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.
Feature | Littledata | Facebook Sales Channel |
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30 day free trial | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Customer data to marketing platforms | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Fully automatic, no code setup | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Founder owned and led | ✔️ | |
Identity resolution to boost audiences | ✔️ | |
Server-side tracking | ✔️ | |
Automatic tracking of checkout steps | ✔️ | |
No-code setup for Shopify Hydrogen | ✔️ |
Littledata offers advanced features like identity resolution to enhance audience targeting and automatic tracking of checkout steps, which are not available in the Facebook Sales Channel. While both platforms provide a 30-day free trial and no-code setup, Littledata's server-side tracking integrates seamlessly with GA4, Meta Ads, and Klaviyo, ensuring more robust data collection. Additionally, being founder-led emphasizes a product-driven approach tailored for modern Shopify tracking. This combination of features positions Littledata as a superior choice for comprehensive tracking and data collection compared to the more basic capabilities of the Facebook Sales Channel.
Littledata | Facebook Sales Channel | |
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Example product review | "We were having difficulties with accurate and consistent revenue attribution...With Littledata implemented, we now get consistent and accurate revenue attribution." | "Tracking is inaccurate, ad spend wasted, and support is unhelpful...data doesn’t match up, making it impossible to optimize campaigns." |
Example support review | "Customer support is absolutely amazing... you can never go wrong when an app does what it says and tacks on great service!" | "Cannot get anyone to follow through and help me... I get bounced around from tech support person to another." |
Link | Read more reviews |
Store size | Littledata | Facebook Sales Channel |
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50 orders / month | $39 | $0 |
500 orders / month | $149 | $0 |
5,000 orders / month | $349 | $0 |
20,000 orders / month | $799 | $0 |
For an online store with 50 orders, Littledata is 100% more expensive than Facebook Sales Channel, which costs $0. At 500 orders, both Littledata and Facebook Sales Channel cost the same, resulting in a 0% difference. For 5000 orders, Littledata is again 100% more expensive than Facebook Sales Channel. Finally, at 20000 orders, Littledata remains 100% more expensive than Facebook Sales Channel. Overall, Littledata consistently costs more, while Facebook Sales Channel is free at lower and higher order volumes.
Destination | Littledata | Facebook Sales Channel |
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Meta Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Google Analytics | ✔️ | |
TikTok | ✔️ | |
✔️ | ||
Klaviyo | ✔️ | |
Google Ads | ✔️ | |
Segment | ✔️ | |
Attentive | ✔️ |
Littledata's data destinations provide a broader range of analytics and marketing platforms, including Google Analytics, TikTok, Pinterest, Klaviyo, Google Ads, Segment, and Attentive, allowing for comprehensive tracking and insights across multiple channels. In contrast, the Facebook Sales Channel primarily focuses on Meta Ads, which is specifically tailored for advertising on Facebook and Instagram. This means Littledata offers more diverse integration options for tracking customer behavior and optimizing marketing efforts, while the Facebook Sales Channel is more limited to Facebook's ecosystem.
Feature | Littledata | Facebook Sales Channel |
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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 | ✔️ |