MedusaJs
MedusaJs is an open-source, self-hosted app in the E-commerce category, licensed MIT and written mainly in TypeScript. It is a self-hosted alternative to Shopify. It has 36,947 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 26, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 36,947
- Forks
- 5,464
- Open issues
- 72
- Commits, last 12 months
- 1,950
- Last commit
- Oct 26, 2026
- Latest release
- v2.22.1Oct 23, 2026
- Created
- Jan 18, 2020
- License
- MITOpen source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 26, 2026, 1,950 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases10 or more releases in 12 months
- Welcomes contributors28 open good-first-issue or help-wanted issues and a contributing guide
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 26, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 1,950 |
| Latest release | v2.22.1 (Oct 23, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 10 or more |
| Releases, all time | 170 |
| Open issues | 72 |
| Open pull requests | 34 |
| Good first issues | 12 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Jan 18, 2020 |
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About MedusaJs
Headless commerce engine that enables developers to create amazing digital commerce experiences.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/medusajs/medusa.
Topics
- nodejs
- medusa
- commerce
- e-commerce
- react
- ecommerce
- javascript
- typescript
- framework
- ai-coding
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Is MedusaJs free and open source?
Yes. MedusaJs is open-source software released under the MIT license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run MedusaJs with Docker?
MedusaJs does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Nodejs), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to MedusaJs?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to MedusaJs include Bagisto, Saleor and Spree Commerce. MedusaJs itself is a self-hosted alternative to Shopify.
Is MedusaJs actively maintained?
The most recent commit to MedusaJs was on Oct 26, 2026 with 1,950 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v2.22.1, published Oct 23, 2026. It had 72 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.