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Litestore vs Medusa

Medusa and Litestore are both MIT-licensed and written in TypeScript. Medusa provides a commerce backend and leaves the storefront to you, while Litestore includes the storefront and the admin in one app.

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FeatureLitestoreMedusa
Who hosts itYouYou or Medusa Cloud
Open sourceMITMIT
Storefront includedYou build it
Built withTypeScript, PostgresTypeScript
Marketing toolsBuilt inVaries
Stable plugin APIEdit the code

When Medusa is the better choice

Medusa is the better choice when you need things Litestore doesn't offer yet. These are the cases we've identified.

You need a stable plugin API

Medusa has a stable plugin API today. Litestore doesn't have one yet, and you extend it by editing the code.

You need a hosted option

You can run Medusa yourself or on Medusa Cloud. Litestore has no hosted version, and you always run it on your own infrastructure.

You need to build the frontend from scratch

Medusa leaves the storefront to you. Litestore already includes one, and you would be changing it instead of starting from an empty project.

Honest fit

When Litestore fits

Litestore suits a merchant who needs a working shop without building a storefront first. The storefront, the admin and the marketing tools share one Next.js app and one Postgres database.

  • You get a storefront you can change, not one you have to build.
  • You can pay creators, reward referrals and run campaigns from the admin.
  • You can connect AI providers with your own API key.
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In Litestore

  • Storefront and adminBoth are part of one Next.js app.
  • Marketing toolsYou can pay creators, reward referrals and run campaigns.
  • Stripe paymentsStripe is the only payment provider.
  • Markets and currenciesYou can sell in several countries with their own currency.
  • AI with your own keyYou connect your own provider.
  • Subscriptions and B2B accountsLitestore doesn't support these yet.

Trying Litestore after Medusa?

The installation guide takes you from cloning the repository to a running store.

Read the install guide