
Triple Whale allows you to easily manage and automate analytics, attribution, merchandising, forecasting & more — in the palm of your hand.
Elevar ensures that 100% of your conversions are tracked and delivered to your marketing channels using Google Tag Manager and server-side tracking. Since the company was acquired by Buxton (now Audiense) the product has been merged into a wider analytics and segmentation tool.
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Talk to us| Feature | Triple Whale | Elevar | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customer data to marketing platforms | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Identity resolution to boost audiences | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Fully automatic, no code setup | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Founder owned and led | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Direct from Shopify's servers | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Marketing reporting | ✔️ | ||
| Proprietary attribution model | ✔️ | ||
| Via server-side Google Tag Manager | ✔️ | ||
| 30 day free trial | ✔️ | ||
| Natively supports Shopify Markets | ✔️ | ||
| Automatic tracking of checkout steps | ✔️ |
Triple Whale offers a comprehensive suite for managing analytics and attribution with a focus on ease of use and automation. Its proprietary attribution model and fully automatic setup streamline data collection. Elevar emphasizes server-side tracking and ensures complete conversion tracking through Google Tag Manager, but is now part of a broader analytics tool post-acquisition. Littledata stands out with its 30-day free trial, automatic tracking of checkout steps, and similar features to both competitors, including identity resolution and no-code setup, making it a strong choice for ecommerce managers seeking robust tracking solutions.
| Triple Whale | Elevar | Littledata | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Example product review | "Integration problem...can't install the store application. The system says I'm already using the app, but I can't log in. The chat on the website and email support does not answer. No help." | "They continue to charge you after uninstalling and cancelling your plan...made absolutely 0 impact to my tracking." | "We were having difficulties with accurate and consistent revenue attribution...With Littledata implemented, we now get consistent and accurate revenue attribution." |
| Example support review | "Triple Whale’s customer service has been one of the worst experiences... Critical issues take days to resolve." | "Awful support. I am now $700 in charges without even using the stupid thing because it made absolutely 0 impact." | "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 | Triple Whale | Elevar | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 orders / month | $259 | $200 | $39 |
| 500 orders / month | $259 | $200 | $199 |
| 5,000 orders / month | $1290 | $450 | $449 |
| 20,000 orders / month | $3500 | $850 | $1390 |
For 50 orders, Triple Whale is 30% more expensive than Elevar and 564% more than Littledata. At 500 orders, Triple Whale and Elevar are equal, while Littledata is 42% cheaper than both. For 5,000 orders, Triple Whale is 187% more than Elevar and 269% more than Littledata. At 20,000 orders, Triple Whale is 312% more than Elevar and 338% more than Littledata. Overall, Littledata consistently offers the lowest pricing across all order volumes.
| Destination | Triple Whale | Elevar | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klaviyo | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Meta Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Google Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Google Analytics | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
| TikTok | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Attentive | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Segment | ✔️ |
Triple Whale focuses on integrating with major advertising platforms like Klaviyo, Meta Ads, and Google Ads, emphasizing streamlined e-commerce metrics and performance tracking. Elevar offers a broader range of data destinations, including Google Analytics, Pinterest, and TikTok, providing a more comprehensive view of customer interactions across various channels. Littledata also supports a wide array of platforms, including Segment, which allows for advanced data integration and analysis. The main difference lies in the breadth of integrations and the specific focus on e-commerce metrics versus overall customer journey tracking.
| Feature | Triple Whale | Elevar | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity resolution | |||
| Never adds new emails to your marketing list | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Docs on how an end-user can opt out for GDPR / CCPA | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Uses other marketing channel cookies to boost identity | ✔️ | ||
| Backstitches Klaviyo profile onto previous customer events | ✔️ | ||
| Viewed Product trigger | |||
| Backwards compatible with Klaviyo templates | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Tracked server-side | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Enriched product info (e.g. category) | ✔️ | ||
| Added to Cart trigger | |||
| Reliable via Shopify's servers | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Enriched product info (e.g. category) | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Backwards compatible with Klaviyo templates | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Unreliable tracking of button clicks | ✔️ | ||
| Target the whole contents of the cart | ✔️ | ||
| Checkout Started trigger | |||
| Tracked via the checkout page | ✔️ | ||
| Direct from Shopify's servers | ✔️ | ||
| Backwards compatible with Klaviyo templates | ✔️ | ||
Littledata stands out for its comprehensive approach to customer tracking by integrating multiple marketing channel cookies to enhance identity resolution, which is crucial for accurate customer insights. Unlike Triple Whale and Elevar, Littledata also backstitches Klaviyo profiles onto previous customer events, providing a richer historical context for customer interactions. This feature allows for better segmentation and personalized marketing strategies. While all three options offer GDPR/CCPA compliance and do not add new emails to marketing lists, Littledata's unique capabilities in identity enhancement and historical data integration make it a superior choice for tracking customers from Shopify to Klaviyo.
| Feature | Triple Whale | Elevar | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Ads Conversions | |||
| Tracked direct from Shopify's servers | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Real-time tracking of Enhanced Conversions | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Fully automatic setup | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| New vs Returning customer conversions | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Feature | Triple Whale | Elevar | Littledata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key benefits | |||
| Boost to Event Match Quality Score | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Fully automatic setup | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| 100% accurate revenue in Meta | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| 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 | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Filters to exclude orders from some channels | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| New vs Returning customer conversions | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Includes recurring orders | ✔️ | ||
