
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customer data to marketing platforms | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| 30 day free trial | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Fully automatic, no code setup | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Founder owned and led | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Works with platforms other than Shopify | ✔️ | ||
| Via server-side Google Tag Manager | ✔️ | ||
| Identity resolution to boost audiences | ✔️ | ||
| Direct from Shopify's servers | ✔️ | ||
| Automatic tracking of checkout steps | ✔️ | ||
| No-code setup for Shopify Hydrogen | ✔️ |
Facebook Sales Channel offers a seamless integration with Shopify, providing automatic data transfer to Meta Ads and a user-friendly setup. However, it is limited to Shopify. Stape, while versatile and focused on server-side tracking, lacks the automatic features and ease of use that Shopify provides. Littledata combines the strengths of both, offering a no-code setup, identity resolution, and automatic tracking of checkout steps, making it superior for comprehensive data tracking and marketing optimization across multiple platforms.
| Facebook Sales Channel | Stape | 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." | "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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 orders / month | $0 | $40 | $39 |
| 500 orders / month | $0 | $40 | $199 |
| 5,000 orders / month | $0 | $150 | $449 |
| 20,000 orders / month | $0 | $400 | $1390 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Google Analytics | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| TikTok | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Klaviyo | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Attentive | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Google Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
| Segment | ✔️ |
The main difference lies in the range and flexibility of data destinations. Facebook Sales Channel primarily focuses on Meta Ads, optimizing data for Facebook's ecosystem. In contrast, Stape and Littledata offer broader integrations, allowing you to send data to multiple platforms like Google Analytics, TikTok, Klaviyo, and more. Stape provides a comprehensive suite of destinations, while Littledata also includes Segment, enhancing data management capabilities. This flexibility enables more robust tracking and analytics across various marketing channels, improving overall performance insights for your Shopify Plus store.
| Feature | Facebook Sales Channel | Stape | 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 | ✔️ | ||
| Includes recurring orders | ✔️ | ||
| Filters to exclude orders from some channels | ✔️ | ||
| New vs Returning customer conversions | ✔️ | ||
