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.
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.
Feature | Stape | Polar Analytics | Littledata |
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Founder owned and led | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Server-side tracking | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Customer data to marketing platforms | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Identity resolution to boost audiences | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Works with platforms other than Shopify | ✔️ | ||
Marketing reporting | ✔️ | ||
Proprietary attribution model | ✔️ | ||
30 day free trial | ✔️ | ||
Fully automatic, no code setup | ✔️ | ||
Automatic tracking of checkout steps | ✔️ | ||
No-code setup for Shopify Hydrogen | ✔️ |
Stape excels in server-side tracking, enhancing data quality and marketing ROI, and is compatible with various platforms beyond Shopify. Polar Analytics focuses on marketing reporting and proprietary attribution, providing pre-built dashboards for insights. Littledata stands out with its 30-day free trial, fully automatic no-code setup, and automatic tracking of checkout steps, combining features from both Stape and Polar while offering a user-friendly experience.
Stape | Polar Analytics | Littledata | |
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Example product review | "Stape Server GTM is difficult to configure without technical expertise, and after multiple attempts, I was still unable to get it working." | "Negative points? None so far ... Getting started was incredibly easy ... integrates smoothly with all our tools and data sources." | "We were having difficulties with accurate and consistent revenue attribution...With Littledata implemented, we now get consistent and accurate revenue attribution." |
Example support review | "Although the app is free, I cannot recommend it based on my experience." | "Polar's customer support is also next to none... they are well worth the price we pay." | "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 | Stape | Polar Analytics | Littledata |
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50 orders / month | $40 | $400 | $39 |
500 orders / month | $40 | $400 | $149 |
5,000 orders / month | $150 | $1150 | $349 |
20,000 orders / month | $400 | $3500 | $799 |
For an online store with 50 orders, Polar Analytics is 900% more expensive than Stape, while Littledata is 2.5% cheaper. At 500 orders, Polar Analytics is 0% more than Stape, and Littledata is 272.5% more expensive. With 5000 orders, Polar Analytics is 666.67% more than Stape, and Littledata is 132.67% cheaper. For 20000 orders, Polar Analytics is 775% more than Stape, while Littledata is 99.75% more expensive. Overall, Stape remains the most cost-effective option across all order volumes.
Destination | Stape | Polar Analytics | Littledata |
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Meta Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Klaviyo | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Google Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Google Analytics | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
TikTok | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Attentive | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
✔️ | ✔️ | ||
Segment | ✔️ |
Stape offers a broader range of data destinations, including Google Analytics, Meta Ads, TikTok, Klaviyo, Attentive, Google Ads, and Pinterest, allowing for extensive tracking across multiple platforms. Polar Analytics focuses on fewer destinations, specifically Meta Ads, Google Ads, and Klaviyo, which may limit cross-channel insights. Littledata provides a comprehensive set of destinations similar to Stape, including Google Analytics, Meta Ads, TikTok, Pinterest, Klaviyo, Google Ads, Segment, and Attentive, enabling robust tracking and integration across various marketing channels. Overall, Stape and Littledata offer more extensive options compared to Polar Analytics.
Feature | Stape | Polar Analytics | 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 | |||
Unreliable tracking of button clicks | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Reliable via Shopify's servers | ✔️ | ||
Enriched product info (e.g. category) | ✔️ | ||
Backwards compatible with Klaviyo templates | ✔️ | ||
Target the whole contents of the cart | ✔️ | ||
Checkout Started trigger | |||
Direct from Shopify's servers | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Tracked via the checkout page | ✔️ | ||
Backwards compatible with Klaviyo templates | ✔️ |
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Feature | Stape | Polar Analytics | Littledata |
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Google Ads Conversions | |||
Real-time tracking of Enhanced Conversions | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Unreliable tracking via thank you page | ✔️ | ||
Tracked direct from Shopify's servers | ✔️ | ||
Fully automatic setup | ✔️ | ||
New vs Returning customer conversions | ✔️ |
Feature | Stape | Polar Analytics | Littledata |
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Key benefits | |||
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 | ✔️ | ||
Fully automatic setup | ✔️ | ||
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 | ✔️ |