Europe, from Nijmegen
A Medusa agency for European companies
Alpha Digital builds Medusa webshops for brands and companies selling to consumers (B2C) or business customers (B2B). The office is at Stationsplein 26 in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The clients can be anywhere in Europe.
What we build for European companies
B2C · D2C
You sell to consumers
One storefront for several countries, currencies and languages, with the payment methods each market expects.
Medusa webshop developmentB2B
You sell to business customers
Price lists per customer, quotes, company accounts and ordering on account, connected to the ERP that owns the price.
Medusa B2B webshop
How remote projects work
An intro call by video, a written proposal with a custom quote, then short build cycles with a test environment you can click through at any time. You talk to Tom Rijs, the founder, who also writes the code. No account manager in between.
Projects run in English or Dutch, during Central European office hours. If you would rather meet in person, the office is right outside Nijmegen Central station, about an hour and a half by train from Amsterdam and close to the German border.
Our own case is Shingyo, a European packaging supplier whose twelve WooCommerce shops became one Medusa B2B engine, live on shingyo.nl and shingyo.se.
Company details
- Company
- Alpha Digital B.V., since 2018
- Address
- Stationsplein 26, 6512 AB Nijmegen, the Netherlands
- Hours
- Weekdays 09:00–16:30 CET
- Contact
- Request a callback
Ownership
No vendor lock-in: you own everything
With Shopify or Lightspeed you rent the platform: stop paying and the shop stops. With us everything is in your name: the code, the hosting account and the data. Also if you later want to continue with someone else.
- 01Code
GitHub, in your name
The code lives in a GitHub repository in your own account or organisation, with documentation. Any developer or agency can take it over.
- 02Data
Database, in your name
Products, customers and orders sit in the database of your own Medusa Cloud project, in the EU. You can download a backup or move at any time.
- 03Hosting
Medusa Cloud, or self-hosted
New shops run on Medusa Cloud, in an organisation in your name. We get access for as long as you want. Prefer to host it yourself? That works too.
- 04Platform
Medusa, open source (MIT)
The Medusa core is open source under the MIT licence. No licence fees for the core and no transaction percentage to the platform.
| Shopify / Lightspeed | Medusa via Alpha Digital | |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | Rented, per month | Open source, yours |
| Code | Theme and apps within their rules | Your own repository in your name |
| Data | In their system, export via their tools | In your own database, in the EU |
| Revenue-based fees | Depends on plan and payment method | No platform percentage |
| Hosting | Only with the vendor itself | Medusa Cloud or self-hosted |
| Switching | Rebuild on another platform | Another developer takes over |
To be fair
Owning also means paying for what you use yourself: the Medusa Cloud bill (or your own hosting) runs directly through your account. And your own shop needs maintenance: updates, security, an eye on the integrations. You can get that from us, or from anyone you like.
The rights to custom work are set out in article 10 of our terms and conditions (intellectual property).
About maintenance and supportHosting
Medusa Cloud in Frankfurt: your data stays in the EU
By default we set up new shops on Medusa Cloud, in the Europe Central region. The infrastructure is managed; the bill and the account are in your name.
- 01EU
Your data stays in the EU
The project runs in the Europe Central region: Frankfurt, eu-central-1. Backend, database, backups, uploaded files, Redis and search indexes all live there.
- 02Backups
Daily managed backups
The database is backed up every day and stored encrypted. Restoring or downloading is done from the dashboard.
- 03Infra
Managed Redis and autoscaling
Database, Redis and scalable servers are managed by Medusa. No servers of your own to look after.
- 04Exit
Self-hosting is possible too
Medusa is open source. If you want to run the shop on your own infrastructure, the code moves with you. You are not locked into Medusa Cloud.
To be fair
Medusa Cloud is also a service from an external provider, just like Shopify. The difference: with Medusa you can leave and host it yourself, with the same code and your own data. Shingyo, our first project, still runs on Vercel and Supabase.
Do you work with companies outside the Netherlands?
Yes. The office is in Nijmegen, but we work with companies across Europe. Most of that work happens remotely: video calls, shared test environments and short build cycles.
In which language do we work?
English or Dutch, whichever suits your team. Proposals, documentation and the admin can be in English.
Which time zone do you work in?
Central European Time. Office hours are weekdays 09:00–16:30 CET, which overlaps well with most of Europe, from Lisbon to Helsinki.
Can one Medusa backend serve several countries?
Yes. Medusa has regions, currencies, tax settings and sales channels in its core. Payment methods differ per country; we connect the providers your markets expect through your payment provider.
Where does the data live?
New shops run on Medusa Cloud in Frankfurt by default, so the data stays in the EU. The account is in your name and self-hosting is possible too. The code lives in a GitHub repository you own.
Which law applies to our agreement?
Dutch law, as set out in our terms and conditions. The Dutch text of the terms is legally binding; the English version is a translation for convenience.
Free intro call
What is your challenge?
Twelve shops that need to become one, an ERP that sets the price, or a checkout that does not do what you want. Tell us in one call. You will hear honestly whether Medusa fits.
Based in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, working with companies across Europe. How we work with European teams.