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.
Aimerce claims to be the easiest way to capture more high-quality customer data
Feature | Facebook Sales Channel | Aimerce | Littledata |
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Customer data to marketing platforms | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Fully automatic, no code setup | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
30 day free trial | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Identity resolution to boost audiences | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Founder owned and led | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Server-side tracking | ✔️ | ||
Automatic tracking of checkout steps | ✔️ | ||
No-code setup for Shopify Hydrogen | ✔️ |
Facebook Sales Channel offers a built-in connector for Meta Ads, facilitating customer data transfer to marketing platforms with a straightforward setup. However, it lacks advanced features like server-side tracking and automatic checkout step tracking. Aimerce provides identity resolution and emphasizes ease of capturing high-quality customer data but may not have the same level of integration or tracking capabilities. Littledata stands out with its comprehensive features, including server-side tracking and automatic checkout step tracking, alongside identity resolution and a free trial, making it a more robust solution for data collection and tracking.
Facebook Sales Channel | Aimerce | Littledata | |
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Example product review | "Tracking is inaccurate, ad spend wasted, and support is unhelpful...data doesn’t match up, making it impossible to optimize campaigns." | "Aimerce has been a total game-changer for our ad campaigns. The setup was incredibly easy, and we saw immediate improvements in both ad performance and event tracking accuracy." | "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." | "Aimerce's customer service is non-existent... no response to inquiries, leaving us frustrated and unsupported." | "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 | Aimerce | Littledata |
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50 orders / month | $0 | $299 | $39 |
500 orders / month | $0 | $299 | $149 |
5,000 orders / month | $0 | $499 | $349 |
20,000 orders / month | $0 | $1799 | $799 |
For an online store with 50 orders, Aimerce is 1000% more expensive than Littledata. At 500 orders, Aimerce is 0% (free) while Littledata costs 100%. At 5000 orders, Aimerce is 43% more expensive than Littledata. For 20,000 orders, Aimerce is 125% more expensive than Littledata. Overall, Facebook Sales Channel remains free across all order volumes, while Aimerce's costs increase significantly with order volume compared to Littledata's more moderate pricing.
Destination | Facebook Sales Channel | Aimerce | Littledata |
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Meta Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Klaviyo | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Google Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Google Analytics | ✔️ | ||
TikTok | ✔️ | ||
✔️ | |||
Segment | ✔️ | ||
Attentive | ✔️ |
Facebook Sales Channel's data destinations focus primarily on integrating with Meta Ads, optimizing ad performance and tracking conversions directly within the Facebook ecosystem. Aimerce offers a broader range of data destinations, including Klaviyo for email marketing, alongside Meta Ads and Google Ads, allowing for more diverse marketing strategies. Littledata provides an even wider array of integrations, including Google Analytics, TikTok, and Pinterest, in addition to Klaviyo and Meta Ads. This extensive coverage enables comprehensive tracking and analysis across multiple platforms, enhancing overall marketing effectiveness and customer insights.
Feature | Facebook Sales Channel | Aimerce | Littledata |
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Key benefits | |||
Fully automatic setup | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Boost to Event Match Quality Score | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
100% accurate revenue in Meta | ✔️ | ||
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 | ✔️ |