
Shopify has a built in free connector for Meta Ads as part of the Facebook Sales Channel. This was built in 2021 and is maintained by Shopify.
Addingwell is a fully-managed GTM server-side hosting + tooling (monitoring, adblocker bypass, Safari resilience) to improve data quality, performance and governance.
| Feature | Facebook Sales Channel | Addingwell | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customer data to marketing platforms | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| 30 day free trial | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Fully automatic, no code setup | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Works with platforms other than Shopify | ✔️ | ||
| Via server-side Google Tag Manager | ✔️ | ||
| Founder owned and led | ✔️ | ||
| Identity resolution to boost audiences | ✔️ | ||
| Direct from Shopify's servers | ✔️ | ||
| Natively supports Shopify Markets | ✔️ | ||
| Automatic tracking of checkout steps | ✔️ |
Facebook Sales Channel offers a seamless integration with Shopify, providing automatic customer data transfer to marketing platforms with no coding required. However, it is limited to Shopify. Addingwell supports multiple platforms and enhances data quality through server-side Google Tag Manager, but requires more technical setup. Littledata excels by combining the best of both worlds: it supports multiple platforms, offers server-side tracking, automatic checkout step tracking, and identity resolution, all while maintaining a user-friendly, no-code setup. This makes Littledata a more versatile and comprehensive solution for tracking and data collection.
| Facebook Sales Channel | Addingwell | Littledata | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Example product review | "Tracking is inaccurate, ad spend wasted, and support is unhelpful...data doesn’t match up, making it impossible to optimize campaigns." | Setup took just a few seconds, and it works right away. All my pixels from GTM are now server-side and perfectly connected. So much money saved on ads. | "We were having difficulties with accurate and consistent revenue attribution...With Littledata implemented, we now get consistent and accurate revenue attribution." |
| Example support review | "Cannot get anyone to follow through and help me... I get bounced around from tech support person to another." | The support was very fast to answer our questions and super helpful. Just be careful to check that the events don't trigger twice. | "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 | Facebook Sales Channel | Addingwell | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 orders / month | $0 | $90 | $39 |
| 500 orders / month | $0 | $90 | $199 |
| 5,000 orders / month | $0 | $130 | $449 |
| 20,000 orders / month | $0 | $400 | $1390 |
For an online store with 50 orders, Addingwell is 225% more expensive than Littledata. At 500 orders, Littledata costs 100% more than Addingwell, which is free. For 5000 orders, Addingwell is 37% cheaper than Littledata. At 20000 orders, Addingwell is 50% cheaper than Littledata. Overall, Facebook Sales Channel remains free across all order volumes, while Addingwell and Littledata show varying price differences, with Addingwell generally being less expensive at higher order volumes.
| Destination | Facebook Sales Channel | Addingwell | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Google Analytics | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| TikTok | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Google Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
| Snap | ✔️ | ||
| Klaviyo | ✔️ | ||
| Segment | ✔️ | ||
| Attentive | ✔️ |
The main difference lies in the range of data destinations and integration capabilities. Facebook Sales Channel's data destinations focus primarily on Meta Ads, optimizing for Facebook and Instagram advertising. In contrast, Addingwell offers a broader array of destinations, including Google Analytics, TikTok, Google Ads, and more, allowing for multi-platform tracking and insights. Littledata also provides extensive integrations, including Klaviyo and Segment, enhancing email marketing and customer data management. Overall, Addingwell and Littledata support a wider range of platforms, while Facebook Sales Channel is more specialized in Meta advertising.
| Feature | Facebook Sales Channel | Addingwell | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key benefits | |||
| Fully automatic setup | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| 100% accurate revenue in Meta | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Boost to Event Match Quality Score | ✔️ | ||
| Pre-purchase audiences based on first-party data | ✔️ | ||
| Target subscriptions vs one-time purchases | ✔️ | ||
| AddToCart | |||
| Via Conversions API | ✔️ | ||
| InitiateCheckout | |||
| Via Conversions API | ✔️ | ||
| Includes all checkout steps | ✔️ | ||
| Purchase | |||
| Via Conversions API | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Includes post-purchase upsells | ✔️ | ||
| Includes recurring orders | ✔️ | ||
| Filters to exclude orders from some channels | ✔️ | ||
| New vs Returning customer conversions | ✔️ | ||
