5 November 2026
Shopify vs Medusa: costs, flexibility and when to choose which
Shopify and Medusa compared on subscription, revenue fees, apps, hosting, three-year cost and B2B. Prices as of 5 November 2026, and honest about where Shopify wins.
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Writing about the choice, not the hype
Comparisons with Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, PrestaShop and Lightspeed, plus a guide to migrating. With prices and sources, no made-up benchmarks. At the bottom of each article you will find the services it relates to.
5 November 2026
WooCommerce vs Medusa: when WordPress holds the shop back
WooCommerce and Medusa compared on extensions, hosting, three-year cost, B2B and multiple shops. With real extension prices and our Shingyo project.
5 November 2026
Magento (Adobe Commerce) vs Medusa: licence, upgrades and B2B
Magento and Adobe Commerce compared with Medusa: licence, upgrades, hosting, three-year cost and B2B. Honest about where Adobe Commerce is stronger.
5 November 2026
PrestaShop vs Medusa: modules, multistore and when to switch
PrestaShop 9 and Medusa compared on licence, module subscriptions, hosting, multistore and three-year cost. With prices from prestashop.com (5 Nov 2026).
5 November 2026
Lightspeed vs Medusa: plan limits, B2B and the POS
Lightspeed eCom and Medusa compared on plans, variants, languages, B2B, transaction fees and three-year cost. With prices from lightspeedhq.nl on 5 November 2026.
5 November 2026
Migrating to Medusa: why, and how to do it right
Why companies move to Medusa, from which platforms it makes sense, the six steps of a good migration and when you are better off staying.
5 November 2026
From WooCommerce to Medusa: when a migration pays off
Signs that WooCommerce is pinching, what does and does not come along in a migration, and why redirects are no ranking guarantee.
5 November 2026
What a headless Next.js storefront does and does not solve
Medusa stays the engine, Next.js becomes the shop window. When that difference matters, and when a theme is simply enough.
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