Retention.com vs Polar Analytics

Is Retention.com or Polar Analytics a better data solution for Shopify brands?

Retention.com competitors

What is Retention.com?

Retention.com's identity resolution software helps Shopify merchants recover lost shoppers and increase Klaviyo flow revenue. Retention.com - formerly known as GetEmails - connects Shopify to Klaviyo, and is used by 1,950 Shopify sites according to BuiltWith.


Polar Analytics competitors

What is Polar Analytics?

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. Polar Analytics connects Shopify to Meta Ads, Google Ads, TikTok and Klaviyo, and is used by 300 Shopify sites according to BuiltWith.


You could use both Retention.com for accurate data, and Polar Analytics for reporting

Retention.com vs Polar Analytics comparison

FeatureRetention.comPolar Analytics
Customer data to marketing platforms✔️✔️
Identity resolution to boost audiences✔️✔️
Works with platforms other than Shopify✔️minus
Marketing reportingminus✔️
Proprietary attribution modelminus✔️

Supported data destinations

DestinationRetention.comPolar Analytics
Klaviyo✔️✔️
Meta Adsminus✔️
Google Adsminus✔️
TikTokminus✔️

Klaviyo comparison

Retention.com vs Polar Analytics's solution for Klaviyo

FeatureRetention.comPolar Analytics
Identity resolution
Never adds new emails to your marketing listminus✔️
Uses other marketing channel cookies to boost identityminus✔️
Viewed Product trigger
Backwards compatible with Klaviyo templates✔️minus
Tracked client-sideminus✔️
Added to Cart trigger
Tracked client-side✔️✔️
Backwards compatible with Klaviyo templates✔️minus
Checkout Started trigger
Tracked client-side✔️minus
Backwards compatible with Klaviyo templates✔️minus
Tracked server-sideminus✔️
Benefits of Littledata
Littledata has been trusted by leading Shopify brands since 2017 for reliable server-side tracking.
100% of revenue tracked
Enhanced identity resolution
Connectors for all popular marketing channels
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Comparing Retention.com against Polar Analytics
How does Retention.com work?

Retention Grow uses a large third-party list of email addresses to link anonymous sessions to emails given to a third party brand. This can grow your marketing audience, but at the expense of higher spam and privacy complaints.

Does Retention.com work with Shopify?

Yes, Retention.com is installed on 1,950 Shopify sites according to the latest stats from BuiltWith.

How does Polar Analytics work?

By deduplicating conversions from multiple ad platforms, Polar Pixel helps you understand the real cost per acquisition and calculate Return on Ad Spend (ROAS) by channel and campaign.

Does Polar Analytics work with Shopify?

Yes, Polar Analytics is installed on 300 Shopify sites according to the latest stats from BuiltWith.

Is Retention.com suitable for Enterprise brands?

Retention.com is used by 27 sites in the top 100,000 globally - so this solution is unlikely to be appropriate for Enterprise brands.

Is Polar Analytics suitable for Enterprise brands?

Polar Analytics is used by 10 sites in the top 100,000 globally - so this solution is unlikely to be appropriate for Enterprise brands.

Which marketing tools does Retention.com support?

Retention.com supports Klaviyo.

Which marketing tools does Polar Analytics support?

Polar Analytics supports Meta Ads, Google Ads, TikTok and Klaviyo.

Who owns Retention.com?

Retention.com - formerly known as GetEmails - is an independent private company headquartered in Austin, Texas. Adam Robinson is Retention.com's CEO.

Who owns Polar Analytics?

Polar Analytics is an independent private company headquartered in London. David Dokes is Polar Analytics's CEO.

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