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✔️
Server-side trackingminus✔️
Automatic tracking of checkout stepsminus✔️
No-code setup for Shopify Hydrogenminus✔️

Facebook Sales Channel offers a built-in connector for Meta Ads, enabling customer data transfer to marketing platforms with a no-code setup. However, it lacks advanced features like server-side tracking and automatic checkout step tracking.

Littledata, while also providing a 30-day free trial and no-code setup, excels with identity resolution for audience boosting and server-side tracking, which enhances data accuracy and integration with GA4 and Klaviyo. Littledata's automatic tracking of checkout steps further distinguishes it, making it a more comprehensive solution for modern Shopify tracking.

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$149
5,000 orders / month$0$349
20,000 orders / month$0$799

For an online store with 50 orders per month, Littledata costs 100% compared to Facebook Sales Channel. At 500 orders, Littledata is 0% (free), while the second Littledata option costs 100% more than Facebook. For 5000 orders, both Littledata options cost 100% more than Facebook. At 20000 orders, Littledata remains 100% more expensive than Facebook. Overall, Facebook Sales Channel is consistently free, while Littledata options range from 100% to 0% depending on the order volume.

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, providing insights specifically for Facebook advertising. In contrast, Littledata offers a broader range of data destinations, including Google Analytics, TikTok, Pinterest, Klaviyo, Google Ads, Segment, and Attentive, allowing for a more comprehensive view of customer behavior across multiple platforms. This enables better cross-channel tracking and analysis, enhancing overall marketing strategies beyond just Facebook.

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 1500 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 39 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.