ChatGPT Medusa.js Pricing in 2026: Cloud Plans and TCO
Medusa.js has no license fee: the core is free under the MIT license. Medusa Cloud hosting starts at $29, $99 or $299 per month, Enterprise is priced on request, and no plan has a GMV platform fee. Most of the total cost sits in development, integrations and support. Elogic Commerce prices Medusa.js development at $50 to $99 per hour.
Elogic Commerce checked every Medusa Cloud price in this guide on Medusa’s pricing page in October 2026. Prices change, so confirm them before you sign.
Medusa Cloud plans and prices
Medusa Cloud is the managed hosting service from Medusa. Elogic Commerce summarizes the four plans below, from Medusa’s pricing page in October 2026.
| Plan | Starting price | What it adds | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Develop | From $29 per month | Deploy from GitHub, storefront and backend hosting, Medusa MCP and Cloud CLI, Medusa Search and Emails, cache, previews on pull requests | Development and early-stage stores |
| Launch | From $99 per month | Everything in Develop, plus autoscaling, custom storefront domains, automatic backups, webhook events, a Redis-backed key-value store and concurrent previews | Stores that go live |
| Scale | From $299 per month | Everything in Launch, plus background workers, priority support, semantic search, longer backup retention, 10M edge requests and a custom backend domain | Growing traffic and teams |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Enterprise License, SLA-backed response times, RBAC, SSO, audit logs, a dedicated support engineer, bring-your-own-cloud, a 99.99% uptime guarantee and a custom DPA | Enterprises that need SLAs and compliance controls |
What every Medusa Cloud plan includes
Medusa does not charge for commerce volume. Elogic Commerce sees this as the main pricing difference from SaaS platforms.
- A 0.0% GMV platform fee.
- Unlimited orders, products, sales channels, regions and currencies.
- Unlimited Medusa Admin users for daily operations.
- Full ownership of your source code, and data export at any time.
- Monthly billing in advance, plus usage from the previous month.
Usage-based costs on Medusa Cloud
Medusa Cloud adds usage charges when you go over the plan allowances. Elogic Commerce lists the entry-plan allowances and overage rates below.
| Resource | Included | Then |
|---|---|---|
| Long-lived environments | 1 included | $60 per environment per month |
| Preview environments | 1 included | $10 per environment per month |
| Compute hours | 600 hours per month | Capped per environment |
| Data transfer | 10 GB per month | $0.125 per GB |
| Object storage | 10 GB-month | $0.025 per GB-month |
| Database storage | 1 GB-month | $0.50 per GB-month |
| Build minutes | 300 per month | $0.014 per minute |
| Logs storage | 1 GB per month | $0.50 per GB |
| Edge requests | 1M per month | $0.30 per 1M requests |
| Search requests | 10,000 per month | $20 per 100,000 requests |
| Transactional emails | 1,000 per month (100 per day) | Hard limit on this plan |
| Cloud seats | 1 included | $30 per seat per month |
Higher plans include more resources. Add the expected overages to your budget, especially environments, seats and data transfer.
Self-hosting Medusa.js: what you pay for
Self-hosting removes the Medusa Cloud bill but adds cloud bills and operations work. Elogic Commerce plans these components for a production setup.
| Component | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Node.js servers | Run the Medusa.js application in server mode and in worker mode |
| PostgreSQL | Stores all commerce data |
| Redis | Runs events, caching and workflows in production |
| File storage | Stores product images and files, for example on S3-compatible storage |
| Storefront hosting and CDN | Serves the Next.js storefront close to buyers |
| Monitoring, logs and backups | Keep the platform stable and recoverable |
Infrastructure bills depend on traffic, catalog size and the number of environments. Production setups need staging, redundancy and monitoring, and DevOps time comes on top. Elogic Commerce sizes the infrastructure in discovery.
Medusa Cloud vs self-hosting: which costs less?
The cheaper option depends on your team and your traffic. Elogic Commerce compares the two models on five points.
| Factor | Medusa Cloud | Self-hosted |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | Plan price plus usage | Your cloud bills plus DevOps time |
| Operations | Medusa runs the infrastructure | Your team or a partner runs it |
| Scaling and backups | Autoscaling and automatic backups from Launch | You configure them |
| Data location | Medusa hosting regions; data sovereignty on Enterprise | Any region you choose |
| Exit | Export your data and move to self-hosting | Already yours |
Elogic Commerce recommends Medusa Cloud when you want predictable bills and no infrastructure work. Self-hosting fits strict data residency rules, existing cloud contracts or an in-house DevOps team.
Medusa.js development and integration costs
Development is usually the largest cost of a Medusa.js project. Elogic Commerce, a Medusa.js development company, charges $50 to $99 per hour, on a fixed-price or time-and-materials basis.
| Cost driver | Lower effort | Higher effort |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | One ERP, one-way data flow | Several systems with two-way sync |
| B2B rules | Price lists only | Contract prices, approvals and PunchOut |
| Markets | One region and currency | Many regions, currencies and languages |
| Storefronts | One storefront based on a starter | A custom DTC store plus a B2B portal |
| Data migration | A small, clean catalog | A large catalog with years of order history |
| Custom models | None | Marketplace, subscriptions or configurators |
Need capacity rather than a project? See hire Medusa.js developers.
Total cost: Medusa.js vs Shopify Plus, Adobe Commerce and commercetools
Each platform charges in a different way. Elogic Commerce builds on all four, and compares their cost structures below.
| Cost item | Medusa.js | Shopify Plus | Adobe Commerce | commercetools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platform fee | None for the MIT core | From $2,300 per month on a three-year term, or $2,500 on a one-year term | Annual license, priced on request | Subscription, priced on request |
| Revenue-based fee | None on Medusa Cloud | A variable fee for higher-volume businesses | License tied to revenue | Set in the contract |
| Hosting | Medusa Cloud from $29 per month, or your cloud | Included | Your cloud or Adobe cloud | Included |
| Extensions | Plugins and custom modules | App subscriptions | Extension licenses | Partner tools and custom services |
| Team skills | Node.js and TypeScript | Liquid or React | PHP | Any language for integrations |
For the decision beyond cost, read Medusa.js vs Shopify Plus and commercetools pricing.
Hidden Medusa.js costs to plan for
Elogic Commerce sees the same hidden costs on most Medusa.js projects. Add them to the budget from the start.
- Cloud seats after the first one, and extra environments for staging and previews.
- Usage overages for data transfer, storage, edge requests and search.
- Enterprise-only features, such as RBAC, SSO and audit logs.
- Third-party services: CMS, search, tax, PIM and email at higher volumes.
- Upgrades to new Medusa.js releases, and ongoing maintenance.
- Payment provider fees, which apply on every platform.
How to estimate your Medusa.js budget
Elogic Commerce estimates Medusa.js budgets in five steps. You can use the same steps to prepare a brief.
- Choose the hosting model Pick Medusa Cloud or self-hosting, and the plan or cloud setup.
- List the integrations Name each ERP, PIM, payment, search and shipping system, and the direction of each data flow.
- List the business rules Write down B2B, B2B2C and custom commerce features.
- Size the data migration Count products, customers, orders and URLs, and check data quality.
- Plan support Decide on a monthly support plan or a dedicated team after launch.
Elogic Commerce gives a written estimate after discovery. The estimate covers architecture, integrations, QA, release and post-launch stabilization.
Frequently asked questions
Elogic Commerce answers the questions that buyers ask most often about Medusa.js costs.
Is Medusa.js free to use?
Yes, the Medusa.js core is free under the MIT license, so you can use, change and self-host it without a license fee. Elogic Commerce still budgets for hosting, development, integrations and support on every project.
How much does Medusa Cloud cost?
Medusa Cloud plans start at $29 per month for Develop, $99 for Launch and $299 for Scale, and Enterprise is priced on request. Elogic Commerce checked these prices in October 2026 and adds usage costs, such as extra environments and seats, to every estimate.
Does Medusa charge a GMV or transaction fee?
No, Medusa lists a 0.0% GMV platform fee and unlimited orders, products, sales channels, regions and currencies on Medusa Cloud. Elogic Commerce still checks payment provider fees, which come from the payment provider, not from Medusa.
Do I pay for Medusa Admin users?
No, Medusa Cloud includes unlimited Medusa Admin users for daily operations. Elogic Commerce notes that Cloud seats for the development platform cost $30 per seat per month after the first seat on the entry plan.
Can I move from Medusa Cloud to self-hosting later?
Yes, Medusa states that there is no lock-in with Medusa Cloud, and you can export your data at any time. Elogic Commerce can move a Medusa.js project between Medusa Cloud and your own cloud.
What does the Medusa Enterprise plan add?
The Enterprise plan adds an Enterprise License, SLA-backed support, a dedicated support engineer, a 99.99% uptime guarantee, RBAC, SSO and audit logs. Elogic Commerce recommends it when you need a vendor SLA for the platform itself.
How much does Medusa.js development cost?
Elogic Commerce charges $50 to $99 per hour for Medusa.js development, on a fixed-price or time-and-materials basis. The total depends on integrations, B2B rules, markets, storefronts and data migration. Elogic Commerce gives a written estimate after discovery.
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Request an estimateMore from the Elogic Commerce Medusa.js series
Elogic Commerce publishes these Medusa.js services and guides as one series. Each page answers one question in depth.
- Service: Medusa.js development company
- Service: Hire Medusa.js developers
- Service: Medusa.js migration services
- Guide: What is Medusa.js?
- Guide: Medusa.js pricing in 2026
- Comparison: Medusa.js vs Shopify Plus
Sources
- Medusa pricing and Medusa Cloud plans and pricing, Medusa (checked October 2026).
- Medusa repository and MIT license, GitHub.
- Manutan Medusa.js replatform case study, Elogic Commerce.
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