Is Facebook Sales Channel or Elevar a better data solution for Shopify brands?
Shopify has a built in free connector for Meta Ads as part of the Facebook Sales Channel. This was built in 2021 and is maintained by Shopify. Facebook Sales Channel connects Shopify to Meta Ads, and is used by 2.80M Shopify sites according to BuiltWith.
Elevar is designed to fix conversion tracking issues and GTM setup with server-side tracking that pushes data back to marketing channels. Elevar connects Shopify to Google Analytics, Meta Ads, Pinterest, TikTok, Klaviyo, Attentive, Google Ads, Yotpo Email & SMS and Postscript, and is used by 6,300 Shopify sites according to BuiltWith.
Feature | Facebook Sales Channel | Elevar |
---|---|---|
Public statement of privacy compliance | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Customer data to marketing platforms | ✔️ | ✔️ |
30 day free trial | ✔️ | |
Fully automatic, no code setup | ✔️ | |
Identity resolution / session enrichment | ✔️ | |
Server-side tracking | ✔️ |
Destination | Facebook Sales Channel | Elevar |
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Meta Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Google Analytics | ✔️ | |
✔️ | ||
TikTok | ✔️ | |
Klaviyo | ✔️ | |
Attentive | ✔️ | |
Google Ads | ✔️ | |
Yotpo Email & SMS | ✔️ | |
Postscript | ✔️ |
Feature | Facebook Sales Channel | Elevar |
---|---|---|
Key benefits | ||
100% accurate revenue in Meta | ✔️ | |
Boost to Event Match Quality Score | ✔️ | |
Pre-purchase audiences based on first-party data | ✔️ | |
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 | ✔️ | |
Filters to exclude orders from some channels | ✔️ |