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Medusa vs Your Next Store (YNS)
Medusa has 36,356 GitHub stars, 5,260 forks, 194 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Your Next Store (YNS) has 5,503 stars, 671 forks, 3 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Medusa leads on adoption by 561% (36,356 vs 5,503 stars). Medusa is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; Your Next Store (YNS) is written in MDX under MIT. Medusa has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, Your Next Store (YNS) 12%. Medusa was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (commerce, typescript), 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 | Your Next Store (YNS) | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 36K | ★ 5.5K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | MDX |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.3K | ⑂ 671 |
| 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 Your Next Store (YNS) if
- You want the Your Next Store (YNS) feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches MDX
- You evaluated both and Your Next Store (YNS) 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 Your Next Store (YNS)
Your Next Store is an open source, AI native commerce template built on Next.js 16 and powered by Stripe. It is published under the MIT license at the yournextstore/yournextstore repository, carries roughly 5,498 stars and 668 forks, and lives squarely in the Next.js and React ecosystem, with MDX documentation and a topic set spanning Next.js, React, TypeScript, Bun, Stripe, Tailwind CSS, and commerce. A hosted demo is available at demo.yournextstore.com, and the tagline frames it as a way to launch a store in minutes without writing code by hand.
read the full Your Next Store (YNS) overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Medusa or Your Next Store (YNS) more popular?
Medusa has 36,356 GitHub stars and Your Next Store (YNS) has 5,503. Medusa has the larger community by that measure.
Are Medusa and Your Next Store (YNS) free?
Both are open source. Medusa has no licence declared in this registry, and Your Next Store (YNS) is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Medusa and Your Next Store (YNS)?
Medusa is written in TypeScript and Your Next Store (YNS) in MDX. 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 Your Next Store (YNS)?
Choose Medusa if you want the larger community (36,356 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Your Next Store (YNS) if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.