
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customer data to marketing platforms | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Fully automatic, no code setup | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| 30 day free trial | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Identity resolution to boost audiences | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Founder owned and led | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Direct from Shopify's servers | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Natively supports Shopify Markets | ✔️ | ||
| Automatic tracking of checkout steps | ✔️ |
Facebook Sales Channel offers a built-in connector for Meta Ads, providing customer data to marketing platforms with a fully automatic setup. Aimerce also provides identity resolution and customer data integration, emphasizing ease of use and direct server access. However, Littledata stands out with server-side tracking, automatic checkout step tracking, and a similar feature set, including identity resolution and customer data integration. Littledata's comprehensive tracking capabilities and focus on high-quality data collection give it an edge over both Facebook Sales Channel and Aimerce.
| Facebook Sales Channel | Aimerce | 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." | "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!" |
| Link | Read more reviews |
| Store size | Facebook Sales Channel | Aimerce | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 orders / month | $0 | $299 | $39 |
| 500 orders / month | $0 | $299 | $199 |
| 5,000 orders / month | $0 | $499 | $449 |
| 20,000 orders / month | $0 | $1799 | $1390 |
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% more than Facebook Sales Channel. At 5000 orders, Aimerce is 43% more expensive than Littledata. For 20000 orders, Aimerce is 125% more expensive than Littledata. Overall, Facebook Sales Channel remains free across all order volumes, while Aimerce consistently has higher costs compared to Littledata, especially at higher order volumes.
| Destination | Facebook Sales Channel | Aimerce | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Klaviyo | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Google Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Google Analytics | ✔️ | ||
| TikTok | ✔️ | ||
| ✔️ | |||
| Segment | ✔️ | ||
| Attentive | ✔️ |
The main difference lies in the range and focus of data destinations. Facebook Sales Channel primarily integrates with Meta Ads, optimizing ad performance on Facebook and Instagram. Aimerce offers a broader approach, connecting to Klaviyo, Meta Ads, and Google Ads, enhancing email marketing and ad targeting. Littledata expands further, supporting multiple platforms like Google Analytics, TikTok, and Pinterest, in addition to Klaviyo and Google Ads, providing a more comprehensive analytics and marketing solution. This allows for deeper insights and cross-channel tracking, enabling more effective marketing strategies across various platforms.
| Feature | Facebook Sales Channel | Aimerce | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ✔️ | ||
