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.
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Feature | Facebook Sales Channel | Stape | Littledata |
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Customer data to marketing platforms | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
30 day free trial | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Fully automatic, no code setup | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Server-side tracking | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Founder owned and led | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Works with platforms other than Shopify | ✔️ | ||
Identity resolution to boost audiences | ✔️ | ||
Automatic tracking of checkout steps | ✔️ | ||
No-code setup for Shopify Hydrogen | ✔️ |
Facebook Sales Channel offers a seamless integration with Shopify for customer data transfer to marketing platforms, emphasizing ease of use with a no-code setup. However, it is limited to Shopify. Stape provides server-side tracking and works with multiple platforms, enhancing data quality and compliance but lacks the automatic features of Littledata. Littledata excels by combining server-side tracking, identity resolution, and automatic checkout tracking, making it a comprehensive solution for data collection and marketing optimization across various platforms, while also offering a user-friendly setup and a free trial.
Facebook Sales Channel | Stape | Littledata | |
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Example product review | "Tracking is inaccurate, ad spend wasted, and support is unhelpful...data doesn’t match up, making it impossible to optimize campaigns." | "Stape Server GTM is difficult to configure without technical expertise, and after multiple attempts, I was still unable to get it working." | "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." | "Although the app is free, I cannot recommend it based on my experience." | "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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Store size | Facebook Sales Channel | Stape | Littledata |
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50 orders / month | $0 | $40 | $39 |
500 orders / month | $0 | $40 | $149 |
5,000 orders / month | $0 | $150 | $349 |
20,000 orders / month | $0 | $400 | $799 |
For an online store with 50 orders, Stape is 100% more expensive than Littledata. At 500 orders, Littledata costs 100% more than Stape, while both are free. At 5,000 orders, Stape is 43% cheaper than Littledata. For 20,000 orders, Stape is 50% cheaper than Littledata. Overall, Facebook Sales Channel remains free across all order volumes, while Stape and Littledata show varying price differences, with Stape generally being less expensive at higher order volumes.
Destination | Facebook Sales Channel | Stape | Littledata |
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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 and Instagram advertising. In contrast, Stape offers a broader array of destinations, including Google Analytics, TikTok, Klaviyo, and more, allowing for comprehensive cross-platform tracking and marketing automation. Littledata also supports multiple destinations similar to Stape but emphasizes seamless integration with Segment for enhanced data management. Overall, Stape and Littledata provide more extensive tracking options across various platforms compared to the more focused approach of Facebook Sales Channel.
Feature | Facebook Sales Channel | Stape | Littledata |
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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 | ✔️ | ||
Includes recurring orders | ✔️ | ||
Filters to exclude orders from some channels | ✔️ | ||
New vs Returning customer conversions | ✔️ |