MedusaJs
Headless commerce engine that enables developers to create amazing digital commerce experiences.
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Still maintained? Yes: 578 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v2.22.1 (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to Shopify.
At a glance
MedusaJs quick facts
- Health score
- 88/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 37,008
- Last commit
- today (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v2.22.1, Oct 2026
- Licence
- MIT
Top alternatives to MedusaJs
Full rankings: Shopify alternatives
In its own words
The project's README opens: "The fastest way to get started is with Medusa Cloud. It provides a managed environment optimized for Medusa applications, with automated deployments, scaling, and maintenance. Get started on Medusa Cloud."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
MedusaJs scores 88/100, #8 of 25 in E-commerce: 578 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v2.22.1, 7 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 37,008 stars add 18.3 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
578 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v2.22.1 released 7 days ago
- Stars 18.3 / 20
37k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 578
- Last 90 days
- 1,920
- Last 12 months
- today
- Last push
Ranked #8 of 25 tools in E-commerce by health , between Bagisto (#7) and Spree Commerce (#9) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | Nodejs |
| Latest release | v2.22.1 · 7 days ago |
| Stars | 37,008 |
| Open issues | 78 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | medusajs/medusa ↗ |
MedusaJs vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with MedusaJs (E-commerce), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saleor | 97 | 23k | BSD-3-Clause | today |
| EverShop | 96 | 11k | GPL-3.0 | today |
| Bagisto | 88 | 28k | MIT | 2 days ago |
| MedusaJs (this tool) | 88 | 37k | MIT | today |
| Spree Commerce | 87 | 16k | BSD-3-Clause | today |
| Vendure | 86 | 8.6k | MIT | today |
MedusaJs: common questions
What does MedusaJs replace?
Repoly lists MedusaJs as an open-source alternative to Shopify. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where MedusaJs stands against the others.
Is MedusaJs still maintained?
MedusaJs had 578 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, v2.22.1, is from 7 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.