Medusa vs Wix eCommerce: which fits your store?

Last verified 2026-08-29 some data medium/low confidence

Medusa and Wix eCommerce are both ecommerce platform tools compared here on pricing verified 2026-08-29, 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, 1,000 emails/month (hard limit), 1 LLE, 1 preview environment, 600 compute hours/month capped, 10 GB data transfer, 10 GB-month object storage, 1 GB-month database storage, 300 build minutes, 1 GB logs, and 1 cloud seat. Overage/add-ons: edge requests $0.30/1M; additional LLE $60/month; preview environment $10/month; data transfer $0.125/GB; object storage $0.025/GB-month; database storage $0.50/GB-month; build time $0.014/minute; logs $0.50/GB; cloud seats $30/seat/month.
Launch	$99	Includes 5M edge requests/month, 10,000 emails/month then $0.70/1,000 emails, 1 LLE, 3 preview environments, 1,000 compute hours/month then $0.16/hour, 40 GB data transfer, 10 GB-month object storage, 5 GB-month database storage, 500 build minutes, 250 MB key-value storage, 10 GB logs, and 1 cloud seat. Overage/add-ons: edge requests $0.30/1M; LLE $60/month; preview environment $10/month; data transfer $0.125/GB; object storage $0.025/GB-month; database storage $0.50/GB-month; build time $0.014/minute; key-value storage $100/5 GB; logs $0.50/GB; cloud seats $30/seat/month.
Scale	$299	Includes 10M edge requests/month, 25,000 emails/month then $0.70/1,000 emails, 1 LLE, 5 preview environments, 2,800 compute hours/month then $0.16/hour, 100 GB data transfer, 10 GB-month object storage, 10 GB-month database storage, 1,000 build minutes, 250 MB key-value storage, 10 GB logs, and 3 cloud seats. Overage/add-ons: edge requests $0.30/1M; LLE $60/month; preview environment $10/month; data transfer $0.125/GB; object storage $0.025/GB-month; database storage $0.50/GB-month; build time $0.014/minute; key-value storage $100/5 GB; logs $0.50/GB; cloud seats $30/seat/month; log drains $50/month.
Enterprise	—	Custom limits and pricing for edge requests, emails, environments, compute, transfer, storage, build minutes, key-value storage, logs, and cloud seats.

Prices are shown in USD. No annual pricing is displayed; plans are billed monthly in advance, with usage overages from the prior month added to the next invoice.

Verified 2026-08-29 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 web hosting, drag-and-drop editor, no-code design features, and templates.
Enterprise	—	Tailored to project scope and required solutions

USD prices are displayed for reference only and vary by location. Listed paid-plan rates are monthly equivalents for yearly subscriptions paid in full. The plan cards state that GST is included; the footer also says applicable taxes depend on the billing address.

Verified 2026-08-29 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 2026-08-29).

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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