MP Tracking: GA4 Analytics vs RudderStack Pixel

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Sep 3, 2026 for MP Tracking, Nov 8, 2026 for RudderStack Pixel.

The short answer

  • MP Tracking lists 2 features RudderStack Pixel’s listing doesn’t mention, including Checkout analytics, Page views.

Head to head

Detected stores

MP Tracking: —
RudderStack Pixel: 39

Stores added, 28 days

MP Tracking: —
RudderStack Pixel: 1
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Pitch
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Categories
  • Analytics
  • Analytics
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Jul 30, 2026
Nov 13, 2024
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
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—
Detected stores
0active installs
39active installs
  • John Hardy
  • Astrotalk Store
  • quip
  • Daily Harvest
  • GLDN
+34 more
Most common store size
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11-50 products23%
Top countries
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  • United States56%
  • Germany5%
  • United Kingdom5%
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
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—
Plans
Free
FreeFree
  • · This app is completely free to use.
Coverage
6 of 6 features100%
4 of 6 features67%
Unique strengths
  • Checkout analytics
  • Page views
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Analytics
100%6/6
67%4/6
Customer behavior
100%4/4
75%3/4
Marketing and sales
100%2/2
50%1/2
240onlybothonly
MP TrackingRudderStack Pixel6 features listed across both App Store listings

Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.

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Works with also listed by another
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  • Checkout
  • Google Analytics (GA4)
  • Facebook Ads
  • Tiktok Ads
  • Klaviyo
  • Amplitude
  • Google Ads
How it sells itself

MP Tracking Pixel gives merchants a focused way to send storefront and checkout events to Google Analytics 4 without managing a custom tracking setup. It combines Shopify Web Pixels with server-side event delivery, so merchants can track key ecommerce actions, configure which events are sent, and align product item IDs with their reporting needs.

Rudderstack Pixel is the novel way of collecting Shopify client side & server side events and send them 150+ destinations in real time. Popular destinations such are GA4, Facebook ads, Google Ads, Tiktok ads, Klaviyo, Braze, Amplitude, Mixpanel are all supported. Merchants can track their customer actions and build a unified customer 360 table in the warehouse using Rudderstack platform.

Key points
  • Track storefront and checkout events in GA4 with server-side delivery.
  • Choose the ecommerce events that matter for your GA4 reports.
  • Map product item IDs to match your GA4 and product feed data.
  • Collect client side & server side events through Shopify pixel & webhooks.
  • Send these events to 150+ destinations in real time.
  • Popular destinations includes GA4, Facebook, Klaviyo, Bigquery, Snowflake, Braze
Screenshots
Track events in GA4 with server-side delivery
Match product item IDs with GA4 reportsMP Tracking PixelChoose which ecommerce events are tracked
Updating the credentials in the RudderStack Pixel App.
Rudderstack events stream platformFirst time loading screen for RudderStack Pixel AppConfiguring the RudderStack Pixel App for the first time.

All the numbers

Every figure, side by side

A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.

Showing only the rows where the apps differ.

Adoption

MeasureMP TrackingRudderStack Pixel
Detected storesNot published39as of Nov 8, 2026
Net store change, 28 days0estimated+1estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough data1new and returning
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesNot publishedHealth & Beauty, Apparel & Accessories, Food, Beverages & Tobacco
Top store countriesNot publishedUnited States, Germany, United Kingdom

Reviews

MeasureMP TrackingRudderStack Pixel
App Store ratingNot publishedNot published
App Store reviewsNot publishedNot published
New reviews, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureMP TrackingRudderStack Pixel
Free planNot listedNot listed
Lowest paid monthly planNo monthly plan listedNo monthly plan listed
Longest free trialNot listedNot listed
Plans listedNot published1

Listing

MeasureMP TrackingRudderStack Pixel
Shopify category rank#1018in Analytics#490(ahead)in Analytics
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedJul 30, 2026Nov 13, 2024
Languages1English1English
DeveloperMerchant PlaybookRudderStack Inc.

FAQ

MP Tracking and RudderStack Pixel: common questions

What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
MP Tracking lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Checkout analytics, Page views. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
Where does this comparison’s data come from?
Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Sep 3, 2026 for MP Tracking, Nov 8, 2026 for RudderStack Pixel; estimated figures are labeled.

How Shoplist compares apps

Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Sep 3, 2026 for MP Tracking, Nov 8, 2026 for RudderStack Pixel. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.