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.
Stape is your all-in-one solution for server-side data tracking. Industry leaders and top companies choose us to boost data quality and marketing ROI while maintaining security compliance. Stape is used by an unknown number of Shopify sites.
You could use both Stape for accurate data, and Polar Analytics for reporting
Feature | Polar Analytics | Stape | Littledata |
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Customer data to marketing platforms | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Identity resolution to boost audiences | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Server-side tracking | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Public statement of privacy compliance | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Marketing reporting | ✔️ | ||
Proprietary attribution model | ✔️ | ||
Works with platforms other than Shopify | ✔️ | ||
30 day free trial | ✔️ | ||
Fully automatic, no code setup | ✔️ | ||
Automatic tracking of checkout extensibility | ✔️ | ||
No-code setup for Shopify Hydrogen | ✔️ |
Polar Analytics focuses on providing pre-built dashboards and marketing reporting with a proprietary attribution model, making it ideal for teams needing quick insights and data visualization. It excels in integrating customer data with marketing platforms and enhancing audience targeting through identity resolution.
In contrast, Stape emphasizes server-side tracking and privacy compliance, catering to a broader range of platforms beyond Shopify. Its strength lies in improving data quality and marketing ROI while ensuring security.
Littledata combines features from both, offering server-side tracking and identity resolution, along with a no-code setup for automatic tracking. It also provides a 30-day free trial, making it accessible for testing. Littledata's focus on checkout extensibility and customer data integration positions it as a versatile option for ecommerce brands looking for comprehensive tracking solutions.
Store size | Polar Analytics | Stape | Littledata |
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50 orders / month | $400 | $40 | $39 |
500 orders / month | $400 | $40 | $149 |
5,000 orders / month | $1150 | $150 | $349 |
20,000 orders / month | $3500 | $400 | $799 |
For an online store with 50 orders, Polar Analytics is 900% more expensive than Stape and 923% more than Littledata. At 500 orders, Polar remains the same at $400, while Stape and Littledata are 0% and 63% cheaper, respectively. With 5,000 orders, Polar is 667% more than Stape and 229% more than Littledata. Finally, at 20,000 orders, Polar is 775% more expensive than Stape and 338% more than Littledata.
Destination | Polar Analytics | Stape | Littledata |
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Meta Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Google Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Klaviyo | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Google Analytics | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
TikTok | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Attentive | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
✔️ | ✔️ | ||
Segment | ✔️ |
Polar Analytics focuses on integrating data from Meta Ads, Google Ads, and Klaviyo, providing a streamlined approach for e-commerce metrics and insights. Stape offers a broader range of data destinations, including Google Analytics, TikTok, and Pinterest, allowing for more diverse tracking and marketing strategies. Littledata also supports a wide array of platforms, including Segment, which enables advanced data integration and customer journey tracking. The main difference lies in the variety and scope of data destinations each solution supports, with Stape and Littledata offering more extensive options compared to Polar Analytics.
Feature | Polar Analytics | Stape | 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 client-side | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Tracked server-side | ✔️ | ||
Enriched product info (e.g. category) | ✔️ | ||
Backwards compatible with Klaviyo templates | ✔️ | ||
Added to Cart trigger | |||
Tracked client-side | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Tracked server-side | ✔️ | ||
Enriched product info (e.g. category) | ✔️ | ||
Backwards compatible with Klaviyo templates | ✔️ | ||
Target the whole contents of the cart | ✔️ |
Feature | Polar Analytics | Stape | Littledata |
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Google Ads Conversions | |||
Real-time tracking of Enhanced Conversions | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Client-side Enhanced Conversions | ✔️ | ||
Server-side Enhanced Conversions | ✔️ | ||
Fully automatic setup | ✔️ | ||
New vs Returning customer conversions | ✔️ |
Feature | Polar Analytics | Stape | Littledata |
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Added to Cart trigger | |||
Via Conversions API | ✔️ | ||
Checkout steps | |||
Via Conversions API | ✔️ | ||
Includes all checkout steps | ✔️ | ||
Purchase event | |||
Via Conversions API | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Includes post-purchase upsells | ✔️ | ||
Includes recurring orders | ✔️ | ||
Filters to exclude orders from some channels | ✔️ |