Facebook Sales Channel vs Blotout

Is Facebook Sales Channel or Blotout a better data solution for Shopify brands?

Facebook Sales Channel competitors

What is Facebook Sales Channel?

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.


Blotout competitors

What is Blotout?

Blotout restores your marketing signals in the post-cookie world. Your returning customers are showing up as anonymous and Blotout aims to identify them.


Facebook Sales Channel vs Blotout comparison

FeatureFacebook Sales ChannelBlotoutLittledata
Customer data to marketing platforms✔️✔️✔️
30 day free trial✔️minus✔️
Fully automatic, no code setup✔️minus✔️
Identity resolution to boost audiencesminus✔️✔️
Server-side trackingminus✔️✔️
Founder owned and ledminus✔️✔️
Works with platforms other than Shopifyminus✔️minus
Automatic tracking of checkout stepsminusminus✔️
No-code setup for Shopify Hydrogenminusminus✔️

Facebook Sales Channel offers a seamless integration with Shopify, providing customer data to marketing platforms with a no-code setup and a 30-day free trial. However, it is limited to Shopify. Blotout focuses on identity resolution and server-side tracking, working with multiple platforms but lacks the ease of setup. Littledata combines the strengths of both, offering identity resolution, server-side tracking, and automatic checkout tracking, all with a no-code setup and a 30-day free trial. This makes Littledata a more versatile choice for comprehensive data collection and tracking across various platforms.

Reviews comparison

Facebook Sales Channel vs Blotout's customer reviews

Facebook Sales ChannelBlotoutLittledata
Example product review"Tracking is inaccurate, ad spend wasted, and support is unhelpful...data doesn’t match up, making it impossible to optimize campaigns.""After using Blotout for a couple months, we decided to drop them... Blotout was taking credit for a lot of Klaviyo pixel events that would’ve happened anyway... Event match quality in Facebook was marginally better, but I don’t think it warrants the cost or complexity.""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.""It took weeks to get a reply regarding a refund... it seems they grew too fast to keep up with customer service.""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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Cost comparison

Facebook Sales Channel vs Blotout's monthly subscription cost

Store sizeFacebook Sales ChannelBlotoutLittledata
50 orders / month$0$50$39
500 orders / month$0$250$149
5,000 orders / month$0$830$349
20,000 orders / month$0$2500$799

For an online store with 50 orders, Blotout is 127% more expensive than Littledata. At 500 orders, Littledata costs 100% more than Blotout, which is free. At 5,000 orders, Blotout is 138% more expensive than Littledata. Finally, at 20,000 orders, Blotout is 213% more expensive than Littledata. Throughout all order volumes, Facebook Sales Channel remains free, highlighting significant price differences, especially at higher order counts where Blotout's costs escalate dramatically.

Supported data destinations

DestinationFacebook Sales ChannelBlotoutLittledata
Meta Ads✔️✔️✔️
Google Analyticsminus✔️✔️
Klaviyominus✔️✔️
Google Adsminus✔️✔️
Attentiveminus✔️✔️
Postscriptminus✔️minus
TikTokminusminus✔️
Pinterestminusminus✔️
Segmentminusminus✔️

The main difference lies in the range and integration of data destinations. Facebook Sales Channel's data destination focuses primarily on Meta Ads, optimizing ad performance within the Facebook ecosystem. In contrast, Blotout offers a broader array of destinations, including Google Analytics, Klaviyo, and multiple ad platforms, allowing for more comprehensive cross-channel tracking. Littledata also provides extensive integrations but includes additional platforms like TikTok and Pinterest, enhancing multi-channel marketing capabilities. Overall, Blotout and Littledata support a wider variety of marketing tools compared to Facebook Sales Channel, enabling more holistic data analysis and strategy development.

Meta Ads comparison

Facebook Sales Channel vs Blotout's solution for Meta Ads

FeatureFacebook Sales ChannelBlotoutLittledata
Key benefits
Fully automatic setup✔️minus✔️
Boost to Event Match Quality Scoreminus✔️✔️
100% accurate revenue in Metaminusminus✔️
Pre-purchase audiences based on first-party dataminusminus✔️
Target subscriptions vs one-time purchasesminusminus✔️
AddToCart
Via Conversions APIminusminus✔️
InitiateCheckout
Via Conversions APIminusminus✔️
Includes all checkout stepsminusminus✔️
Purchase
Via Conversions API✔️✔️✔️
Includes post-purchase upsellsminusminus✔️
Includes recurring ordersminusminus✔️
Filters to exclude orders from some channelsminusminus✔️
New vs Returning customer conversionsminusminus✔️
Benefits of Littledata
Littledata has been trusted by leading Shopify brands since 2017 for reliable server-side tracking.
100% of revenue tracked
Enhanced identity resolution
Connectors for all popular marketing channels
googleAnalytics
Comparing Facebook Sales Channel against Blotout
Can I switch from Facebook Sales Channel to Littledata?

Yes, join dozens of Shopify brands who made the switch to Littledata for simpler server-side tracking, faster setup, and transparent pricing. We’ll even help migrate your Facebook Sales Channel setup.

Can I switch from Blotout to Littledata?

Yes, join dozens of Shopify brands who made the switch to Littledata for simpler server-side tracking, faster setup, and transparent pricing. We’ll even help migrate your Blotout setup.

How does Facebook Sales Channel work?

The Facebook Sales Channel implements free Facebook Pixel tracking, including a basic implementation of Meta Conversions API.

Does Facebook Sales Channel work with Shopify?

Yes, Facebook Sales Channel is installed on 2.80M Shopify sites according to the latest stats from BuiltWith.

How does Blotout work?

Blotout's EdgeTag aims to bypass the iOS restrictions on cookies to track browser events to a customer profile - even if that customer has opted out of being tracked.

Does Blotout work with Shopify?

Yes, Blotout is installed on 900 Shopify sites according to the latest stats from BuiltWith.

Is Facebook Sales Channel suitable for Enterprise brands?

Facebook Sales Channel is used by 1500 sites in the top 100,000 globally - so this solution is likely suitable for Enterprise scale brands.

Is Blotout suitable for Enterprise brands?

Blotout is used by 26 sites in the top 100,000 globally - so this solution is unlikely to be appropriate for Enterprise brands.

Which marketing tools does Facebook Sales Channel support?

Facebook Sales Channel supports Meta Ads.

Which marketing tools does Blotout support?

Blotout supports Google Analytics, Meta Ads, Klaviyo, Google Ads, Postscript and Attentive.

Who owns Facebook Sales Channel?

Facebook Sales Channel is owned by Shopify and run out of Ontario, Canada.

Who owns Blotout?

Blotout is an independent private company headquartered in Fremont, California. Mandar Shinde is Blotout's CEO.