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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Feature | Elevar | Google Sales Channel | Littledata |
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Customer data to marketing platforms | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Identity resolution to boost audiences | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Server-side tracking | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
30 day free trial | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Fully automatic, no code setup | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Founder owned and led | ✔️ | ||
Automatic tracking of checkout steps | ✔️ | ||
No-code setup for Shopify Hydrogen | ✔️ |
Elevar offers robust identity resolution and server-side tracking, ensuring complete conversion tracking via Google Tag Manager. Its integration with Buxton enhances analytics capabilities. In contrast, Google Sales Channel provides a free, no-code setup for basic analytics and ads but lacks advanced tracking features. Littledata excels by combining the strengths of both: it offers identity resolution, server-side tracking, and automatic checkout step tracking, all with a user-friendly, no-code setup. Additionally, its founder-led approach may provide more personalized support and innovation compared to the other options.
Elevar | Google Sales Channel | Littledata | |
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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 |
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50 orders / month | $200 | $0 | $39 |
500 orders / month | $200 | $0 | $149 |
5,000 orders / month | $450 | $0 | $349 |
20,000 orders / month | $950 | $0 | $799 |
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 19% more than Littledata, and Google Sales Channel continues to be free. Overall, Elevar consistently has higher costs compared to Littledata and Google Sales Channel.
Destination | Elevar | Google Sales Channel | Littledata |
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Google Analytics | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Google Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Meta Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
✔️ | ✔️ | ||
TikTok | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Klaviyo | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Attentive | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Yotpo Email & SMS | ✔️ | ||
Postscript | ✔️ | ||
Segment | ✔️ |
Elevar's data destinations offer a broader range of integrations, including platforms like Meta Ads, Pinterest, TikTok, Klaviyo, and Yotpo, allowing for comprehensive tracking across various marketing channels. This enables detailed insights into customer behavior and campaign performance. In contrast, Google Sales Channel primarily focuses on Google Analytics and Google Ads, limiting its tracking capabilities to these two platforms. Littledata also provides a wide array of integrations similar to Elevar, including Segment, which enhances data management and analysis. Overall, Elevar and Littledata support more diverse marketing channels compared to Google Sales Channel, which is more focused on Google’s ecosystem.
Feature | Elevar | Google Sales Channel | 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 | |||
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 | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Tracked via checkout page | ✔️ | ||
Purchase | |||
Tracked server side 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. It includes comprehensive features like post-purchase upsells, recurring orders, and refunds, along with user-provided data for enhanced attribution. Custom mapping to source/medium allows for tailored insights.
In checkout tracking, all steps are tracked server-side, ensuring no data loss, and it is compatible with checkout extensibility and accelerated checkouts.
In contrast, Elevar and Google Sales Channel rely on tracking via the thank you page, which can miss critical data points, leading to potential inaccuracies. Littledata's approach provides a more robust and complete view of user behavior and purchase activity.
Feature | Elevar | Google Sales Channel | Littledata |
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Google Ads Conversions | |||
Tracked direct from Shopify's servers | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
New vs Returning customer conversions | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Real-time tracking of Enhanced Conversions | ✔️ | ||
Fully automatic setup | ✔️ |