Facebook Sales Channel vs Littledata

Is Facebook Sales Channel or Littledata 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.


Littledata competitors

What is Littledata?

  • Founder-led and product-driven — purpose-built for modern Shopify tracking
  • Set up in under 10 minutes — no dev team or GTM required
  • Server-side tracking, integrated with GA4, Meta Ads, and Klaviyo

Make the move to Littledata

Founder-led. Strong product. Pay less.

FeatureFacebook Sales ChannelLittledata
Customer data to marketing platforms✔️✔️
30 day free trial✔️✔️
Fully automatic, no code setup✔️✔️
Founder owned and ledminus✔️
Identity resolution to boost audiencesminus✔️
Direct from Shopify's serversminus✔️
Natively supports Shopify Marketsminus✔️
Automatic tracking of checkout stepsminus✔️

Facebook Sales Channel offers a built-in connector for Meta Ads, providing customer data integration with marketing platforms and a straightforward setup. However, Littledata excels with its founder-led approach, identity resolution for audience enhancement, and server-side tracking, which improves data accuracy. Littledata also supports automatic tracking of checkout steps and integrates directly from Shopify's servers, making it more efficient for modern tracking needs. Overall, Littledata's focus on identity resolution and server-side capabilities gives it an edge in enhancing audience targeting and data reliability.

Reviews comparison

Facebook Sales Channel vs Littledata's customer reviews

Facebook Sales ChannelLittledata
Example product review"Tracking is inaccurate, ad spend wasted, and support is unhelpful...data doesn’t match up, making it impossible to optimize campaigns.""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.""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 Littledata's monthly subscription cost

Store sizeFacebook Sales ChannelLittledata
50 orders / month$0$39
500 orders / month$0$199
5,000 orders / month$0$449
20,000 orders / month$0$1390

For an online store with 50 orders, Facebook Sales Channel is 100% cheaper than Littledata. At 500 orders, Facebook remains free, while Littledata's cost is 100% less than the other Littledata option. For 5,000 orders, Facebook is still free, with Littledata costing 28.6% more than the other Littledata. At 20,000 orders, Facebook is free, while Littledata is 74.5% more expensive than the other Littledata option. Overall, Facebook Sales Channel consistently offers a cost advantage.

Supported data destinations

DestinationFacebook Sales ChannelLittledata
Meta Ads✔️✔️
Google Analyticsminus✔️
TikTokminus✔️
Pinterestminus✔️
Klaviyominus✔️
Google Adsminus✔️
Segmentminus✔️
Attentiveminus✔️

The main difference lies in the integration and data handling capabilities. Facebook Sales Channel's data destination for Meta Ads focuses primarily on optimizing ad performance within the Facebook ecosystem, leveraging data directly from Shopify. In contrast, Littledata offers a broader range of data destinations, including Google Analytics and various marketing platforms, allowing for more comprehensive tracking and analysis across multiple channels. This enables better cross-platform insights and a holistic view of customer behavior, enhancing overall marketing strategies.

Meta Ads comparison

Facebook Sales Channel vs Littledata's solution for Meta Ads

FeatureFacebook Sales ChannelLittledata
Key benefits
Fully automatic setup✔️✔️
100% accurate revenue in Metaminus✔️
Boost to Event Match Quality Scoreminus✔️
Pre-purchase audiences based on first-party dataminus✔️
Target subscriptions vs one-time purchasesminus✔️
AddToCart
Via Conversions APIminus✔️
InitiateCheckout
Via Conversions APIminus✔️
Includes all checkout stepsminus✔️
Purchase
Via Conversions API✔️✔️
Includes post-purchase upsellsminus✔️
Includes recurring ordersminus✔️
Filters to exclude orders from some channelsminus✔️
New vs Returning customer conversionsminus✔️
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
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Comparing Facebook Sales Channel against Littledata
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.

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 Littledata work?

Littledata uses a combination of browser tracking and a server-to-server connection to ensure 100% of revenue is tracked, and that the purchase can be linked to the pre-checkout user journey.

Does Littledata work with Shopify?

Yes, Littledata is installed on 2,100 Shopify sites according to the latest stats from BuiltWith.

Is Facebook Sales Channel suitable for Enterprise brands?

Facebook Sales Channel is used by 8000 sites in the top 100,000 globally - so this solution is likely suitable for Enterprise scale brands.

Is Littledata suitable for Enterprise brands?

Littledata is used by 653 sites in the top 100,000 globally - so this solution is likely suitable for Enterprise scale brands.

Which marketing tools does Facebook Sales Channel support?

Facebook Sales Channel supports Meta Ads.

Which marketing tools does Littledata support?

Littledata supports Google Analytics, Meta Ads, TikTok, Pinterest, Klaviyo, Google Ads, Segment and Attentive.

Who owns Facebook Sales Channel?

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

Who owns Littledata?

Littledata is an independent private company headquartered in London, UK. Edward Upton is Littledata's CEO.