Wunderkind is a global performance marketing solution powered by AI, data, and identity that helps brands acquire and retain customers via owned channels at unprecedented scale. Wunderkind - formerly known as Bounce X - is used by 1000 Shopify sites according to BuiltWith.
Elevar was designed to fix GTM setup, with server-side tracking into to marketing channels. Since the acquisition by Buxton (now Audiense), most of the founding team has left and the Audiense product is no longer focussed on Shopify marketing. Elevar is used by 6,300 Shopify sites according to BuiltWith.
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Feature | Wunderkind | Elevar | Littledata |
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Identity resolution to boost audiences | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Customer data to marketing platforms | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Server-side tracking | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Works with platforms other than Shopify | ✔️ | ||
30 day free trial | ✔️ | ||
Founder owned and led | ✔️ | ||
Fully automatic, no code setup | ✔️ | ||
Automatic tracking of checkout steps | ✔️ | ||
No-code setup for Shopify Hydrogen | ✔️ |
Wunderkind excels in leveraging AI for performance marketing and offers identity resolution and customer data integration across various platforms, not just Shopify. In contrast, Elevar focuses on fixing GTM setups with server-side tracking but has shifted away from Shopify marketing post-acquisition. Littledata stands out with its 30-day free trial, founder-led approach, and fully automatic, no-code setup, along with identity resolution and server-side tracking. Additionally, it offers automatic tracking of checkout steps, providing a more comprehensive solution for ecommerce managers compared to both Wunderkind and Elevar.
Wunderkind | Elevar | Littledata | |
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Example product review | "I don't feel like the service or partnership is as professional or helpful as it could be...just serving as a base-level for our trigger and SMS programs." | "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 | "Wunderkind has been receptive to this feedback... it's disappointing that this has been an ongoing issue." | "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 | Wunderkind | Elevar | Littledata |
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50 orders / month | $ | $200 | $39 |
500 orders / month | $ | $200 | $149 |
5,000 orders / month | $ | $450 | $349 |
20,000 orders / month | $ | $950 | $799 |
Destination | Wunderkind | Elevar | Littledata |
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Klaviyo | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Attentive | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Google Analytics | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Meta Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
✔️ | ✔️ | ||
TikTok | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Google Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Yotpo Email & SMS | ✔️ | ||
Postscript | ✔️ | ||
Segment | ✔️ |
Wunderkind focuses on personalized marketing through its data destinations, primarily Klaviyo and Attentive, enhancing customer engagement and retention. Elevar offers a broader range of data destinations, including major advertising platforms like Google Ads and Meta Ads, allowing for comprehensive tracking and optimization across multiple channels. Littledata also supports various platforms, including Segment, which enables advanced data integration and analytics. The main difference lies in Wunderkind's emphasis on personalized messaging versus Elevar and Littledata's broader analytics and advertising capabilities.
Feature | Wunderkind | Elevar | Littledata |
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Identity resolution | |||
Uses other marketing channel cookies to boost identity | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Docs on how an end-user can opt out for GDPR / CCPA | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Never adds new emails to your marketing list | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Backstitches Klaviyo profile onto previous customer events | ✔️ | ||
Viewed Product trigger | |||
Backwards compatible with Klaviyo templates | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Tracked server-side | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Tracked client-side | ✔️ | ||
Enriched product info (e.g. category) | ✔️ | ||
Added to Cart trigger | |||
Backwards compatible with Klaviyo templates | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Reliable via Shopify's servers | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Enriched product info (e.g. category) | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Unreliable tracking of button clicks | ✔️ | ||
Target the whole contents of the cart | ✔️ | ||
Checkout Started trigger | |||
Direct from Shopify's servers | ✔️ | ||
Backwards compatible with Klaviyo templates | ✔️ |
Littledata offers a comprehensive solution for tracking customers from Shopify to Klaviyo by ensuring compliance with GDPR/CCPA through clear opt-out documentation and maintaining data integrity by never adding new emails to your marketing list. Unlike Wunderkind, which only shares the cookie-boosting benefit, Littledata enhances customer profiles by backstitching Klaviyo profiles onto previous events, providing a richer customer history. Compared to Elevar, while both offer opt-out documentation and do not add new emails, Littledata's unique ability to integrate past customer events into Klaviyo profiles gives a more complete view of customer interactions, enhancing targeting and personalization efforts.