Medusa vs Shopware

Comparing two open source alternatives to Shopify. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

Medusa

MIT

The world's most flexible commerce platform.

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Shopware

MIT

Shopware 6 is an open commerce platform based on Symfony Framework and Vue and supported by a worldwide community and more than 3.100 community extensions

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Side-by-side comparison

	Medusa	Shopware
License	MIT	MIT
Self-hostable	Yes	No
GitHub Stars	37,153	3,470
Forks	5,501	1,222
Open Issues	135	1,657
Last Commit	Nov 10, 2026	Nov 10, 2026
First Released	Jan 18, 2020	May 3, 2018
Categories	Ecommerce software	Ecommerce software
Tags	#ecommerce #shopping cart	#ecommerce #shopping cart #cms #headless cms

GitHub stars over time

Medusa37,153

Shopware

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Evershop

EverShop is a modern, TypeScript-first eCommerce platform built with GraphQL and React. Designed for developers, it offers essential commerce features in a modular, fully customizable architecture—perfect for building tailored shopping experiences with confidence and speed.

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Shopify