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Metatype vs Storecraft
Metatype builds backend components with WASM, while Storecraft uses pure JavaScript/TypeScript for commerce.
MetatypeBuild backend components with WASM, Typescript and Python, no matter where and how your (legacy) systems are!
Storecraft⭐ Next Generation Commerce As CodeWhich to pick
Pick Metatype if you want…
- Declarative API development with type-safe graphs
- WASM-based backends
- Integrations with TypeScript, Python or Rust (on Metatype's list, not Storecraft's)
Pick Storecraft if you want…
- Headless commerce backends as code
- Integrations with Node, Deno or Bun (on Storecraft's list, not Metatype's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Metatype:Metatype is an open-source declarative platform to author and deploy APIs using TypeScript, Python, Rust and WASM.
- Storecraft:Storecraft is an open-source JavaScript backend for headless commerce, runnable on any JS platform with database and storage options.
- Best for
- Metatype:Declarative API development with type-safe graphs
- Storecraft:Headless commerce backends as code
- Who it’s for
- Metatype:Developers building backend services, APIs, and integrations across legacy systems.
- Storecraft:Developers building custom commerce backends who want serverless or serverful flexibility.
- Pricing
- Metatype:Open source
- Storecraft:Open source
- Open source
- Metatype:Yes, 407 GitHub stars
- Storecraft:Yes, 867 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Metatype:TypeScript, Python, Rust
- Storecraft:Node, Deno, Bun, AWS Lambda, Cloudflare Workers, MongoDB, SQLite, Postgres
Metatype features
- Typegraphs. Programmable virtual graphs that describe all stack components and enable type-safe API composition.
- Typegate. GraphQL/REST composition engine that compiles, optimizes, caches queries and enforces auth policies.
- Meta CLI. Live-reloading CLI for one-command deployment to Metatype cloud or self-hosted instances.
- Multi-language support. Write backend components in TypeScript, Python or Rust and run them via WebAssembly.
- Reusable components. Install third-party dependencies as reusable modules within typegraphs.
- Open-source & extensible. Hosted on GitHub with community contributions and a permissive MPL-2.0 license.
Storecraft features
- Multi-platform runtime. Runs on Node, Deno, Bun, AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions, Cloudflare Workers, etc.
- Database agnostic. Connects to MongoDB, SQLite, Postgres, MySQL, Turso, Neon, Cloudflare D1, PlanetScale and more.
- Pluggable storage. Supports S3, Cloudflare R2, Google Storage, local filesystem and other providers.
- Event-driven architecture. Handle any commerce event with custom logic via an event-based API.
- Extensible extensions. Add payment gateways, auth providers, AI modules and other extensions.
- Official dashboard. Web UI for managing stores, configurations and monitoring.
- CLI scaffolding. Create a new store project with a single command: npx storecraft create.
- Typed TypeScript API. Well-documented REST API and TypeScript SDK for rapid development.
Metatype vs Storecraft FAQ
Is Metatype or Storecraft free?+
Yes, both are free and open source.
Is Metatype or Storecraft open source?+
Yes, both are open source: Metatype (metatypedev/metatype on GitHub, MPL-2.0 license) and Storecraft (store-craft/storecraft on GitHub).
Do Metatype and Storecraft integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Metatype lists TypeScript, Python and Rust; Storecraft lists Node, Deno, Bun, AWS Lambda and 10 more.
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