Medusa vs Wix eCommerce: which fits your store?

Last verified 2026-10-01 some data medium/low confidence

Medusa and Wix eCommerce are both ecommerce platform tools compared here on pricing verified 2026-10-01, published plans, App Store standing, and themes from recent merchant reviews. Wix eCommerce starts cheaper (free vs $29/mo); Wix eCommerce has a free tier, Medusa does not. — auto-generated from tracked data; editorial verdict pending.

How do Medusa and Wix eCommerce compare?

	Medusa	Wix eCommerce
App Store rating	—	—
Price from	$29/mo	free
Free tier	✗ no	✓ yes
Published plans	4	6
Data confidence	high	medium

What would you actually pay?

Medusa plans

Plan	Monthly	Limits / notes
Develop	$29	Includes 1M edge requests/month; 10,000 free-text search requests/month; 100 emails/day and 1,000 emails/month hard limit; 1 shared app server; 1 long-lived environment, then $60/LLE/month; 1 preview environment, then $10/PE/month; 600 compute hours/month capped per environment; 10 GB data transfer, then $0.125/GB; 10 GB-month object storage, then $0.025/GB-month; 1 GB-month database storage, then $0.50/GB-month; 300 build minutes, then $0.014/minute; 1 GB logs, then $0.50/GB; 1 cloud seat, then $30/seat/month.
Launch	$99	Includes 5M edge requests/month, then $0.30 per 1M; 10,000 free-text search requests/month, then $20 per 100,000; 1,500 emails/day and 10,000/month, then $0.70 per 1,000; 2 shared app servers with autoscaling; 1 long-lived environment, then $60/LLE/month; 3 preview environments, then $10/PE/month; 1,000 compute hours, then $0.16/hour; 40 GB data transfer, then $0.125/GB; 10 GB-month object storage, then $0.025/GB-month; 5 GB-month database storage, then $0.50/GB-month; 500 build minutes, then $0.014/minute; 250 MB key-value storage, then $100 per 5 GB; 10 GB logs, then $0.50/GB; 1 cloud seat, then $30/seat/month.
Scale	$299	Includes 10M edge requests/month, then $0.30 per 1M; 10,000 free-text search requests/month, then $20 per 100,000; 10,000 vector requests/month, then $40 per 100,000; 1,500 emails/day and 25,000/month, then $0.70 per 1,000; 2 app servers and 1 worker with autoscaling; 1 long-lived environment, then $60/LLE/month; 5 preview environments, then $10/PE/month; 2,800 compute hours, then $0.16/hour; 100 GB data transfer, then $0.125/GB; 10 GB-month object storage, then $0.025/GB-month; 10 GB-month database storage, then $0.50/GB-month; 1,000 build minutes, then $0.014/minute; 250 MB key-value storage, then $100 per 5 GB; 10 GB logs, then $0.50/GB; 3 cloud seats, then $30/seat/month; log drains cost $50/month.
Enterprise	—	Custom limits and pricing for edge requests, search, emails, compute, environments, storage, data transfer, build minutes, key-value storage, logs, seats, and other resources.

Verified 2026-10-01 from vendor pricing page.

Wix eCommerce plans

Plan	Monthly	Limits / notes
Business Elite	—	Unlimited storage; 100 site collaborators
Business	—	100 GB storage; 10 site collaborators
Core	—	50 GB storage; 5 site collaborators
Light	—	2 GB storage; 2 site collaborators
Free	$0	No credit card required; includes hosting, drag-and-drop editor, no-code design features, and templates.
Enterprise	—	Tailored to project scope and required solutions

Prices are displayed in USD for reference and vary by location. Listed paid-plan prices are monthly equivalents for yearly subscriptions paid in full. The page says prices include GST, while its general disclaimer says applicable taxes may be additional.

Verified 2026-10-01 from vendor pricing page.

Which features does each include?

Feature	Medusa	Wix eCommerce
Hosted online store	✓	✓ paid
Point of sale	—	✓
Multichannel selling	✓	—
B2B / wholesale	—	—
Headless / API-first	✓	—
App ecosystem	—	✓
Themes & templates	✓	✓
Abandoned cart recovery	—	—
Multi-currency	✓	—
Multilingual storefronts	—	—
Native subscriptions	—	✓
Carrier shipping rates	—	—
Built-in email marketing	✗	✓
SEO tools	—	✓
Zero platform transaction fees	✓	—
Free plan	✗	✓

Extracted from each vendor's App Store listing (2026-07-15); "—" = not stated there. Verify tier availability on vendor pricing pages.

FAQ

Which is cheaper, Medusa or Wix eCommerce?

Wix eCommerce starts lower at free, vs $29/mo for Medusa (verified 2026-10-01).

Does Medusa or Wix eCommerce have a free plan?

Wix eCommerce has a free tier; Medusa does not publish one.

Which is rated higher on the Shopify App Store?

App Store ratings are shown in the table above where available.

How we compare: pricing and plans are collected automatically from vendor pages on a schedule and shown with verification dates; ratings come from the Shopify App Store; merchant sentiment is synthesized from the most recent App Store reviews (paraphrased, never quoted). We currently have no affiliate relationship with either vendor. Found an error? The data snapshot behind this page is dated — check the vendor's page for same-day changes.

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