
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.
Wetracked claims to be the only solution that pushes 100% accurate data into your ads manager.
| Feature | Facebook Sales Channel | Wetracked | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customer data to marketing platforms | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Fully automatic, no code setup | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| 30 day free trial | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Identity resolution to boost audiences | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Founder owned and led | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Direct from Shopify's servers | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Natively supports Shopify Markets | ✔️ | ||
| Automatic tracking of checkout steps | ✔️ |
Facebook Sales Channel offers a built-in connector for Meta Ads, providing customer data integration with a 30-day free trial and no-code setup. However, it lacks advanced identity resolution and server-side tracking. Wetracked emphasizes 100% accurate data from Shopify's servers and also features identity resolution and automatic setup.
Littledata stands out with its automatic tracking of checkout steps, server-side tracking, and identity resolution, enhancing audience targeting. While both competitors offer similar features, Littledata's comprehensive tracking capabilities and focus on accuracy give it an edge in optimizing marketing efforts.
| Facebook Sales Channel | Wetracked | 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." | they got me in as they said it was better and cheaper then Triple whale, but really all it is, is some code on the back end you can not track or even see the results you still need to use the meta and good dash boards. | "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." | Tracking looks improved the last 2-3 days. Support has never replied to me :-( even after days of waiting and 3 emails & reminders. | "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 | Wetracked | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 orders / month | $0 | $49 | $39 |
| 500 orders / month | $0 | $149 | $199 |
| 5,000 orders / month | $0 | $249 | $449 |
| 20,000 orders / month | $0 | $670 | $1390 |
For an online store with 50 orders, Wetracked is 25% more expensive than Littledata. At 500 orders, Littledata costs 100% more than Wetracked, which is free. At 5000 orders, Wetracked is 29% cheaper than Littledata. For 20000 orders, Wetracked is 16% cheaper than Littledata. Overall, Facebook Sales Channel remains free across all order volumes, while Wetracked and Littledata show varying price differences, with Wetracked generally being less expensive at higher order volumes.
| Destination | Facebook Sales Channel | Wetracked | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Klaviyo | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Google Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| TikTok | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
| Snap | ✔️ | ||
| Google Analytics | ✔️ | ||
| Segment | ✔️ | ||
| Attentive | ✔️ |
The main difference lies in the range and integration of data destinations. Facebook Sales Channel's data destination focuses primarily on Meta Ads, optimizing for Facebook and Instagram advertising. In contrast, Wetracked offers a broader array of integrations, including Klaviyo, Google Ads, TikTok, Snap, and Pinterest, allowing for more diverse marketing strategies. Littledata also provides extensive integrations, including Google Analytics and Segment, enhancing data analysis and customer insights across multiple platforms. Overall, Wetracked and Littledata offer more comprehensive tracking solutions compared to Facebook Sales Channel, catering to a wider range of marketing channels.
| Feature | Facebook Sales Channel | Wetracked | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key benefits | |||
| Fully automatic setup | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Boost to Event Match Quality Score | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| 100% accurate revenue in Meta | ✔️ | ||
| 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 | ✔️ | ||
