Magento alternative: How it compares with Medusa, a JavaScript-based ecommerce platform

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  • Medusa

    Building blocks for digital commerce

  • Medusa is an open source composable commerce platform built with Node.js. Medusa also comes with many features out-of-the-box including automated Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) flows, multi-currency and region support, and advanced promotions among other features.

  • Magento

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  • Similarly, developers can report bugs and contribute to issues on Magento’s GitHub repository. Magento also has a contributor’s leaderboard to showcase their top contributors

  • SurveyJS

    Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

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  • less.js

    Less. The dynamic stylesheet language.

  • Magento is built with PHP. A good understanding of PHP is generally enough to perform different development tasks such as building modules. However, developers often need to work with libraries like Knockout.js and Less when developing themes.

  • knockout

    Knockout makes it easier to create rich, responsive UIs with JavaScript

  • Magento is built with PHP. A good understanding of PHP is generally enough to perform different development tasks such as building modules. However, developers often need to work with libraries like Knockout.js and Less when developing themes.

  • pwa-studio

    🛠Development tools to build, optimize and deploy Progressive Web Applications for Magento 2.

  • Alternatively, developers can use Magento’s new project PWA Studio for a faster storefront. However, it’s still under development and less mature than Magento’s default themes.

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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