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Bluepark vs Medusa

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Bluepark

E-Commerce

A UK-based ecommerce platform to design, sell and manage your online store

From
£14.99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Medusa logo

Medusa

E-Commerce

Open source Shopify alternative

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Bluepark pricing in GBP plus VAT; Medusa the managed cloud meters four separate resources: edge requests, emails, compute hours and database storage
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bluepark and Medusa actually diverge.

Attributes where Bluepark and Medusa differ
AttributeBlueparkMedusa
Starting price£14.99/month$29/month
FoundedUnknown2020

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (E-Commerce).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Bluepark

Nothing recorded that Medusa does not also cover.

Only in Medusa

  • Open source
  • Modular architecture
  • Multi-region support
  • Plugin system
  • Admin dashboard
  • Order management
  • Inventory tracking
  • Payment integrations

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Bluepark

  • E-commerce catalog managementnot Medusa
  • Multi-channel selling integrationnot Medusa

Medusa

  • Building a custom ecommerce backend on an open source headless platformnot Bluepark
  • Running a self hosted or managed commerce API with a custom storefrontnot Bluepark

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Bluepark

  • Pricing in GBP plus VAT
  • Email overage fees apply to all plans beyond 50,000/month at £0.002 per email
  • Extra storage on Enterprise limited to maximum 12GB

Medusa

  • The managed cloud meters four separate resources: edge requests, emails, compute hours and database storage
  • The Develop plan at $29 a month applies a hard limit of 1,000 emails, so it stops rather than bills
  • Compute hours are capped at 600 on Develop and 800 on Launch
  • Edge request overage is $0.3 per million and storage $0.5 per GB month above the plan allowance
  • Background workers and priority support require the Scale plan at $299 a month

Pricing, plan by plan

Bluepark

£14.99/month
  • Central$14.99/month
    • No products, 500MB storage
    • For non-ecommerce use
  • Retail$29.99/month
    • Up to 500 products
    • 500MB storage
    • All essential features
  • Business$44.99/month
    • Up to 2,000 products
    • 1GB storage
    • Marketing and B2B features
  • Enterprise$64.99/month
    • Unlimited products
    • 2GB storage
    • QuickBooks integration

Medusa

$29/month
  • Develop$29/month
    • Base cloud hosting
    • Commerce features included
    • No GMV-tax
  • Launch$99/month
    • Enhanced features
    • No GMV-tax
  • Scale$299/month
    • Advanced features
    • No GMV-tax
  • Enterprise$null/custom
    • Custom configuration

Which should you pick?

Choose Bluepark if

Nothing in the data separates Bluepark from Medusa on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Bluepark review

Choose Medusa if

  • You need open source.
  • You also want modular architecture.
Medusa review

Questions people ask

Is Bluepark or Medusa better?
Neither clearly leads. Bluepark starts at £14.99/month and Medusa at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Bluepark or Medusa?
Bluepark starts at £14.99/month and Medusa at $29/month.
Does Bluepark or Medusa run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Bluepark best used for?
Bluepark is most often used for e-commerce catalog management, multi-channel selling integration. Of those, e-commerce catalog management and multi-channel selling integration are not what Medusa is typically brought in for.
What can Bluepark do that Medusa cannot?
Medusa covers Open source, Modular architecture, Multi-region support, Plugin system.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Bluepark: What are Bluepark's pricing plans?

Bluepark offers four plans: Central at £14.99/month for non-ecommerce use, Retail at £29.99/month for up to 500 products, Business at £44.99/month for up to 2,000 products, and Enterprise at £64.99/month for unlimited products. All prices exclude VAT.

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Medusa: What does Medusa charge for additional team members?

Additional seats on the Medusa Cloud development platform cost $30 per seat per month. Unlimited users can access the Medusa Admin Dashboard at no additional cost for commerce operations.

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Bluepark: Does Bluepark charge transaction fees?

No, Bluepark advertises 0% transaction fees across all plans.

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Medusa: Are there usage-based charges beyond the base Medusa plan price?

Yes. Beyond base plan costs, Medusa charges for edge request overages at $0.30 per 1M requests, email overages at $0.70 per 1,000 emails, data transfer at $0.125 per GB, and database storage at $0.50 per GB-month.

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Bluepark: How much is the email overage charge on Bluepark?

Email overages beyond the included 50,000 emails per month are charged at £0.002 per email on all plans.

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Medusa: Can I cancel my Medusa subscription at any time?

Yes, users can cancel their Medusa subscription anytime. Plans are billed monthly in advance, with flex usage charges from the previous month added to the next invoice.

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