Honest comparison

DashlyBoardvsShopify

Shopify is strong on pure e-commerce — but the real cost explodes with mandatory paid apps, and it has NO forum, NO voice chat, NO public marketplace. DashlyBoard bundles all of it, with no add-ons.

Truly all-in-one
Store, site, dashboard, forum, chat — one platform, one price.
No paid add-ons
Every feature is included. No $10/mo apps to stack up.
Built-in community
Forum, voice chat, text chat and buyer↔seller chat, all native.
Public marketplace
Your products are exposed on the DashlyBoard marketplace from day one.
Feature
DashlyBoard
Shopify
Pricing
Free plan (no ads, no expiry)
3-day trial only
No transaction fee
2% without Shopify Payments
All features in the price
Paid apps stack up
Transparent pricing (no surprises)
Real cost hidden in apps
Starts at €0 / month
Starts at $39/mo
Commerce
Online store
Physical products
Digital products (downloads)
Via paid app
Service offerings
Built-in public marketplace
Unlimited product variants
3 on Basic, 100 on Plus
Builder
Drag & drop builder
Custom subdomain included
Custom domain
Internal dashboard builder
Free themes included
Premium $150-350
Unlimited custom pages
Community
Native built-in forum
Real-time voice chat
Real-time text chat
Buyer ↔ seller chat
Shopify Inbox separate
Public user profiles
Compliance
Automatic EU VAT handling
Native DAC7 compliance
GDPR Article 30 registry
Full EU data residency
US hosting
FR consumer mediator (CM2C)

Why pick DashlyBoard over Shopify

If you want to start WITHOUT paying $39/mo + $100/mo of mandatory apps, if you want a free public marketplace to expose your products, and if community matters (forum + voice chat + text chat + buyer↔seller chat). DashlyBoard ships all of that natively. Shopify also forces you to pay for a premium theme ($150-350) to get a presentable site. DashlyBoard ships free + paid animated themes in the catalog.

When Shopify is the better fit

If you're a pure e-commerce brand with no need for an editorial site, a marketplace or a community, and you want the most mature Shopify app ecosystem on the market — Shopify remains unbeatable on that scope.

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