Elevar ensures that 100% of your conversions are tracked and delivered to your marketing channels using Google Tag Manager and server-side tracking. Since the company was acquired by Buxton (now Audiense) the product has been merged into a wider analytics and segmentation tool.

Shopify has a built in free connector for Analytics and Ads as part of the Google & YouTube Sales Channel. This was built in 2023 and is maintained by Shopify.
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Talk to us| Feature | Elevar | Google Sales Channel | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customer data to marketing platforms | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Identity resolution to boost audiences | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Direct from Shopify's servers | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| 30 day free trial | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Fully automatic, no code setup | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Via server-side Google Tag Manager | ✔️ | ||
| Founder owned and led | ✔️ | ||
| Natively supports Shopify Markets | ✔️ | ||
| Automatic tracking of checkout steps | ✔️ |
Elevar offers robust identity resolution and server-side tracking through Google Tag Manager, ensuring complete conversion tracking. Its integration with Buxton enhances analytics and segmentation capabilities. In contrast, Google Sales Channel provides a free, automatic setup for Analytics and Ads but lacks advanced tracking features. Littledata stands out with its founder-led approach, combining identity resolution, server-side tracking, and automatic checkout step tracking, all with a no-code setup. This comprehensive feature set positions Littledata as a more versatile solution for ecommerce managers seeking detailed insights and seamless integration.
| Elevar | Google Sales Channel | Littledata | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Example product review | "They continue to charge you after uninstalling and cancelling your plan...made absolutely 0 impact to my tracking." | "I have an online store that sells home decor products, but Google says that I sell products with adult content. It says I have policy issues and missing shipping information, but it's not specific or provides any further information, so it's impossible to fix without knowing what's wrong. What a nightmare!" | "We were having difficulties with accurate and consistent revenue attribution...With Littledata implemented, we now get consistent and accurate revenue attribution." |
| Example support review | "Awful support. I am now $700 in charges without even using the stupid thing because it made absolutely 0 impact." | "Google support is robotic... they keep pointing us to articles after articles to read. This has become such a big headache." | "Customer support is absolutely amazing... you can never go wrong when an app does what it says and tacks on great service!" |
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| Store size | Elevar | Google Sales Channel | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 orders / month | $200 | $0 | $39 |
| 500 orders / month | $200 | $0 | $199 |
| 5,000 orders / month | $450 | $0 | $449 |
| 20,000 orders / month | $850 | $0 | $1390 |
For an online store with 50 orders, Elevar is 413% more expensive than Littledata. At 500 orders, Elevar and Google Sales Channel are equal, while Littledata is 25% cheaper than Elevar. With 5000 orders, Elevar is 29% more than Littledata, while Google Sales Channel remains free. At 20000 orders, Elevar is 6% more than Littledata, and Google Sales Channel continues to be free. Overall, Google Sales Channel is the least expensive option across all order volumes.
| Destination | Elevar | Google Sales Channel | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Google Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Meta Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
| TikTok | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Klaviyo | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Attentive | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Segment | ✔️ |
Elevar's data destinations offer a broader range of integrations, including Meta Ads, Pinterest, TikTok, Klaviyo, and Attentive, allowing for comprehensive tracking across multiple marketing platforms. This enables more detailed insights and optimization across various channels.
In contrast, Google Sales Channel primarily focuses on Google Analytics and Google Ads, limiting its tracking capabilities to these two platforms, which may restrict cross-channel insights.
Littledata also provides a wide array of integrations similar to Elevar, including Segment, enhancing data management and analysis across various marketing tools. Overall, Elevar and Littledata offer more extensive tracking options compared to Google Sales Channel.
| Feature | Elevar | Google Sales Channel | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product list views & clicks | |||
| Tracks products list as you scroll | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Tracks clicks on product list | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Consistent product identifier in GA4 | ✔️ | ||
| Add to Cart | |||
| Tracked server-side | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Enriched product info | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Tracks remove from cart | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Tracked client-side | ✔️ | ||
| Checkout steps | |||
| Compatible with checkout extensibility | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Compatible with accelerated checkouts | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Tracked direct from Shopify's servers | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Tracks all checkout steps | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Tracked via checkout page | ✔️ | ||
| Purchase | |||
| Direct from Shopify for 100% accuracy | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Includes post-purchase upsells | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Includes recurring orders | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Filter orders by sales channel | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Includes refunds | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Tracked via thank you page | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| User-provided data for improved attribution | ✔️ | ||
| Custom mapping to a source / medium | ✔️ | ||
Littledata's purchase tracking offers superior accuracy by tracking server-side, ensuring 100% data integrity, while also capturing user-provided data for enhanced attribution. It includes comprehensive features like post-purchase upsells, recurring orders, and refunds, with the ability to filter orders by sales channel. The checkout tracking is robust, capturing all steps server-side and ensuring compatibility with checkout extensibility and accelerated checkouts.
In contrast, Elevar's tracking relies on the thank you page, which may miss some data, and Google Sales Channel's tracking is limited to the thank you and checkout pages, potentially leading to incomplete data. Littledata's approach provides a more holistic view of user behavior and purchase patterns.
| Feature | Elevar | Google Sales Channel | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Ads Conversions | |||
| Tracked direct from Shopify's servers | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| New vs Returning customer conversions | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Real-time tracking of Enhanced Conversions | ✔️ | ||
| Fully automatic setup | ✔️ | ||
