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.
Elevar is designed to fix conversion tracking issues and GTM setup with server-side tracking that pushes data back to marketing channels. Elevar is used by 6,300 Shopify sites according to BuiltWith.
Feature | Blotout | Elevar | Littledata |
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Identity resolution to boost audiences | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Server-side tracking | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Customer data to marketing platforms | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Public statement of privacy compliance | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Works with platforms other than Shopify | ✔️ | ||
30 day free trial | ✔️ | ||
Fully automatic, no code setup | ✔️ | ||
Automatic tracking of checkout extensibility | ✔️ | ||
No-code setup for Shopify Hydrogen | ✔️ |
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 data integration with various marketing platforms, not limited to Shopify.
In comparison, Elevar also offers identity resolution and server-side tracking but emphasizes fixing conversion tracking issues and optimizing Google Tag Manager (GTM) setups. Its approach is more geared towards ensuring accurate data flow back to marketing channels.
Littledata provides a fully automatic, no-code setup with a 30-day free trial, making it user-friendly. It shares features like identity resolution and server-side tracking, along with a commitment to privacy compliance. Additionally, it automatically tracks checkout extensibility, which can be beneficial for ecommerce managers looking for seamless integration.
Overall, Blotout is tailored for restoring signals, Elevar for conversion tracking, and Littledata for ease of setup and comprehensive tracking.
Store size | Blotout | Elevar | Littledata |
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50 orders / month | $50 | $200 | $39 |
500 orders / month | $250 | $200 | $149 |
5,000 orders / month | $830 | $450 | $349 |
20,000 orders / month | $2500 | $950 | $799 |
For 50 orders, Blotout is 28% more expensive than Littledata, while Elevar is 413% more expensive than Blotout. At 500 orders, Blotout and Elevar are equal, but Littledata is 40% cheaper than both. For 5000 orders, Blotout is 84% more expensive than Littledata and 84% more than Elevar. At 20000 orders, Blotout is 163% more expensive than Littledata and 163% more than Elevar, while Elevar is 19% more expensive than Littledata.
Destination | Blotout | Elevar | Littledata |
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Google Analytics | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Meta Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Klaviyo | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Google Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Attentive | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Postscript | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
✔️ | ✔️ | ||
TikTok | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Yotpo Email & SMS | ✔️ | ||
Segment | ✔️ |
Blotout focuses on privacy-centric data handling, offering destinations like Google Analytics, Meta Ads, Klaviyo, Google Ads, Postscript, and Attentive. Elevar includes similar platforms but adds Pinterest and TikTok, along with Yotpo Email & SMS, enhancing its marketing capabilities. Littledata also supports Google Analytics, Meta Ads, TikTok, Pinterest, Klaviyo, Google Ads, and Attentive, but emphasizes integration with Segment for advanced data management. The main differences lie in the specific platforms supported and the emphasis on privacy or integration capabilities.
Feature | Blotout | Elevar | Littledata |
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Product list views & clicks | |||
Tracks products list as you scroll | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Tracks clicks on product list | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Consistent product identifier in GA4 | ✔️ | ||
Add to Cart event | |||
Tracked server-side | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Enriched product info | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Tracks remove from cart | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Tracked client-side | ✔️ | ||
Checkout steps | |||
Compatible with checkout extensibility | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Compatible with accelerated checkouts | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
All steps tracked server-side | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Purchase event | |||
Tracked server side for 100% accuracy | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Includes post-purchase upsells | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Includes recurring orders | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Filter orders by sales channel | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Includes refunds | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Tracked client-side | ✔️ | ||
User-provided data for improved attribution | ✔️ | ||
Custom mapping to a source / medium | ✔️ |
Blotout's purchase tracking for Google Analytics focuses on privacy and does not add new emails to marketing lists, which may limit customer engagement. In contrast, Elevar and Littledata both offer server-side tracking for 100% accuracy, including features like post-purchase upsells, recurring orders, and refunds. Elevar tracks client-side, while Littledata enhances attribution with user-provided data and custom mapping. Overall, Blotout prioritizes privacy over comprehensive tracking features, whereas Elevar and Littledata provide robust tracking capabilities with additional marketing insights.
Feature | Blotout | Elevar | Littledata |
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Identity resolution | |||
Never adds new emails to your marketing list | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Docs on how an end-user can opt out for GDPR / CCPA | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Uses other marketing channel cookies to boost identity | ✔️ | ||
Backstitches Klaviyo profile onto previous customer events | ✔️ | ||
Viewed Product trigger | |||
Backwards compatible with Klaviyo templates | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Tracked server-side | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Tracked client-side | ✔️ | ||
Enriched product info (e.g. category) | ✔️ | ||
Added to Cart trigger | |||
Tracked server-side | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Enriched product info (e.g. category) | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Backwards compatible with Klaviyo templates | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Tracked client-side | ✔️ | ||
Target the whole contents of the cart | ✔️ |
Littledata offers unique advantages for tracking customers from Shopify to Klaviyo. Its ability to use other marketing channel cookies enhances identity resolution, providing a more comprehensive view of customer behavior. Additionally, Littledata backstitches Klaviyo profiles onto previous customer events, allowing for better historical data integration. While both Blotout and Elevar also ensure no new emails are added to your marketing list, Littledata's focus on identity enhancement and historical data makes it a more robust choice for comprehensive customer tracking and compliance with GDPR/CCPA.
Feature | Blotout | Elevar | Littledata |
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Google Ads Conversions | |||
Server-side Enhanced Conversions | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
New vs Returning customer conversions | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Client-side Enhanced Conversions | ✔️ | ||
Real-time tracking of Enhanced Conversions | ✔️ | ||
Fully automatic setup | ✔️ |
Feature | Blotout | Elevar | Littledata |
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Added to Cart trigger | |||
Via Conversions API | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Checkout steps | |||
Via Conversions API | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Includes all checkout steps | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Purchase event | |||
Via Conversions API | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Includes post-purchase upsells | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Filters to exclude orders from some channels | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Includes recurring orders | ✔️ |