Medusa
Plane
| Feature | Medusa | Plane |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free only | Free / from $7/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.4 / 5 | 4.2 / 5 |
| Best For | developer-teams, custom-commerce, headless-commerce, multi-region-stores | developers, open-source-advocates, startups, engineering-teams |
| Founded | 2021 | 2022 |
| Headless Api | ✓ | ✗ |
| Multi Region | ✓ | ✗ |
| Plugins | ✓ | ✗ |
| Admin Dashboard | ✓ | ✗ |
| Payment Providers | ✓ | ✗ |
| Fulfillment | ✓ | ✗ |
| Tax Engine | ✓ | ✗ |
| Cycles | ✗ | ✓ |
| Modules | ✗ | ✓ |
| Views | ✗ | ✓ |
| Pages | ✗ | ✓ |
| Self Hostable | ✗ | ✓ |
| Analytics | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Medusa Pros
- Fully open-source and developer-friendly
- Headless architecture for any frontend framework
- Built-in multi-region and multi-currency support
- Modular design allows replacing any component
✗ Medusa Cons
- Requires development resources to set up
- Newer platform with smaller ecosystem
- No visual store builder for non-developers
✓ Plane Pros
- Open source and self-hostable
- Modern clean interface
- Jira-like power without complexity
- Active community
✗ Plane Cons
- Relatively new
- Smaller integration ecosystem
- Documentation still maturing
The Verdict
Medusa is built for developer teams and custom commerce, with a focus on headless-api and multi-region. Plane targets developers and open source advocates and leads with cycles and modules.
Medusa uses custom enterprise pricing, while Plane starts at $7/mo — a tangible advantage for teams with a fixed budget.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
Feature-wise, Medusa offers broader built-in capabilities (7 features vs 6), while Plane takes a more focused approach — which can mean a simpler, faster onboarding experience.
This is a genuinely close comparison. If you can, sign up for both free trials (where available) and run a one-week test with your actual team tasks before deciding.