Creator Economy

How independent artists, labels, and brands are building direct-to-fan businesses, and keeping more of what they earn.

An honest comparison of dPlaza and Shopify. Shopify is the general-purpose commerce giant; dPlaza is built for one job: helping creators, artists, and labels sell direct-to-fan on Base chain with no middlemen and instant settlement. Here's how they stack up.

dPlaza Team

5 min readJune 14, 2026

Creator Economy Base Chain

dPlaza vs Diggers Factory: Two Visions of Direct-to-Fan Music Commerce

An honest comparison of dPlaza and Diggers Factory. Diggers Factory presses and crowdfunds vinyl; dPlaza is a branded Web3 storefront where artists own the full fan relationship: merch, digital, vinyl bundles, and direct payments. Here's how to choose.

dPlaza Team

7 min readJune 14, 2026

Creator Economy

dPlaza vs Shopify: Which Platform Is Right for Creator Merchants?

dPlaza vs Diggers Factory: Two Visions of Direct-to-Fan Music Commerce