MedusaJS as a Shopify Alternative in India
Use MedusaJS for open cart APIs plus Next.js for SEO-friendly storefronts—0% GMV rent, India payments, and owned data. Compare MedusaJS vs Shopify.
What MedusaJS handles
MedusaJS provides cart, promotions, regions, and admin APIs without Shopify’s app marketplace. Pair it with a Next.js storefront for SSR product pages that rank in Google.
MedusaJS vs Shopify fees
Shopify charges monthly plans, app rent, and up to 2% on orders. MedusaJS is open-source—you pay engineering once, then flat hosting, with no platform cut of GMV.
When to use custom Node instead
Lean D2C catalogs with bespoke checkout rules sometimes ship faster on a custom Node backend. We recommend MedusaJS when you want admin and plugins without rebuilding cart primitives.