Blotout vs Black Crow AI

Is Blotout or Black Crow AI a better data solution for Shopify brands?

Blotout competitors

What is Blotout?

Blotout restores your marketing signals in the post-cookie world. Your returning customers are showing up as anonymous and Blotout aims to identify them. Blotout is used by 900 Shopify sites according to BuiltWith.


Black Crow AI competitors

What is Black Crow AI?

BlackCrow's machine learning is designed to understand your most valuable customers and help you acquire more of them. Black Crow AI is used by 1000 Shopify sites according to BuiltWith.


Blotout vs Black Crow AI comparison

FeatureBlotoutBlack Crow AILittledata
Identity resolution to boost audiences✔️✔️✔️
Server-side tracking✔️✔️✔️
Customer data to marketing platforms✔️✔️✔️
Works with platforms other than Shopify✔️✔️minus
30 day free trialminus✔️✔️
Public statement of privacy complianceminus✔️✔️
Fully automatic, no code setupminusminus✔️
Automatic tracking of checkout extensibilityminusminus✔️
No-code setup for Shopify Hydrogenminusminus✔️

Blotout focuses on restoring marketing signals in a post-cookie environment by identifying returning customers who appear anonymous. Its identity resolution and server-side tracking enhance audience targeting and facilitate data transfer to marketing platforms, making it versatile beyond Shopify.

In comparison, Black Crow AI offers a machine learning approach to identify valuable customers and improve acquisition strategies. It also provides a 30-day free trial and emphasizes privacy compliance, similar to Blotout.

Littledata, while also offering a 30-day free trial and privacy compliance, stands out with its fully automatic, no-code setup and automatic tracking of checkout extensibility. This feature simplifies implementation and enhances data collection without requiring technical expertise.

Overall, Blotout emphasizes restoring signals, Black Crow AI focuses on customer acquisition through machine learning, and Littledata prioritizes ease of use and automation in tracking.

Cost comparison

Blotout vs Black Crow AI's monthly subscription cost

Store sizeBlotoutBlack Crow AILittledata
50 orders / month$50$500$39
500 orders / month$250$500$149
5,000 orders / month$830$1500$349
20,000 orders / month$2500$5000$799

For 50 orders, Blotout is 90% cheaper than Black Crow AI and 29% more expensive than Littledata. At 500 orders, Blotout and Black Crow AI are equal, with Littledata being 40% cheaper than both. For 5,000 orders, Blotout is 44% cheaper than Black Crow AI and 138% more expensive than Littledata. At 20,000 orders, Blotout is 50% cheaper than Black Crow AI and 213% more expensive than Littledata. Overall, Blotout consistently offers lower prices compared to Black Crow AI.

Supported data destinations

DestinationBlotoutBlack Crow AILittledata
Klaviyo✔️✔️✔️
Attentive✔️✔️✔️
Google Analytics✔️minus✔️
Meta Ads✔️minus✔️
Google Ads✔️minus✔️
Postscript✔️minusminus
TikTokminusminus✔️
Pinterestminusminus✔️
Segmentminusminus✔️

Blotout offers a broader range of data destinations, including Google Analytics, Meta Ads, Klaviyo, Google Ads, Postscript, and Attentive, allowing for extensive tracking across various platforms. Black Crow AI focuses primarily on Klaviyo and Attentive, emphasizing email and SMS marketing analytics. Littledata also provides a wide array of destinations, including Google Analytics, Meta Ads, TikTok, Pinterest, Klaviyo, Google Ads, Segment, and Attentive, catering to diverse marketing channels. The main difference lies in the breadth of integrations, with Blotout and Littledata supporting more platforms compared to Black Crow AI's narrower focus.

Klaviyo comparison

Blotout vs Black Crow AI's solution for Klaviyo

FeatureBlotoutBlack Crow AILittledata
Identity resolution
Never adds new emails to your marketing list✔️✔️✔️
Docs on how an end-user can opt out for GDPR / CCPAminusminus✔️
Uses other marketing channel cookies to boost identityminusminus✔️
Backstitches Klaviyo profile onto previous customer eventsminusminus✔️
Viewed Product trigger
Tracked server-sideminus✔️✔️
Tracked client-side✔️minusminus
Enriched product info (e.g. category)minusminus✔️
Backwards compatible with Klaviyo templatesminusminus✔️
Added to Cart trigger
Tracked server-sideminus✔️✔️
Enriched product info (e.g. category)minus✔️✔️
Backwards compatible with Klaviyo templatesminus✔️✔️
Tracked client-side✔️minusminus
Target the whole contents of the cartminusminus✔️

Littledata offers unique advantages for tracking customers from Shopify to Klaviyo. Its comprehensive documentation on GDPR/CCPA opt-out ensures compliance, while its ability to utilize other marketing channel cookies enhances identity resolution. Additionally, Littledata backstitches Klaviyo profiles onto previous customer events, providing a richer historical context for customer interactions. In contrast, while both Blotout and Black Crow AI also prevent the addition of new emails to marketing lists, they lack the same level of identity enhancement and historical data integration that Littledata provides, making it a more robust choice for effective customer tracking and engagement.

Benefits of Littledata
Littledata has been trusted by leading Shopify brands since 2017 for reliable server-side tracking.
100% of revenue tracked
Enhanced identity resolution
Connectors for all popular marketing channels
googleAnalytics
Comparing Blotout against Black Crow AI
How does Blotout work?

Blotout's EdgeTag aims to bypass the iOS restrictions on cookies to track browser events to a customer profile - even if that customer has opted out of being tracked.

Does Blotout work with Shopify?

Yes, Blotout is installed on 900 Shopify sites according to the latest stats from BuiltWith.

Does Black Crow AI work with Shopify?

Yes, Black Crow AI is installed on 1000 Shopify sites according to the latest stats from BuiltWith.

Is Blotout suitable for Enterprise brands?

Blotout is used by 26 sites in the top 100,000 globally - so this solution is unlikely to be appropriate for Enterprise brands.

Is Black Crow AI suitable for Enterprise brands?

Black Crow AI is used by 65 sites in the top 100,000 globally - so this solution is likely suitable for Enterprise scale brands.

Which marketing tools does Blotout support?

Blotout supports Google Analytics, Meta Ads, Klaviyo, Google Ads, Postscript and Attentive.

Which marketing tools does Black Crow AI support?

Black Crow AI supports Klaviyo and Attentive.

Who owns Blotout?

Blotout is an independent private company headquartered in Fremont, California. Mandar Shinde is Blotout's CEO.

Who owns Black Crow AI?

Black Crow AI is an independent private company headquartered in New York. Richard Harris is Black Crow AI's CEO.

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