Building blocks for digital commerce

Thousands of developers use Medusa’s open-source commerce modules and tools to build rich, reliable, and performant commerce applications without reinventing core commerce logic.

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Used by global enterprises and fast-moving startups.

SDK for Commerce

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For modern digital
commerce applications

We build modularized commerce logic like carts, products, and order management and provide tools to orchestrate them for powerful ecommerce websites, POS applications, commerce-enabled products, and everything in between.

Our modules are incredibly portable and can run in modern JavaScript environments, unlocking new infrastructure for unparalleled scalability and performance, while bringing commerce enablement to new layers of your stack.

Built to scale as you grow

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Foundational commerce
building blocks

We build and distribute the commerce building blocks needed to build amazing ecommerce websites or enable commerce functionality in any product.

Our building blocks eliminate the need to build core commerce logic from scratch and enable you to focus on the customizations that move the needle. All modules are open-source and freely available on npm, so you always control your commerce stack.

Get started in minutes

Set up Medusa with one command and start developing immersive experiences.

Extend and customize your stack.

Add endpoints, business logic, and database entities; build automations.

Portable to modern environments.

Install and use our open-source modules and packages in any Node project.

Integrate with your favourite tools.

Manage plugins and modules from a single file. Replace or add as you grow.

Set up Medusa with one command and start developing immersive experiences.

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Why Medusa

Fast, flexible, future-proof

Quick development cycles

Unlike other platforms, Medusa is built for customization so technical debt is kept low, and your team remains fast.

Free and open-source

Medusa’s modules are MIT licensed to ensure that you are in full control of your commerce stack. No more unexpected API changes.

Better every week

We ship new features and improvements every week to continually deliver better tools to you, and our roadmap is public.

Enterprise

Omnichannel

makro.pro

Enterprise

Omnichannel

DTC

Omnichannel

teklafabrics

DTC

Omnichannel

DTC

palmes.society

DTC

Subscriptions

goodchef

DTC

Subscriptions

Omnichannel Order Orchestration of +5,000 daily orders

Makro PRO uses Medusa’s order management module to orchestrate over 180,000 orders and more than $300M in GMV yearly.

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70% conversion increase, +50 markets and a POS for retail

Learn how Tekla used Medusa to power their omnichannel operations and scale globally at record speeds.

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From idea to production in less than six weeks

Palmes launched a composable commerce website in less than six weeks and started selling in 40 countries from day one.

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Using Medusa's commerce modules to enable subscriptions

Good Chef uses Medusa's building blocks to offer subscription-based meal box deliveries across the Netherlands.

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Power to the merchant

Prebuilt tools to manage your store

Our modules ship with a prebuilt admin dashboard and client libraries to get you started quickly and scale globally.

Complete suite of features

See for yourself

Unique experiences across global markets and channels

Control currencies, payment & fulfillment providers, tax, shipping options, and more based on local regions and sales channels.

Global sales from day one

Control currencies, payment & fulfillment providers, tax, shipping options, and more.

Cart & checkout

A lightning-fast Cart API complete with discounts, gift cards, shipping, and payment.

Omnichannel ready

Sell through marketplaces, physical stores, etc., and manage from one unified overview.

Powerful order
management features

Fulfill from multiple locations, instantly create return and exchange flows, and much more.

Commerce building blocks for Next.js

Medusa's modules work seamlessly with Next.js for amazing customer experiences, quick iterations, and fast storefronts.

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Next.js Starter Template

Get started with Next.js 13 and Medusa with our pre-built template.

App Router Support
Product Module Support (coming soon)
Full ecommerce setup
Customer Accounts
Checkout with Stripe

Check out the Next.js Starter

Community

Join the community

Join the open-source community and help define the future of commerce.

Github Discussions

Discord server

Thanks to Medusa's architecture and integrations, we've created tailored commerce solutions for our clients in record time. The platform's flexibility makes adapting to new requirements painless.

Ante Primorac

Tech Lead @ Agilo

We have been using Medusa at Tekla and that has proven to be THE platform for ecommerce. A simple user interface with no mysterious hidden fees and just straight to the point of what every ecommerce manager needs.

Lijana Norkaityte

eCom manager @ Tekla Fabrics

Medusa is one of the rising stars of open-source ecommerce and it's definitely a huge step forward for the whole industry in making headless commerce more approachable

Filip Rakowski

CTO & Co-founder @ Vue Storefront

We thought of building a custom setup that would allow us to manage multiple DTC brands, but I didn't want to re-invent the wheel, so I started to look for building blocks to extend from - Medusa seems like a perfect fit

Danish Iqbal

CEO @ MedusaDistribution

Took a look at the code and I'm really impressed by the architecture and code quality. The UI is simple, clean, and really easy to start using it.

Christian Toba

Chief Solutions Architect @ Sessions

Medusa is simple to use, deploy and manage. One doesn’t require an army of developers with varying skill sets. I was able to get everything up and running in a couple of minutes.

Thomas Blanc

Tech Manager @ Herewecome

I found Medusa a few months ago and fell in love with the openness, architecture, and goals of it.

Levi Whalen

Product Manager @ Nacelle

We've used Medusa since day one and are incredibly happy with our choice. Great team and product. Highly recommend!

Nikolaj Hansson

CEO @ Palmes

Medusa is the most exciting open-source project I’ve seen since Vue or Svelte. Having worked with Shopify for 7 years, let me just say how excited I am to have found this beautiful replacement