Is Facebook Sales Channel or Fueled 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.
Fueled is a new tool for collecting and organizing 1st-party eCommerce customer data across the sales and marketing tools you love. Shopify, BigCommerce, Yotpo, Gorgias...We capture data from all of these channels, so that you can use it wherever and how ever you want. Fueled connects Shopify to Google Analytics, Segment, Meta Ads and Google Ads, and is used by 100 Shopify sites.
Feature | Facebook Sales Channel | Fueled |
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Customer data to marketing platforms | ✔️ | ✔️ |
30 day free trial | ✔️ | |
Public statement of privacy compliance | ✔️ | |
Fully automatic, no code setup | ✔️ | |
Server-side tracking | ✔️ | |
Identity resolution / session enrichment | ✔️ | |
Works with platforms other than Shopify | ✔️ |
Destination | Facebook Sales Channel | Fueled |
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Meta Ads | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Google Analytics | ✔️ | |
Segment | ✔️ | |
Google Ads | ✔️ |
Feature | Facebook Sales Channel | Fueled |
---|---|---|
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 | ✔️ | ✔️ |