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Medusa vs claude-ops
Medusa has 36,453 GitHub stars, 5,298 forks, 194 open issues and last shipped yesterday. claude-ops has 521 stars, 59 forks, 1 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Medusa leads on adoption by 6,897% (36,453 vs 521 stars). Medusa is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; claude-ops is written in Shell under MIT. Medusa has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, claude-ops 11%. Medusa was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (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 | claude-ops | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 36K | ★ 521 |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Shell |
| Last push | 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-23 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.3K | ⑂ 59 |
| 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 claude-ops if
- You want the claude-ops feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Shell
- You evaluated both and claude-ops 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 claude-ops
claude ops is a Claude Code plugin that turns the coding agent into a business operating system, giving founders, operators and engineering leads one briefing on infrastructure, CI/CD, inbox, pull requests, sprint state and revenue, plus agents that act on those signals.
read the full claude-ops overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Medusa or claude-ops more popular?
Medusa has 36,453 GitHub stars and claude-ops has 521. Medusa has the larger community by that measure.
Are Medusa and claude-ops free?
Both are open source. Medusa has no licence declared in this registry, and claude-ops is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Medusa and claude-ops?
Medusa is written in TypeScript and claude-ops in Shell. 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 claude-ops?
Choose Medusa if you want the larger community (36,453 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose claude-ops if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.