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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 2026-10-10.

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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. The comparison runs in your browser. If you request an email report, your email address, selected tools and vertical are sent to our delivery service for that one-time email. If you also choose updates, SendPulse stores your email, vertical and stack size with your signup preference and sends a separate confirmation email. You can unsubscribe from updates at any time.

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 · 2026-10-10