Strapi vs Medusa

Strapi

Medusa

Strapi · 16 features

• Audit Logs (EE) — Track every admin action.
• Components — Reusable field groups shared across content types.
• Content Types Builder — Visual schema builder — fields, relations, components, dynamic zones.
• Custom Fields — Plugin-based custom field types (color picker, markdown, etc.).
• Draft & Publish — Two-phase publishing workflow.
• Dynamic Zones — Flexible page builder — authors pick components to add.
• GraphQL API (plugin) — Optional GraphQL layer via official plugin.
• Internationalization — Multi-locale content out of the box.
• Media Library — Upload + organize media. Providers: local, S3, Cloudinary, DO Spaces.
• Releases (EE) — Bundle content changes and publish atomically.
• REST API (auto-gen) — Auto-generated REST endpoints per content type. Full CRUD + filters.
• Review Workflows (EE) — Approval-based content workflows.
• Role-Based Access Control — Per-role permissions at content type + field level.
• SSO / SAML (EE) — Enterprise identity for admin users.
• Strapi Cloud — Fully-managed hosting of Strapi instances.
• Webhooks — Built-in webhooks on content lifecycle events.

Medusa · 16 features

• Admin Dashboard — React-based admin UI.
• Auth — Customer + admin auth with JWT.
• Cart — Multi-region carts with tax/pricing logic.
• Checkout — Multi-step checkout flow.
• Customers + Groups — Customer records + B2B groups.
• Dynamic Pricing — Price lists, rules, customer-specific.
• Event Bus — Async events via Redis / RabbitMQ.
• File Service — Pluggable storage (S3, local).
• Gift Cards — Native gift-card support.
• Inventory + Multi-warehouse — Stock tracking across locations.
• Next.js Starter — Production-ready Next.js storefront.
• Orders + Fulfillment — Full order lifecycle (edits, returns, exchanges).
• Products + Variants — Products with options, variants, images.
• Promotions + Discounts — Rule-based promos, campaigns.
• Tax Providers — Pluggable tax calculation.
• Workflows Engine — Durable saga-style business logic.