Medusa

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About Medusa

Medusa is an open-source headless commerce platform that gives developers full control over their e-commerce stack. Build custom storefronts with any frontend framework while Medusa handles products, orders, payments, and fulfillment through a modular architecture.

Highlights

• ✓ Open-source with no platform fees
• ✓ Headless architecture — use any frontend
• ✓ Modular design for custom commerce flows
• ✓ First-class developer experience

Limitations

• ✗ Requires developer resources to build and maintain
• ✗ No visual store builder like Shopify
• ✗ Smaller plugin ecosystem

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