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Stack Benchmark

Pick your vertical, tick the tools you run, and see how your stack compares to the 3,145 DTC storefronts where we detected one — layer by layer, against real installs, not vendor marketing.

The median DTC brand we track runs tools in 4 of 10 stack layers. Platform and email are near-universal — 97% have a detectable platform and 85% run email or SMS — while layers like subscriptions and loyalty are minority choices even among leading brands. Coverage isn't a score to maximize: a gap your peers also have is normal; a gap where 79% of them made a pick is worth a look. Data from 2026-09-08.

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What 3,145 DTC brands run, by layer

LayerBrands with a pickMost detectedRunner-up
Platform 97% Shopify (92%) WooCommerce (3%)
Email & SMS 85% Klaviyo (79%) Attentive (15%)
Reviews & UGC 79% Yotpo (64%) Okendo (59%)
Support & helpdesk 26% Gorgias (25%) Tidio (1%)
Analytics & attribution 27% Triple Whale (21%) Northbeam (7%)
Upsell & checkout 21% Rebuy (16%) AfterSell (3%)
Subscriptions 16% Recharge (4%) Skio (3%)
Loyalty & referrals 12% Rivo (4%) Social Snowball (4%)
Page builders 13% PageFly (7%) Replo (4%)
Post-purchase & shipping 8% Loop Returns (5%) AfterShip (2%)

How is the benchmark calculated?

We scan the public storefronts of 3,145 DTC brands (ranked by our Tranco × CrUX index) for tool signatures — script tags, CDNs, and markup fingerprints. Your picks are compared against brands in the same vertical: how many of them cover each layer at all, and how popular each specific tool is among them. Nothing you tick is stored or sent anywhere — the comparison runs entirely in your browser.

Why isn't my tool listed?

Only tools we can reliably detect from storefront code appear here. Backend-only tools, agencies, and custom builds leave no public signature, so we won't claim numbers about them. If a detectable tool is missing, tell us and we'll add a signature.

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3,145 brands · 11 verticals · 10 layers · 57 detectable tools · 2026-09-08