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.
Fueled is a new tool for collecting and organizing 1st-party eCommerce customer data across the sales and marketing tools you love. Shopify, BigCommerce, Yotpo, Gorgias...We capture data from all of these channels, so that you can use it wherever and how ever you want.
Feature | Google Sales Channel | Fueled | 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 | ✔️ |
Google Sales Channel offers a built-in, no-code setup for Shopify, integrating seamlessly with Analytics and Ads, but is limited to Shopify. Fueled provides server-side tracking and works with multiple platforms, capturing data across various channels, but lacks the automatic features of Google Sales Channel. Littledata excels with its comprehensive features, including identity resolution, automatic tracking of checkout steps, and a no-code setup, making it more versatile and effective for eCommerce data collection across multiple platforms.
Google Sales Channel | Fueled | Littledata | |
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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!" | "It's disheartening to hear about the app developer's refusal to enable enhanced conversion tracking without additional charges... It almost seems like price gouging for Shopify merchants to compensate for losses from the BigCommerce side." | "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." | "Customer support is non-existent, and responses take forever... very frustrating experience overall." | "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 | Fueled | Littledata |
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50 orders / month | $0 | $189 | $39 |
500 orders / month | $0 | $349 | $149 |
5,000 orders / month | $0 | $879 | $349 |
20,000 orders / month | $0 | $2000 | $799 |
For an online store with 50 orders, Fueled is 100% more expensive than Littledata. At 500 orders, Fueled is 0% (free) while Littledata is 100% more expensive. At 5000 orders, Fueled is 152% more expensive than Littledata. For 20000 orders, Fueled is 150% more expensive than Littledata. Overall, Google Sales Channel remains free across all order volumes, while Fueled's costs significantly increase with order volume compared to Littledata, which has a more moderate pricing structure.
Destination | Google Sales Channel | Fueled | Littledata |
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Google Analytics | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Google Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Segment | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Meta Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
TikTok | ✔️ | ||
✔️ | |||
Klaviyo | ✔️ | ||
Attentive | ✔️ |
Google Sales Channel primarily focuses on integrating Shopify with Google Analytics and Google Ads for tracking e-commerce performance and ad effectiveness. Fueled offers a broader range of data destinations, including Segment and Meta Ads, allowing for more versatile data management and audience targeting. Littledata expands on this by integrating with multiple platforms like TikTok, Pinterest, Klaviyo, and Attentive, in addition to Google Analytics and Google Ads, providing a comprehensive view of customer interactions across various channels. This diversity enables more tailored marketing strategies and deeper insights into customer behavior.
Feature | Google Sales Channel | Fueled | Littledata |
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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 | ✔️ | ||
Tracks checkout started only | ✔️ | ||
Tracked direct from Shopify's servers | ✔️ | ||
Compatible with checkout extensibility | ✔️ | ||
Compatible with accelerated checkouts | ✔️ | ||
Purchase | |||
Tracked server side for 100% accuracy | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Filter orders by sales channel | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Includes recurring orders | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
User-provided data for improved attribution | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Tracked via thank you page | ✔️ | ||
Includes post-purchase upsells | ✔️ | ||
Includes refunds | ✔️ | ||
Custom mapping to a source / medium | ✔️ |
Littledata's purchase and checkout tracking offers superior accuracy and detail compared to Google Sales Channel and Fueled. Its server-side tracking ensures 100% accuracy, capturing all purchase events, including post-purchase upsells and refunds, which are not covered by Google Sales Channel. Littledata also allows for filtering by sales channel and includes recurring orders, enhancing data granularity. Additionally, its checkout tracking captures all steps server-side, ensuring comprehensive data collection, unlike Google Sales Channel's reliance on the thank you page. Compared to Fueled, Littledata provides more extensive tracking beyond just checkout initiation, offering a complete view of user interactions and improved attribution through user-provided data and custom mapping.
Feature | Google Sales Channel | Fueled | Littledata |
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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 | ✔️ |