How to Build Your Own DashThis
Replace DashThis with a custom build. Marketing reporting made easy
Build Difficulty: 5/5
Build a working replacement in a weekend with AI tools
Estimated Timeline
Based on 53 features at Weekend Project difficulty, expect about One weekend with AI-assisted development.
Recommended Tech Stack
Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components
PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions
Utility-first styling for rapid UI development
Transactional and marketing email delivery
Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 8 categories. See all 53 features
Customization(11 features)
Create unique branded color themes to match your or your client's brand identity. Can create unlimited custom themes.
Advanced widget editor allowing customization of metrics, dimensions, filters, segments, and graph types for precise data display.
Add formatted comments with images, titles, bullet points, and more to provide additional context throughout dashboards.
Divide dashboards into separate sections with headers and add section separators for better organization and understanding.
Modify dashboard layout with an intuitive drag-and-drop interface to customize widget placement and organization.
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Support(9 features)
Personalized one-on-one demos with screen sharing to help you get the most out of DashThis.
Documentation covering best practices for marketing reporting.
Real-time chat support from the DashThis support team inside the app.
Access to extensive documentation and help resources.
Access to a dedicated customer success specialist who monitors your account and shares advice and best practices.
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Templates(6 features)
Create and save custom dashboard templates from completed dashboards to use for future clients and reports.
Pre-built template for tracking ecommerce performance including revenue, transactions, conversion rates, cart abandonment, and ROI.
Pre-built template for analyzing paid search results with metrics like clicks, conversions, costs, and ROI from Google Ads and Bing Ads.
Pre-built marketing report templates designed around specific marketing channels with relevant KPIs already selected. Templates for SEO, social media, PPC, and ecommerce reporting.
Pre-built template for tracking organic search performance with SEO KPIs like organic traffic, keyword rankings, and landing page performance.
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Security(4 features)
View simple access logs to track who has viewed dashboards.
Secure dashboards with password protection for added security.
Set unlimited IP address filters to control access to dashboards.
Each dashboard gets a unique URL for individual sharing and access control.
White Label(4 features)
Use a custom branded domain in dashboard URLs (e.g., reports.yourcompany.com) instead of the default DashThis URL.
Configure automated emails to be sent from your own custom email address instead of DashThis.
Add your brand's logo or client logos to dashboards for branding purposes.
Remove all DashThis branding from dashboards to create fully branded reports that appear to be created by your company.
Integration(3 features)
Blend data across multiple integrations in one dashboard, such as combining costs from Facebook Ads and Google Ads together.
Combine data from multiple marketing platforms in a single dashboard. Mix and match data from analytics, SEO, PPC, social media, and custom sources.
Add as many data sources, pages, accounts, and integrations to each dashboard as needed.
Sharing(3 features)
Schedule automated email reports to be sent periodically to clients and team members. Can include dashboard links and PDF copies.
Share dashboards with a unique URL that clients and team members can access in real-time on any device.
Export dashboards as PDFs for printing, filing, or sending to clients and stakeholders. Can be automatically attached to dispatched emails.
Account Management(2 features)
View and access your billing history and payment records.
Add as many client accounts as needed. Scales with agency growth.
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DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 53 features at very easy complexity.