#1
Medusa
Best for developers / modern stackMITSelf-host~26kHeadless commerce with Node/TypeScript. Customizable storefront, plugin ecosystem, multi-region support.
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#1 Pick — Best for developers / modern stack
Medusa
Headless commerce with Node/TypeScript. Customizable storefront, plugin ecosystem, multi-region support.
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#2
Vendure
Best for enterprise / B2BMITSelf-host~6kNestJS-based headless commerce. Enterprise features (multi-channel, multi-currency, complex tax).
github.com/vendure-ecommerce/vendure#3
Saleor
Battle-tested at scaleBSD-3-ClauseSelf-host~20kPython/Django headless commerce with GraphQL API. Used by H&M, Lush, others. Mature.
github.com/saleor/saleor#4
Spree
Largest ecosystemBSD-3-ClauseSelf-host~13kRuby on Rails commerce platform. 15-year history, huge ecosystem, large extension library.
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