Polar is a pre-built dashboard for commerce with out-of-the-box metrics and reports to ensure your team has the insights to get their jobs done. Polar Analytics is used by 300 Shopify sites according to BuiltWith.
BlackCrow's machine learning is designed to understand your most valuable customers and help you acquire more of them. Black Crow AI is used by 1000 Shopify sites according to BuiltWith.
You could use both Black Crow AI for accurate data, and Polar Analytics for reporting
Feature | Polar Analytics | Black Crow AI | Littledata |
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Customer data to marketing platforms | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Identity resolution to boost audiences | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
30 day free trial | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Public statement of privacy compliance | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Server-side tracking | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Marketing reporting | ✔️ | ||
Proprietary attribution model | ✔️ | ||
Works with platforms other than Shopify | ✔️ | ||
Fully automatic, no code setup | ✔️ | ||
Automatic tracking of checkout extensibility | ✔️ | ||
No-code setup for Shopify Hydrogen | ✔️ |
Polar Analytics offers a comprehensive pre-built dashboard with marketing reporting and a proprietary attribution model, providing out-of-the-box metrics tailored for e-commerce insights. Its focus is on delivering actionable data to enhance marketing strategies.
In contrast, Black Crow AI emphasizes machine learning to identify and acquire valuable customers, with features like server-side tracking and compatibility with various platforms beyond Shopify. It also offers a 30-day free trial and prioritizes privacy compliance.
Littledata similarly provides a 30-day free trial and focuses on privacy compliance, but stands out with its fully automatic, no-code setup and automatic tracking of checkout extensibility.
Overall, Polar Analytics is more focused on reporting and attribution, while Black Crow AI and Littledata emphasize customer acquisition and ease of setup, respectively.
Store size | Polar Analytics | Black Crow AI | Littledata |
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50 orders / month | $400 | $500 | $39 |
500 orders / month | $400 | $500 | $149 |
5,000 orders / month | $1150 | $1500 | $349 |
20,000 orders / month | $3500 | $5000 | $799 |
For an online store with 50 orders per month, Black Crow AI is 25% more expensive than Polar Analytics, while Littledata is 90% cheaper. At 500 orders, Polar Analytics and Black Crow AI are equal, with Littledata being 63.5% cheaper. For 5000 orders, Black Crow AI is 30.4% more expensive than Polar Analytics, and Littledata is 69.6% cheaper. At 20000 orders, Black Crow AI is 42.9% more expensive than Polar Analytics, and Littledata is 77.3% cheaper.
Destination | Polar Analytics | Black Crow AI | Littledata |
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Klaviyo | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Meta Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Google Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Attentive | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Google Analytics | ✔️ | ||
TikTok | ✔️ | ||
✔️ | |||
Segment | ✔️ |
Polar Analytics focuses on integrating data from Meta Ads, Google Ads, and Klaviyo, providing a centralized view of marketing performance across these platforms. Black Crow AI, on the other hand, emphasizes Klaviyo and Attentive, targeting personalized messaging and customer engagement. Littledata offers a broader range of destinations, including Google Analytics, Meta Ads, TikTok, Pinterest, Klaviyo, Google Ads, Segment, and Attentive, allowing for extensive tracking and analysis across various channels. The main difference lies in the breadth of integrations and the specific focus on marketing versus customer engagement strategies.
Feature | Polar Analytics | Black Crow AI | Littledata |
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Identity resolution | |||
Never adds new emails to your marketing list | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Uses other marketing channel cookies to boost identity | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Docs on how an end-user can opt out for GDPR / CCPA | ✔️ | ||
Backstitches Klaviyo profile onto previous customer events | ✔️ | ||
Viewed Product trigger | |||
Tracked server-side | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Tracked client-side | ✔️ | ||
Enriched product info (e.g. category) | ✔️ | ||
Backwards compatible with Klaviyo templates | ✔️ | ||
Added to Cart trigger | |||
Tracked server-side | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Enriched product info (e.g. category) | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Backwards compatible with Klaviyo templates | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Tracked client-side | ✔️ | ||
Target the whole contents of the cart | ✔️ |
Littledata offers unique advantages for tracking customers from Shopify to Klaviyo. Its documentation on GDPR/CCPA opt-out ensures compliance, which is crucial for data privacy. Unlike Polar Analytics and Black Crow AI, Littledata backstitches Klaviyo profiles onto previous customer events, providing a comprehensive view of customer interactions over time. This feature enhances customer insights and segmentation, allowing for more targeted marketing. Additionally, Littledata's use of other marketing channel cookies to boost identity further improves tracking accuracy, ensuring that customer data is reliable and actionable. Overall, Littledata's combination of compliance, historical data integration, and enhanced identity tracking makes it a superior choice for CRM management.