
Medusa
The world's most flexible commerce platform.
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Medusa is an open-source, headless commerce engine that provides the core infrastructure for building modern, customizable e-commerce applications. Unlike traditional SaaS platforms such as Shopify, Medusa is designed to be self-hosted and fully extensible, giving developers complete control over their store’s backend and logic.
Key Features
- ⚡ Headless architecture – Connect to any frontend (Next.js, Gatsby, React, etc.)
- 🗄️ Database support – Uses PostgreSQL for robust data management
- 🚀 Performance – Redis integration for caching and queues
- 🧩 Extensible – Build custom plugins and extend functionality easily
- 📦 Order & product management – Core e-commerce features included out-of-the-box
- ☁️ Flexible deployment – Run locally, in Docker, or on cloud providers like AWS, DigitalOcean, or Heroku
Why Medusa?
Medusa is ideal for developers and businesses who want:
- Full ownership of their e-commerce infrastructure
- A modular and open-source alternative to Shopify
- The ability to scale and customize every aspect of their store
Requirements (for production)
- Node.js (v16+)
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
- Optional: Object storage (e.g., S3, MinIO, DigitalOcean Spaces)
👉 Medusa empowers teams to build scalable, developer-first commerce platforms without being locked into proprietary SaaS ecosystems.
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