The Real Cost of Headless Commerce: A TCO Model You Can Argue With
Platform fees are the visible cost and rarely the largest. A three-year model comparing hosted SaaS against self-hosted Medusa, including the lines people leave out.
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Comparison articles
Articles tagged Comparison — hands-on notes from the commerce builds we ship.
Medusa vs Vendure: Two TypeScript Commerce Frameworks Compared
Both are TypeScript, both are self-hosted, both are good. The differences are in the extension model, the API style, and how much structure you want imposed.
Medusa vs Saleor: TypeScript REST or Python GraphQL
Two credible open-source commerce platforms with opposite technical bets. Which one fits depends far more on your team than on the feature lists.
Medusa vs Shopify: An Honest Comparison for 2026
Not a feature grid written by someone selling one of them. Where Shopify genuinely wins, where Medusa does, and the revenue point where the maths flips.
Migrating to Medusa: How to Replatform Without Losing the Business
The decision framework, the sequence, the costs and the failure modes. A platform-agnostic guide to moving an existing store onto Medusa without breaking revenue.