
Shopify has a built in free connector for Analytics and Ads as part of the Google & YouTube Sales Channel. This was built in 2023 and is maintained by Shopify.

Blotout restores your marketing signals in the post-cookie world. Your returning customers are showing up as anonymous and Blotout aims to identify them.
| Feature | Google Sales Channel | Blotout | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customer data to marketing platforms | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| 30 day free trial | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Fully automatic, no code setup | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Identity resolution to boost audiences | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Direct from Shopify's servers | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Founder owned and led | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Works with platforms other than Shopify | ✔️ | ||
| Natively supports Shopify Markets | ✔️ | ||
| Automatic tracking of checkout steps | ✔️ |
Google Sales Channel offers a seamless integration with Shopify for analytics and ads, emphasizing ease of use with a no-code setup and a 30-day free trial. However, it is limited to Shopify. Blotout focuses on identity resolution and works with multiple platforms, addressing post-cookie challenges but lacks the automatic tracking of checkout steps. Littledata combines the strengths of both, providing identity resolution, server-side tracking, and automatic checkout tracking, while also being founder-owned and offering a free trial. This makes Littledata a more comprehensive solution for tracking and data collection across various platforms.
| Google Sales Channel | Blotout | Littledata | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Example product review | "I have an online store that sells home decor products, but Google says that I sell products with adult content. It says I have policy issues and missing shipping information, but it's not specific or provides any further information, so it's impossible to fix without knowing what's wrong. What a nightmare!" | "After using Blotout for a couple months, we decided to drop them... Blotout was taking credit for a lot of Klaviyo pixel events that would’ve happened anyway... Event match quality in Facebook was marginally better, but I don’t think it warrants the cost or complexity." | "We were having difficulties with accurate and consistent revenue attribution...With Littledata implemented, we now get consistent and accurate revenue attribution." |
| Example support review | "Google support is robotic... they keep pointing us to articles after articles to read. This has become such a big headache." | "It took weeks to get a reply regarding a refund... it seems they grew too fast to keep up with customer service." | "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 | Google Sales Channel | Blotout | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 orders / month | $0 | $79 | $39 |
| 500 orders / month | $0 | $400 | $199 |
| 5,000 orders / month | $0 | $1980 | $449 |
| 20,000 orders / month | $0 | $5000 | $1390 |
For an online store with 50 orders, Blotout is 202.56% more expensive than Littledata. At 500 orders, Littledata costs 100% more than Blotout, which is free. For 5,000 orders, Blotout is 467.05% more expensive than Littledata. At 20,000 orders, Blotout is 526.91% more expensive than Littledata. Throughout all order volumes, Google Sales Channel remains free, making it the most cost-effective option compared to Blotout and Littledata.
| Destination | Google Sales Channel | Blotout | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Google Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Meta Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Klaviyo | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Attentive | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| TikTok | ✔️ | ||
| ✔️ | |||
| Segment | ✔️ |
Google Sales Channel primarily focuses on integrating Shopify with Google Analytics and Google Ads for tracking e-commerce performance and ad effectiveness. Blotout offers a broader range of data destinations, including Meta Ads and Klaviyo, allowing for more diverse marketing strategies and customer engagement. Littledata also provides extensive integrations, adding TikTok and Pinterest to the mix, which enhances social media tracking and advertising capabilities. Overall, Blotout and Littledata offer more comprehensive tracking options across various platforms compared to Google Sales Channel, which is more limited to Google services.
| Feature | Google Sales Channel | Blotout | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product list views & clicks | |||
| Tracks products list as you scroll | ✔️ | ||
| Tracks clicks on product list | ✔️ | ||
| Consistent product identifier in GA4 | ✔️ | ||
| Add to Cart | |||
| Tracked client-side | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Tracked server-side | ✔️ | ||
| Enriched product info | ✔️ | ||
| Tracks remove from cart | ✔️ | ||
| Checkout steps | |||
| Tracked via checkout page | ✔️ | ||
| Tracked direct from Shopify's servers | ✔️ | ||
| Compatible with checkout extensibility | ✔️ | ||
| Compatible with accelerated checkouts | ✔️ | ||
| Tracks all checkout steps | ✔️ | ||
| Purchase | |||
| Direct from Shopify for 100% accuracy | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Tracked via thank you page | ✔️ | ||
| Includes post-purchase upsells | ✔️ | ||
| Includes recurring orders | ✔️ | ||
| Filter orders by sales channel | ✔️ | ||
| Includes refunds | ✔️ | ||
| User-provided data for improved attribution | ✔️ | ||
| Custom mapping to a source / medium | ✔️ | ||
| Feature | Google Sales Channel | Blotout | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Ads Conversions | |||
| Unreliable tracking via thank you page | ✔️ | ||
| Tracked direct from Shopify's servers | ✔️ | ||
| Real-time tracking of Enhanced Conversions | ✔️ | ||
| Fully automatic setup | ✔️ | ||
| New vs Returning customer conversions | ✔️ | ||
