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Medusa vs moreThanFAANGM
Medusa has 36,356 GitHub stars, 5,260 forks, 194 open issues and last shipped yesterday. moreThanFAANGM has 5,227 stars, 1,046 forks, 11 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. Medusa leads on adoption by 596% (36,356 vs 5,227 stars). Medusa is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; moreThanFAANGM is written in various languages under MIT. Medusa has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, moreThanFAANGM 20%. 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 | moreThanFAANGM | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 36K | ★ 5.2K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | — |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-08-10 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.3K | ⑂ 1.0K |
| 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 moreThanFAANGM if
- You want the moreThanFAANGM feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- You evaluated both and moreThanFAANGM 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.
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About moreThanFAANGM
moreThanFAANGM is a curated, community maintained list of product based companies and start ups that hire technology and non technology talent. It lives in the open source ecosystem on GitHub under the MIT license, and it is published both as a repository README and as a GitHub Pages site. The project has been maintained for roughly five years, carries 5,228 stars and 1,046 forks, and shows 11 open issues at the time of writing.
read the full moreThanFAANGM overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Medusa or moreThanFAANGM more popular?
Medusa has 36,356 GitHub stars and moreThanFAANGM has 5,227. Medusa has the larger community by that measure.
Are Medusa and moreThanFAANGM free?
Both are open source. Medusa has no licence declared in this registry, and moreThanFAANGM is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Medusa and moreThanFAANGM?
Medusa is written in TypeScript and moreThanFAANGM in various languages. 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 moreThanFAANGM?
Choose Medusa if you want the larger community (36,356 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose moreThanFAANGM if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.