Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/medusajs/medusa/vs/strapi/strapi
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/medusajs/medusa/vs/strapi/strapi.md
Description: medusa and strapi share 17 technologies: Vite, React, react-router-dom, aws-sdk, Tailwind CSS, Zod, Radix UI, dnd-kit, motion, Ajv, ora, boxen, winston, prompts, jsonwebtoken, sonner, and prismjs. Both are written in TypeScript.

# medusa vs strapi

medusa and strapi share 17 technologies: Vite, React, react-router-dom, aws-sdk, Tailwind CSS, Zod, Radix UI, dnd-kit, motion, Ajv, ora, boxen, winston, prompts, jsonwebtoken, sonner, and prismjs. Both are written in TypeScript.

- [medusajs/medusa](https://seerepo.com/r/medusajs/medusa): The world's most flexible commerce platform for agents and developers
- [strapi/strapi](https://seerepo.com/r/strapi/strapi): 🚀 Strapi is the leading open-source headless CMS. It’s 100% JavaScript/TypeScript, fully customizable, and developer-first.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Vite, React, react-router-dom, aws-sdk, Tailwind CSS, Zod, Radix UI, dnd-kit, motion, Ajv, ora, boxen, winston, prompts, jsonwebtoken, sonner, prismjs
- Only in medusa: Express, connect-redis, Redis, Postgres, bullmq, Stripe, React Hook Form, tanstack, react-currency-input-field, react-country-flag, cmdk, react-helmet-async, @hookform/error-message, @uiw/react-json-view, Ariakit, qrcode, @hookform/resolvers, yaml, js-yaml, openapi3-ts, json-2-csv, csv-parse, express-session, zod-validation-error, morgan, OpenTelemetry, tailwindcss-animate, @tailwindcss/node, PostCSS, tailwind-merge, react-aria, react-stately, prism-react-renderer, @inquirer/confirm, jwks-rsa, oauth4webapi, openid-client, @sendgrid/mail
- Only in strapi: Koa, MCP, @apollo/server, graphql-scalars, Sentry, knex, bcryptjs, ajv-formats, cli-progress, yup, styled-components, Formik, react-dnd, react-dnd-html5-backend, passport-local, react-window, dompurify, highlight.js, markdown-it, markdown-it-container, markdown-it-emoji, react-dropzone, @ai-sdk/react, ai, react-markdown, @tailwindcss/vite, cropperjs, react-select, file-type, sharp, handlebars, react-colorful, prop-types, @aws-sdk/client-ses, nodemailer, @aws-sdk/types

## Side by side

| | medusa | strapi |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 1,150,054 lines written, 7,196 code files | 804,883 lines written, 3,337 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.9% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and GitHub Copilot | 1% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push November 6, 2026, 10,824 commits, 37,113 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 26,581 commits, 73,433 stars |
| Tests | 1,628 test files. 14.5% of its code files have a test that imports them | 1,980 test files. 38.8% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, medusa or strapi?

medusa, with 1,150,054 lines written; strapi has 804,883.

The proof: [medusajs/medusa's code at commit 0f90146](https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/tree/0f9014650066193280e0cbc4f3898c02319fffc6)

### Which has more GitHub stars, medusa or strapi?

strapi, with 73,433 stars; medusa has 37,113.

The proof: [strapi/strapi on GitHub](https://github.com/strapi/strapi)

### Which has more tests, medusa or strapi?

strapi, with 1,980 test files; medusa has 1,628.

The proof: [strapi/strapi's code at commit 958568e](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/tree/958568e4ba76014f6e84587a4b9a2ba85d80207a)

### Which was updated more recently, medusa or strapi?

medusa: its last push was on November 6, 2026, and strapi's on November 4, 2026.

The proof: [medusajs/medusa's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, medusa or strapi?

strapi: an AI signed 1% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot; in medusa, 0.9%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in strapi/strapi](https://seerepo.com/r/strapi/strapi/ai)

## Sources

- medusajs/medusa: Read on November 6, 2026, at commit 0f90146 (https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/tree/0f9014650066193280e0cbc4f3898c02319fffc6)
- strapi/strapi: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit 958568e (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/tree/958568e4ba76014f6e84587a4b9a2ba85d80207a)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.