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Medusa vs aimeos-laravel
Medusa has 36,356 GitHub stars, 5,260 forks, 194 open issues and last shipped yesterday. aimeos-laravel has 8,699 stars, 1,110 forks, 1 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. Medusa leads on adoption by 318% (36,356 vs 8,699 stars). Medusa is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; aimeos-laravel is written in PHP under MIT. Medusa has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, aimeos-laravel 13%. Medusa was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (e-commerce, ecommerce), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Medusa | aimeos-laravel | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 36K | ★ 8.7K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-07-23 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.3K | ⑂ 1.1K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Medusa if
- You weight community size — 36K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick aimeos-laravel if
- You want the aimeos-laravel feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and aimeos-laravel fits your workflow better
About Medusa
Medusa is an open source e commerce framework built with Node.js and TypeScript that enables developers to construct custom commerce applications without rebuilding core commerce logic. It provides modular, pluggable backend services for products, orders, inventory, payments, and customer management, all exposed via REST and GraphQL APIs. Medusa lives in the JavaScript/Node.js ecosystem and targets developers who need full control over their storefronts and business logic while relying on battle tested, open source primitives.
read the full Medusa overview →
About aimeos-laravel
Aimeos Laravel is an MIT licensed e commerce package for PHP that adds a full featured shop—catalog, basket, checkout, admin backend and APIs—to an existing Laravel application, and it is aimed at Laravel developers building online shops, multi vendor marketplaces and complex B2B commerce applications.
read the full aimeos-laravel overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Medusa or aimeos-laravel more popular?
Medusa has 36,356 GitHub stars and aimeos-laravel has 8,699. Medusa has the larger community by that measure.
Are Medusa and aimeos-laravel free?
Both are open source. Medusa has no licence declared in this registry, and aimeos-laravel is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Medusa and aimeos-laravel?
Medusa is written in TypeScript and aimeos-laravel in PHP. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Medusa or aimeos-laravel?
Choose Medusa if you want the larger community (36,356 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose aimeos-laravel if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.