The world of e-commerce is quickly evolving and new technology is allowing developers to create experiences much greater than just a few years back. One of the more interesting solutions is Medusa which is the leading open source infrastructure in the open source space.
In this first part, I will do a quick introduction to Medusa and give my point of view on why I think Medusa is part of the future of e-commerce. In the following parts, I will go deeper into Medusa’s offering, its commerce modules, and its Admin page.
The basics of Medusa
Medusa's offering enables businesses and developers to create customized commerce experiences quickly and reliably through their open source commerce infrastructure. It handles all the core backend elements of commerce, such as carts, orders, customers, products etc.
In a rapidly evolving digital commerce landscape, Medusa is built for developer teams and companies that want to invest in their commerce setup. In turn, they offer a scalable foundation that they can easily take ownership of as they grow.
Medusa’s modular approach
The core of Medusa’s offering is its modular approach to building commerce applications. By unlocking the core commerce logic within platforms, Medusa's open-source npm packages allow developers to install and modify commerce modules without accruing large amounts of technical debt.
This approach allows for a more flexible and extensible commerce stack, enabling developers to build bespoke commerce experiences while getting a great starting point using Medusa’s infrastructure.
Who is Medusa for?
Medusa's approach may not be for mom-and-pop shops as it does require developer resources to get started. Instead, it could very well be the solution for brands and companies that want to create new, innovative commerce experiences and believe that having control over their commerce stack will give them an edge.
For businesses that value ownership over their tech stack, Medusa's modular approach provides a significant advantage over traditional, monolithic platforms, as its modular architecture caters much better to customization and scaleability.
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