E-commerce starters · Rank #5
astro-medusa-starter
Grade B: derived only from the two verdicts below. How grades work
Astro + Medusa starter for e-commerce. Optimized to the core.
Why this verdict
How we check →- 7 commits by 1 contributor in the last 90 days (6 in the last 30). receipt ↗
- Latest release v1.2.0, 193 days ago. receipt ↗
- Astro 6 declared; latest is 7 (1 major behind). receipt ↗
- On current major: React, Tailwind CSS, Zod. receipt ↗
- Not counted in verdict: TypeScript 5 → 7. receipt ↗
Snapshot: commit 5c62c99 on main, checked 2026-10-19 06:37 UTC. Receipts link to files at this exact commit.
Dependency freshness
| Package | Declared | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TypeScript typescript | 5.9.3 | 7.0.2 | Behind, not counted |
| Astro astro | 6.1.1 | 7.4.0 | 1 major behind |
| React react | 19.2.4 | 19.3.1 | Current |
| Tailwind CSS tailwindcss | 4.1.18 | 4.3.3 | Current |
| Zod zod | 4.3.6 | 4.6.7 | Current |
Declared = lowest version the kit's dependency file (package.json, pyproject.toml or requirements.txt) allows. Latest = the npm "latest" tag or the newest PyPI release. TypeScript, the Stripe SDK, FastAPI and other 0.x packages are shown but not counted in the verdict.
What's in the stack
Detected from declared dependencies. A listed package means it's installed, not necessarily fully wired up.
What the README says you get
- APIMedusa webhook redeploys
Medusa webhooks trigger a re-deploy when products are created
- APIClient-side inventory refresh
Product variant availability is refreshed client-side
- BillingStripe checkout
Stripe — secure checkout
- BillingMulti-step checkout
Multi-step checkout (address, shipping, payment)
- ContentStatic product pages
statically generated at build time
- DataMedusa v2 backend
Medusa v2 — headless commerce engine
- DeployCloudflare Workers edge deploy
deployed to the edge on Cloudflare Workers
- i18nRegion detection middleware
Middleware handles region detection and country-based routing
- i18nCountry-prefixed routes
All routes are prefixed with an ISO-2 country code
- UIAstro islands architecture
islands of interactivity
- UIInteractive cart and checkout islands
Cart, checkout, and navigation hydrate as interactive React islands
- UIPersistent cart state
Cart state persists client-side via Nanostores + localStorage
- UIProduct image carousel
Product detail with image carousel
- UITailwind CSS v4 styling
Tailwind CSS v4 — zero-config Vite plugin
Extracted from the kit's README by a local AI model (deepseek-flash) on Oct 12, 2026. Every item is checked against an exact README quote. A README claim is the maker's description, not something we tested.
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History
Sep 29, 2026 → Oct 19, 2026. One square per check, colored by maintenance status. Hover for details.
Show as a table
| Date | Maintenance | Dependencies | Commits (90d) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | Active | 1 major behind | 7 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Active | 1 major behind | 7 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Active | 1 major behind | 4 |
Sources
Every claim on this page comes from these public records, checked . Open them to verify.
- Commit history ↗ default branch (main) at the checked commit: pulse, contributors, last commit
- Releases ↗ latest release
- package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit 5c62c99)
- README ↗ quoted features at the checked commit
- npm registry ↗ latest versions (each linked in the table above)