
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.
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.
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Talk to us| Feature | Facebook Sales Channel | Elevar | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customer data to marketing platforms | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| 30 day free trial | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Fully automatic, no code setup | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Identity resolution to boost audiences | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Direct from Shopify's servers | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Via server-side Google Tag Manager | ✔️ | ||
| Founder owned and led | ✔️ | ||
| Natively supports Shopify Markets | ✔️ | ||
| Automatic tracking of checkout steps | ✔️ |
Facebook Sales Channel offers a built-in connector for Meta Ads, enabling easy customer data transfer with a no-code setup and a 30-day free trial. However, it lacks advanced identity resolution and comprehensive tracking features. Elevar provides robust identity resolution and server-side tracking via Google Tag Manager, ensuring complete conversion tracking but may require more technical setup. Littledata excels by combining the strengths of both: it offers a 30-day free trial, is founder-led, features automatic tracking of checkout steps, and provides fully automatic, no-code setup with identity resolution, making it a more comprehensive solution.
| Facebook Sales Channel | Elevar | 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." | "They continue to charge you after uninstalling and cancelling your plan...made absolutely 0 impact to my tracking." | "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." | "Awful support. I am now $700 in charges without even using the stupid thing because it made absolutely 0 impact." | "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 | Elevar | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 orders / month | $0 | $200 | $39 |
| 500 orders / month | $0 | $200 | $199 |
| 5,000 orders / month | $0 | $450 | $449 |
| 20,000 orders / month | $0 | $850 | $1390 |
For an online store with 50 orders, Elevar is 1000% more expensive than Littledata. At 500 orders, Elevar is 0% (free) while Littledata is 375% more expensive. With 5000 orders, Elevar is 29% more expensive than Littledata. At 20000 orders, Elevar is 6% more expensive than Littledata. Overall, Facebook Sales Channel remains free across all order volumes, while Elevar's costs increase significantly with order volume, contrasting with Littledata's relatively stable pricing.
| Destination | Facebook Sales Channel | Elevar | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Google Analytics | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
| TikTok | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Klaviyo | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Attentive | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Google Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Segment | ✔️ |
The main difference lies in the range of data destinations and integration capabilities. Facebook Sales Channel primarily focuses on Meta Ads, optimizing data for Facebook advertising. In contrast, Elevar offers a broader array of destinations, including Google Analytics, Pinterest, TikTok, Klaviyo, Attentive, and Google Ads, allowing for more comprehensive tracking across multiple platforms. Littledata also supports a wide range of destinations similar to Elevar but includes Segment for enhanced data management. Overall, Elevar and Littledata provide more extensive tracking options compared to Facebook Sales Channel, which is limited to Meta Ads.
| Feature | Facebook Sales Channel | Elevar | 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 | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Filters to exclude orders from some channels | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| New vs Returning customer conversions | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Includes recurring orders | ✔️ | ||
