Medusa vs Saleor vs Vendure 2026: The Best Headless Commerce Backend for Your Store
A practical 2026 comparison of the three leading open-source headless commerce platforms — Medusa (the TypeScript-native, modular, Node.js commerce engine with a REST + admin API and a first-class Next.js starter), Saleor (the GraphQL-first, Python/Django platform built for enterprise and complex catalogs), and Vendure (the TypeScript, GraphQL-first engine with a powerful plugin system and polished admin UI). Stack and language, API style, extensibility, hosting and cost, storefront starters, and which one to actually build — or ship in the e-commerce templates you sell — on in 2026.
