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💸 Flexible Plan
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Shopify is built for general ecommerce merchants. 3DIMLI is built specifically for digital creators who need dedicated product types, built-in discovery, instant payouts, and a storefront purpose-built for digital catalogs — without monthly subscription fees.
The Complete Platform for Selling Digital Products Globally
Sell Globally, Paid Instantly
Reach customers in 200+ countries. Connect your own payment accounts (Stripe, PayPal, Razorpay) and get paid directly in your currency.
Simple, Transparent Pricing
No listing fees, no commission on sales. Keep 100% of your earnings while we handle everything else.
0%
Commission on Sales
Simple subscription. Payment processor fees may apply.
24/7 Creator Support
Get help anytime via support.3dimli.com, our AI-assisted helpdesk, and the Discord community. Connect directly with the team and other creators.
Global Payment Coverage
Easily connect your Stripe, PayPal, or Razorpay accounts. Accept payments from 200+ countries with support for all major cards and local payment methods.
Built for Digital Creators
Sell digital products, 3D models, ebooks, audio, video, games, software, link products, AI models, graphics, and more. Get paid instantly with secure global infrastructure.
Instant Payouts
Secure Checkout
GDPR Compliant
Comparison Table
Where 3DIMLI Gives You More Than Shopify
This is a feature-by-feature breakdown of what 3DIMLI already includes for serious digital sellers, and where Shopify is narrower, more platform-controlled, or does not include the same capability.
Detailed comparison showing which creator, storefront, discovery, payment, support, and security features 3DIMLI includes that Shopify handles only partially or does not provide at all.
Feature
3DIMLIIncluded natively, creator-owned, and built for a broader digital business
ShopifyNarrower, more platform-shaped, or not available in the same depth
Primary Audience
Who the platform is really built for.
Creators, studios, educators, developers, and digital sellers
supports major digital categories
not locked into one narrow use case.
General ecommerce merchants selling physical and digital products
Plans from $5 to $2,300+ per month
Not purpose-built for digital creators or specific digital product types
Dedicated Product Types
How many product types are supported natively.
Digital products, 3D models, ebooks, audio, video, games, software, AI models, graphics
link products so sellers can sell just a link as a product
bookable sessions and appointments with a live availability calendar
product variants with variant-specific pricing, media, files, and attributes
Vimeo and YouTube video support as animated thumbnails on product cards
SoundCloud integration for audio products so buyers can listen to a preview before buying
dedicated product flows for each type.
Generic product listings for physical and digital goods
Digital Downloads requires installing a separate Shopify app
No dedicated product types for 3D models, AI models, audio, ebooks, or software
No Vimeo or YouTube animated video thumbnails on product cards
No SoundCloud audio preview integration
Discovery Routes
Whether platform-wide discovery exists beyond your own audience.
Dedicated search with sorting and filtering
category pages per product type
store discovery
products can be found across the platform.
Store search and filtering via free Search and Discovery app
Shopify Product Network aggregates some cross-store discovery (opt-in, launched late 2025)
Shop app offers some discovery
No platform-wide search across all stores
Similar Products
Whether product pages help other products get discovered.
Similar products on product pages
more internal discovery
better browsing for buyers.
Related products can be configured with plugins or apps
Not built-in as a cross-store discovery tool
Payment Gateway Coverage
How broad the payment stack is.
Stripe, PayPal, and Razorpay
near-global gateway reach
public payment SDK so developers can build and submit local payment integrations
no single narrow payment setup.
Shopify Payments (Stripe-powered) plus 100+ third-party gateways
Using third-party gateways adds 0.5% to 2% extra fee
Hosted Payment SDK available for gateway developers
Instant Payouts
How quickly sellers can receive money.
Instant payouts
no slower marketplace-style payout cycle
seller-friendly cash flow.
Payout timing depends on payment processor
Not positioned as instant payouts for creators
Pricing And Fees
What creators pay to use the platform.
Two creator-friendly pricing paths: Flexible starts at $0 and charges 8% only on actual sales, while Fixed is $25/month or $250/year with 0% commission. Pay-what-you-want, free, and fixed product pricing are supported, and customer payments go directly to the seller's connected gateway account.
Basic plan at $39/mo with 2.9% + 30c per transaction
Grow plan at $105/mo
Advanced plan at $399/mo
Extra 0.5% to 2% fee for third-party gateways
No free-to-start model
Storefront Ownership
Who owns the storefront and buyer journey.
Dedicated storefront under your brand
buyer journey stays creator-led
not marketplace-first.
Full storefront with custom domain
Theme-based design system
Built for general ecommerce, not digital-creator branding
No-Code Website Builder
Whether you can build your own branded pages without code, themes, or hosting.
Built-in drag-and-drop website builder for storefront and profile pages
reusable content blocks
global colors and typography
responsive, SEO-ready pages
no code, themes, hosting, or plugins required.
Website and page building available
General-purpose builder that needs themes, plugins, and hosting
Not a digital-product-native storefront builder
Social Branding
How much presentation control the seller gets.
Social links and link-tree style presence
gradient or custom covers
Unsplash cover integration
dedicated share button on every product and store
unique QR code generation for stores and products.
Theme-based store customization
Requires apps for advanced visual customization
Shopcodes QR code generation available
No link-tree style social presence
No Unsplash cover integration
Direct Chat And Protected Email
How buyers can reach sellers safely.
Telegram or WhatsApp support
visible storefront chat button
Turnstile-protected email reveal.
Contact forms or chat apps available via plugins
No Telegram or WhatsApp storefront button built in
No Turnstile-protected email reveal
Dedicated Support Email
Whether sellers can separate personal and support identities.
Dedicated support email setting per store
personal account email stays private on the storefront
support email used in purchase receipts to keep communication separate.
Store contact email configurable
No dedicated per-store support email identity in purchase receipts
Built-In SEO
Whether SEO is already part of the product stack.
Built-in product SEO
dedicated SEO options directly in product forms so sellers control their own SEO
storefront SEO surfaces
no extra plugin requirement.
Built-in SEO in product forms with meta title, description, and URL handle
Auto-generated sitemaps and canonical URLs
Designed for general ecommerce SEO, not digital-product-specific
Reviews And Social Proof
Which trust and feedback tools exist natively.
Ratings and reviews
comments and upvotes
built-in receipts.
Shopify deprecated its native Product Reviews app in 2024
Analytics dashboard with sales, orders, visitors, and conversion data
Reports with CSV and Excel export
Custom reports on Grow plan and above
No buyer-facing analytics dashboard
Scheduling And Sales Limits
Whether launches and limited drops are supported.
Product scheduling with countdown timer shown on product cards to build hype
add-to-cart button becomes available when timer ends
sales limits
timed launches and controlled availability.
Product scheduling available
No countdown timer on product cards
Sales limits require third-party apps
Store Follow Notifications
Whether followers are notified about new releases.
Buyers can follow stores
direct release notifications
stronger repeat discovery.
No native store-follow notification system
Email marketing requires third-party integration
Helpdesk And AI Support
How strong the support stack is.
Dedicated helpdesk at support.3dimli.com
AI-assisted answers 24/7
direct human support via connect@3dimli.com and Discord
creator-focused docs
remote MCP Code Mode server with 51 typed methods for managing your store from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client.
24/7 live chat and email support available
Phone support limited to callback requests
Plus merchants get dedicated Merchant Success Manager
No AI-assisted helpdesk for your store
1.3 out of 5 on Trustpilot for support quality
AI & MCP Store Management
Whether you can manage your store and optimize listings from AI clients via a connector.
OAuth Claude MCP connector and remote MCP server to manage products, orders, and store settings, and bulk-optimize listings from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
AI-native store management built in.
No MCP connector or AI-native store management
Apps And Bulk Operations
How operations work beyond the browser.
PWA and Android app
desktop app
bulk product uploads with desktop watch-folder workflow
bulk optimize listings with AI through the remote MCP server
OAuth 2.0 connector for Claude and other AI assistants.
iOS and Android mobile app for store management
CSV bulk product import and export built-in
No desktop app
Web-based admin
Integrations & Automation
Which native integrations connect your store to analytics, email, notifications, and automation.
Native built-in integrations with no code: analytics (Google Analytics 4, Meta Pixel, Segment, Customer.io, DataFast, Dub)
The deeper infrastructure serious sellers eventually need.
Username and email sign-in plus Google Auth with one-tap sign-in for fast access
two-factor authentication and sign out from all sessions
custom license names and terms for software and games
built-in license verification API
verified store checks plus gateway-backed FIRA or tax docs
OAuth 2.0 with PKCE for MCP integrations with hashed token storage and automatic rotation.
PCI DSS Level 1 compliant
SSL included on all stores
No built-in software license verification API
No verified store program
This comparison is based on publicly available information as of March 2026. If Shopify introduces new features or covers any gaps listed above, we will revise this table accordingly.
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3DIMLIIncluded natively, creator-owned, and built for a broader digital business