Node.js with a modular, API-first architecture. Founded in 2021 in Copenhagen by Sebastian Rindom, Oliver Juhl, and Nicklas Gellner, it provides a full commerce backend (products, orders, carts, checkout, payments, shipping, customers, promotions) while leaving complete freedom on the frontend through Next.js, Nuxt, React Native, or any framework. A built-in customization framework allows custom workflows, fulfillment logic, subscription models, wholesale channels, and marketplace setups beyond standard plugin systems. Medusa exposes REST and GraphQL APIs, ships with a customizable admin dashboard, and provides starters for B2C, B2B, POS, and marketplace scenarios. Integrations cover Stripe, PayPal, and numerous payment, shipping, and CMS providers. With 23,000+ GitHub stars, Medusa is the most starred JavaScript e-commerce project on GitHub, with a Discord community of 14,000+ developers. Medusa Cloud offers hosted deployment from USD 29/month (Hobby) to USD 299/month (Pro), with zero GMV platform fees. The company raised USD 9 million in seed funding from Dawn Capital (London), LocalGlobe (London), and angel investors including Squarespace CEO Anthony Casalena. Target audience is developer teams building custom commerce for D2C brands, B2B, marketplaces, and subscriptions. KEY FEATURES: - Modular Node.js commerce engine with REST and GraphQL APIs - Built-in customization framework for workflows, subscriptions, and marketplaces - 23,000+ GitHub stars and 14,000+ Discord community members - Medusa Cloud with zero GMV platform fees from USD 29/month - Starters for B2C, B2B, POS, and marketplace commerce scenarios

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