
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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!" |
| Link | Read more reviews |
| Store size | Stape | Polar Analytics | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 orders / month | $40 | $400 | $39 |
| 500 orders / month | $40 | $720 | $199 |
| 5,000 orders / month | $150 | $1020 | $449 |
| 20,000 orders / month | $400 | $2770 | $1390 |
For 50 orders, Stape is 90% cheaper than Polar Analytics and 1% more expensive than Littledata. At 500 orders, Stape and Polar Analytics are equal, while Littledata is 272% more expensive than Stape. For 5000 orders, Stape is 85% cheaper than Polar Analytics and 57% cheaper than Littledata. At 20000 orders, Stape is 86% cheaper than Polar Analytics and 50% cheaper than Littledata. Overall, Stape consistently offers the lowest pricing across all order volumes.
| Destination | Stape | Polar Analytics | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ✔️ | ||
| Feature | Stape | Polar Analytics | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ✔️ | ||
