Honest comparison

DashlyBoardvsSquarespace

Squarespace excels at editorial sites — but no forum, no voice chat, no public marketplace, and 3% transaction fees on Personal. DashlyBoard covers everything at no extra cost.

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
Squarespace
Pricing
Free plan (no ads, no expiry)
No transaction fee
3% on Personal plan
All features in the price
Commerce on higher tier
Transparent pricing (no surprises)
Starts at €0 / month
Commerce
Online store
Physical products
Digital products (downloads)
Paid add-on
Service offerings
Acuity Scheduling separate
Built-in public marketplace
Unlimited product variants
Builder
Drag & drop builder
Custom subdomain included
Custom domain
Internal dashboard builder
Free themes included
Unlimited custom pages
Community
Native built-in forum
Real-time voice chat
Real-time text chat
Buyer ↔ seller chat
Public user profiles
Limited by audiences
Compliance
Automatic EU VAT handling
Native DAC7 compliance
GDPR Article 30 registry
Full EU data residency
FR consumer mediator (CM2C)

Why pick DashlyBoard over Squarespace

If you want to start for free (Squarespace has no free plan), if you want to avoid the 3% transaction fee on the Personal plan, and if you need a business dashboard + marketplace + forum + voice chat natively. DashlyBoard also ships DAC7, GDPR Art. 30 registry and CM2C mediation that Squarespace doesn't.

When Squarespace is the better fit

If editorial aesthetics is your top priority (portfolios, visual blogs, restaurant sites) and you don't need a marketplace or a business dashboard, Squarespace excels here.

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