
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.

Popsixle fixes the data you're sending to Facebook and Instagram so it knows who your best customers are. Scale your revenue with better audiences and conversion tracking.
| Feature | Facebook Sales Channel | Popsixle | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customer data to marketing platforms | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| 30 day free trial | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Fully automatic, no code setup | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Direct from Shopify's servers | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Identity resolution to boost audiences | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Founder owned and led | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Works with platforms other than Shopify | ✔️ | ||
| Natively supports Shopify Markets | ✔️ | ||
| Automatic tracking of checkout steps | ✔️ |
Facebook Sales Channel offers a seamless integration with Shopify for customer data transfer to marketing platforms, featuring a 30-day free trial and no-code setup. However, it is limited to Shopify. Popsixle enhances audience targeting and conversion tracking but works with multiple platforms, not just Shopify. Littledata stands out with server-side tracking, automatic checkout step tracking, and a similar no-code setup, while also being founder-owned. It combines the strengths of both competitors by providing robust identity resolution and broader functionality, making it a more comprehensive solution for data tracking and audience optimization.
| Facebook Sales Channel | Popsixle | 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." | "I was having issues with Facebook claiming purchases from our existing customers...Popsixle comes in to show how many actual new customers were purchasing on our website and then feed that info back to Facebook." | "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." | "Popsixle's support is non-existent... I reached out multiple times with no response." | "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 | Popsixle | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 orders / month | $0 | $95 | $39 |
| 500 orders / month | $0 | $135 | $199 |
| 5,000 orders / month | $0 | $585 | $449 |
| 20,000 orders / month | $0 | $1095 | $1390 |
For an online store with 50 orders, Popsixle is 142% more expensive than Littledata. At 500 orders, Popsixle is 0% (free) while Littledata costs 100% more. At 5000 orders, Popsixle is 67% more expensive than Littledata. For 20000 orders, Popsixle is 37% more expensive than Littledata. Throughout all order volumes, Facebook Sales Channel remains free, highlighting significant cost differences, especially with Popsixle being the most expensive option at higher order volumes.
| Destination | Facebook Sales Channel | Popsixle | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Google Analytics | ✔️ | ||
| TikTok | ✔️ | ||
| ✔️ | |||
| Klaviyo | ✔️ | ||
| Google Ads | ✔️ | ||
| Segment | ✔️ | ||
| Attentive | ✔️ |
The main difference lies in the breadth and integration of data destinations. Facebook Sales Channel's data destination for Meta Ads focuses primarily on optimizing Facebook advertising by directly linking Shopify data to Meta's advertising platform. In contrast, Popsixle's data destination for Meta Ads also emphasizes Facebook but may offer additional features for enhanced tracking and insights.
Littledata, however, provides a more comprehensive solution with multiple data destinations, including Google Analytics, TikTok, Pinterest, Klaviyo, Google Ads, and Segment. This allows for a broader analysis across various platforms, enabling better cross-channel insights and marketing strategies compared to the more limited focus of the other two options.
| Feature | Facebook Sales Channel | Popsixle | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key benefits | |||
| Fully automatic setup | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Boost to Event Match Quality Score | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Pre-purchase audiences based on first-party data | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| 100% accurate revenue in Meta | ✔️ | ||
| Target subscriptions vs one-time purchases | ✔️ | ||
| AddToCart | |||
| Via Conversions API | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| InitiateCheckout | |||
| Via Conversions API | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Includes all checkout steps | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Purchase | |||
| Via Conversions API | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Includes recurring orders | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Filters to exclude orders from some channels | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Includes post-purchase upsells | ✔️ | ||
| New vs Returning customer conversions | ✔️ | ||
