--- title: "Medusa vs Shopify: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Medusa or Shopify more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Headless commerce platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/medusa-vs-shopify" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Medusa vs Shopify: Which is searched more? Is Medusa or Shopify more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Headless commerce platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Medusa and Shopify - **Competitive set**: Headless commerce platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Medusa Share of Search**: 1.3% - **Shopify Share of Search**: 4.1% ## Is Medusa or Shopify more popular in search? - In September 2026, Shopify had more branded searches than Medusa among headless commerce platforms worldwide. Shopify had about 1,900 branded searches, while Medusa had 590. Shopify made up 4.1% of all headless commerce platform searches we track, and Medusa accounted for 1.3%. - Shopify was ahead of Medusa in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Medusa’s share of searches among headless commerce platforms worldwide moved from 0.58% to 1.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 480 to 590. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Shopify’s share of searches among headless commerce platforms worldwide moved from 3.5% to 4.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.9K to 1.9K. ## Top headless commerce platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Shopify appeared in all five answers. Medusa was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Shopify was listed before Medusa in four out of five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Shopify | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | commercetools | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Medusa | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | BigCommerce | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Saleor | 5th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Elastic Path | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about headless commerce platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which headless commerce platform should I use?": 1. Shopify, 2. commercetools, 3. Medusa, 4. BigCommerce, 5. Saleor - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best headless commerce platforms?": 1. Shopify, 2. commercetools, 3. BigCommerce, 4. Medusa, 5. Saleor - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best headless commerce platform for an online store?": 1. Shopify, 2. BigCommerce, 3. commercetools, 4. Medusa, 5. Saleor - Searched Google, AI Overview "headless commerce platforms": 1. commercetools, 2. Medusa, 3. Saleor, 4. Shopify, 5. BigCommerce - Searched Google, AI Overview "ecommerce api": 1. Shopify, 2. Elastic Path Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for headless commerce platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Shopify lost share of searches among headless commerce platforms worldwide, from 5% to 4.1%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Medusa worldwide rose 22.9% over 12 measured months, from 480 to 590 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Medusa estimated searches | Medusa Share of Search | Medusa rank | Shopify estimated searches | Shopify Share of Search | Shopify rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 480 | 0.58% | 6 | 2.9K | 3.5% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 480 | 0.68% | 6 | 4.4K | 6.3% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 320 | 0.48% | 6 | 2.9K | 4.4% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 480 | 0.7% | 6 | 2.9K | 4.2% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 480 | 0.96% | 6 | 2.9K | 5.8% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 590 | 1.1% | 6 | 2.9K | 5.5% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 590 | 1.2% | 6 | 2.9K | 5.8% | 4 | | May 2026 | 720 | 1.7% | 6 | 2.9K | 6.8% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 590 | 1% | 6 | 2.9K | 5% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 480 | 0.99% | 6 | 2.9K | 6% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 590 | 1.2% | 6 | 2.4K | 5% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 590 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.9K | 4.1% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Medusa’s and Shopify’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Medusa**: Measured on the search term “medusa commerce”. - **Shopify**: Measured on the search term “shopify hydrogen”. - [Medusa profile](/demand/global-en/brands/medusa) - [Shopify profile](/demand/global-en/brands/shopify) - [All headless commerce platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/headless-commerce-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Medusa or Shopify more popular in search? In September 2026, Shopify had more branded searches than Medusa among headless commerce platforms worldwide. Shopify had about 1,900 branded searches, while Medusa had 590. Shopify made up 4.1% of all headless commerce platform searches we track, and Medusa accounted for 1.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Medusa vs Shopify: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/medusa-vs-shopify This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/medusa-vs-shopify. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.