Medusa
Web and SaaS
headless ecommerce platform
SHOW HN2021
373points
80comments
#85of 2,533 in 2021
Top 4%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
16 positive, 23 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 18 critical, out of 60 comments about the project. Thread score -0.08.
Idea: 9 for, 5 againstDesign: 1 for, 9 againstDocs: 2 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Landing page and docs look polished
From 3 comments
Congrats, this is one of the best landing pages I've seen this year. It looks really nice, and I love the idea of a headless ecommerce platform, especially one that comes with a…
Reubend on HNThis looks super nice! I've been interested in the ecommerce + graphql space for a while, yours seems a really great project, will be following along and looking into migration…
agustif on HNReally love that you have starter kits for both Gatsby and Nextjs. I was just looking at Nacelle the other day. Some thoughts below after spending about an hour going through the…
tomnipotent on HN
Open source approach welcomed
From 3 comments
Thanks for building it as open source! Few q's: 1. It doesn't seem to be multi-tenant (that is, hosting multiple shops/companies with one db). Are there plans to add…
mariushn on HNThis looks super nice! I've been interested in the ecommerce + graphql space for a while, yours seems a really great project, will be following along and looking into migration…
agustif on HNSelf hosted eCommerce tools which can help small businesses do their commerce without being held hostage by the monopolistic platforms are always in need. Congratulations for…
Abishek_Muthian on HN
Feature maturity and built-in returns, swaps and gift cards
From 2 comments
Congrats, this is one of the best landing pages I've seen this year. It looks really nice, and I love the idea of a headless ecommerce platform, especially one that comes with a…
Reubend on HNReally love that you have starter kits for both Gatsby and Nextjs. I was just looking at Nacelle the other day. Some thoughts below after spending about an hour going through the…
tomnipotent on HN
Objections
Not clear why it is better than existing headless options
From 2 comments
My biggest problem is there is zero discussion on why this is better/worse then the other 500 options available. WooCommerce, Craft Commerce, Drupal Commerce, Magento, Vendura,…
dubcanada on HNInteresting project. Couple questions: 1. What separates you from Spree which recently started offering a headless platform as well? 2. Do you support Tax/Shipping calculations?…
sent-hil on HN
Headless means building own storefront, not a true Shopify replacement
From 1 comment
Looks nice but to be a Shopify alternative, headless is not the way. Does it come with batteries included so I can plug and play after a quick installation ? Headless makes me…
codegeek on HN
Broken pages and links in Safari and on the site
From 4 comments
It renders almost unusably for me in Safari 14. https://a.uguu.se/khPaNnDA.png
RL_Quine on HNHeads up that the landing page appears broken in Safari v14.0.3 -- the header logo and top-nav links are floating over the main hero image like halfway down it, and when I scroll…
thenberlin on HNWhat did you use to build the landing page? Also the GitHub and LinkedIn buttons don’t work on it
moneywoes on HNClicking on the logo at the top of the page (mobile) leads to a 404. The product looks great! The homepage doesn't explain pricing or what is a "large enough company" to require…
rsstack on HN
Missing internationalization and multi-tenant support
From 2 comments
Congrats, this is one of the best landing pages I've seen this year. It looks really nice, and I love the idea of a headless ecommerce platform, especially one that comes with a…
Reubend on HNThanks for building it as open source! Few q's: 1. It doesn't seem to be multi-tenant (that is, hosting multiple shops/companies with one db). Are there plans to add…
mariushn on HN
Requests
Demo store and admin panel
From 2 comments
Why do you have to request for a demo, if this is an open source product. Just let me see the demo!
mirrormaster on HNLooks very good! I’ve been looking for a headless e-commerce solution for a new product for a while and I might go for Medusa. One thing I was missing was a demo admin panel and…
stefanvdw1 on HN
Clearer pricing
From 2 comments
Clicking on the logo at the top of the page (mobile) leads to a 404. The product looks great! The homepage doesn't explain pricing or what is a "large enough company" to require…
rsstack on HNAlternative to Shopify? Sorry but the title is click bait. Doesn’t even have a demo. This sounds like more a MVP at best as others have said it lacks a lot of features. Pricing…
waskip on HN
Multi-tenant support
From 1 comment
Thanks for building it as open source! Few q's: 1. It doesn't seem to be multi-tenant (that is, hosting multiple shops/companies with one db). Are there plans to add…
mariushn on HN
Questions
How does it differ from Vendure, Spree and other headless platforms?
From 3 comments
Thanks for building it as open source! Few q's: 1. It doesn't seem to be multi-tenant (that is, hosting multiple shops/companies with one db). Are there plans to add…
mariushn on HNInteresting project. Couple questions: 1. What separates you from Spree which recently started offering a headless platform as well? 2. Do you support Tax/Shipping calculations?…
sent-hil on HNMy biggest problem is there is zero discussion on why this is better/worse then the other 500 options available. WooCommerce, Craft Commerce, Drupal Commerce, Magento, Vendura,…
dubcanada on HN
How will the project be monetised?
From 2 comments
Thanks for building it as open source! Few q's: 1. It doesn't seem to be multi-tenant (that is, hosting multiple shops/companies with one db). Are there plans to add…
mariushn on HNIs there any plan to charge for premium features or something? The landing page looks like it's trying to sell me a product, but the Github says it's MIT licensed...
gitgud on HN
Does it support tax and shipping calculations?
From 1 comment
Interesting project. Couple questions: 1. What separates you from Spree which recently started offering a headless platform as well? 2. Do you support Tax/Shipping calculations?…
sent-hil on HN
Alternatives named
Vendure
From 2 comments
Thanks for building it as open source! Few q's: 1. It doesn't seem to be multi-tenant (that is, hosting multiple shops/companies with one db). Are there plans to add…
mariushn on HNI'm the maintainer of Vendure, so I might be able to offer a bit of insight on your second question, after having studied the Medusa repo a little. Medusa devs, please correct me…
s_severus on HN
Spree
From 1 comment
Interesting project. Couple questions: 1. What separates you from Spree which recently started offering a headless platform as well? 2. Do you support Tax/Shipping calculations?…
sent-hil on HN
WooCommerce, Magento, Drupal Commerce, Craft Commerce
From 1 comment
My biggest problem is there is zero discussion on why this is better/worse then the other 500 options available. WooCommerce, Craft Commerce, Drupal Commerce, Magento, Vendura,…
dubcanada on HN
Saleor
From 2 comments
This looks super nice! I've been interested in the ecommerce + graphql space for a while, yours seems a really great project, will be following along and looking into migration…
agustif on HNI've kept a list of headless ecommerce providers: https://saleor.io/ https://www.swell.is/ https://www.vuestorefront.io/ https://www.elasticpath.com/ https://boldcommerce.com/…
mbesto on HN