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Stape

Free plan

No feature only Stape has.

Addingwell

Free plan

No feature only Addingwell has.

JENTIS

On request

No feature only JENTIS has.

Elevar

Free plan

No feature only Elevar has.

Summary
Stape hosts server-side Google Tag Manager containers, with a free plan and power-ups for loading, cookies, bot detection and logs.
Addingwell hosts server-side Google Tag Manager containers with tag health monitoring and consent monitoring, and has a free plan with 100,000 requests.
JENTIS is a managed server-side tracking and tag management platform with its own Twin Server engine, native connectors and EU hosting.
Elevar is a Shopify-focused server-side tracking platform with a data layer, session enrichment and its own servers on Google Cloud, priced by orders per month.
Pros
  • Free plan with Custom Loader and Anonymizer
  • Choice of Global (Google Cloud) or EU (Scaleway) hosting
  • Multi-zone routing on Business and above
  • Many named power-ups, including Cookie Keeper, Data Store and Bot Detection
  • SOC 2, ISO 27001 and HIPAA listed, BAA for enterprise
  • Free plan with 100,000 requests and a custom domain
  • Alerts and tag health monitoring
  • Event consent monitoring through Didomi
  • Shopify app
  • Published overage rates per 100,000 requests
  • Own platform with connectors built and maintained by JENTIS
  • Runs on your first-party domain, with extended cookie lifetimes
  • Consent rules applied per data point, plus Essential Mode for pseudonymized capture without consent
  • Health Center alerts when tags fail after publishing
  • ISO 27001 certified company
  • Free Base plan with server-side tracking
  • Built for Shopify, with a data layer and checkout events
  • Server Events Log shows success or error for each event sent
  • Automated alerts when tracking accuracy drops below a target
  • Failed messages are retried and Shopify webhook events are replayed after an outage
Cons
  • Prices shown in USD only
  • Cookie Keeper, Bot Detection, Data Store and logs need Pro or higher
  • Monitoring, multi-zone and custom cookies in Cookie Keeper need Business
  • Overage rates not shown on the pricing page
  • Global and EU hosting are separate offerings run by different entities
  • Cheapest paid plan starts at €90 per month
  • Free plan is limited to one region
  • Extra containers, domains and regions are paid add-ons
  • Premium SLA only on paid plans
  • No WordPress plugin found
  • No published prices, every plan is quote-based
  • Synthetic Users, data enrichment, raw data access and US cloud need the Professional plan
  • SSO and dedicated infrastructure need the Enterprise plan
  • Proprietary platform, so tag setups cannot be moved to Google's server-side GTM as is
  • No self-hosting option mentioned
  • Priced by orders per month, with overage per extra order
  • Number of destinations is capped per plan, extra ones cost $125 per month each
  • Base and Core plans only allow advertising and analytics destinations
  • Running on your own server or in your own cloud is not supported
  • Server regions are not documented

Pricing information

Starting Price
  • FreeFree
  • Pro$17 p/m
  • Business$83 p/m
  • Enterprise$167 p/m
  • CustomOn req.
  • FreeFree
  • Pay as you go€90 p/m
  • EnterpriseOn req.
  • CoreOn req.
  • ProfessionalOn req.
  • EnterpriseOn req.
  • BaseFree
  • Core$225 p/m
  • Advanced$650 p/m
  • Premium$1,250 p/m
  • Elite$3,000+ p/m
Free trial period
Free plan
Free plan
15 days
Free tier
10,000 requests per month
100,000 requests per month, 1 region, 1 custom domain
Not documented
Base plan: up to 100 orders per month and up to 2 destinations
Billed by
Requests per month
Requests per month
Not documented
Orders per month

Platform

Tagging engine
Server-side Google Tag Manager
Server-side Google Tag Manager
Own tagging platform
Own tagging platform
Product type
Managed sGTM hosting with power-ups
Managed sGTM hosting with add-ons for containers, domains and regions
Managed server-side tracking and tag management platform with its own Twin Server engine
Shopify-focused server-side tracking platform with a data layer, session enrichment and its own servers
Destinations
Any sGTM tag template; Stape also publishes free GTM tag and variable templates
Any sGTM tag template; docs cover Meta, TikTok and Awin CAPI and offline events
Native connectors built and maintained by JENTIS, including GA4, Meta Conversions API and Google Ads; the pricing page says 'Unlimited' integrations and '100+ more'
Server-side destinations including Google Ads, GA4, Meta, TikTok, Klaviyo, Attentive, Awin, BigQuery and Google Pub/Sub; the Shopify listing says 50+ integrations
Shop and CMS apps
Integrations listed for Shopify, WordPress, Magento, BigCommerce, Wix, PrestaShop, Salla, Shopware, Odoo and Drupal; Stape Conversion Tracking plugin for WordPress
Shopify app (installs GTM and a GA4 data layer); no WordPress plugin found
Shopify app (linked from the site footer); web and app tracking
Shopify app (Plus, non-Plus and headless); non-Shopify and headless sites through a subdomain source
Account Security
  • Single Sign-on
  • Two-factor Authentication
Not documented
  • Single Sign-on
  • Two-factor Authentication
Not documented

Hosting

Hosting
Stape runs the servers. Global hosting is on Google Cloud (Stape Global); EU hosting is on Scaleway (Stape Europe, Estonia).
Addingwell runs the servers, described as multi-region on Google Cloud. Listed locations include Belgium, US (Iowa, Virginia, Oregon), Brazil and Singapore.
JENTIS runs the servers on a Kubernetes-based, auto-scaling infrastructure, hosted in the EU. Cloud provider not named. Professional plan lists a choice of EU or US infrastructure, Enterprise lists dedicated infrastructure
Elevar runs the servers on Google Cloud Platform (serverless, with Pub/Sub for message delivery). Own servers are not supported. Regions are not stated
Data Center Locations
  • European Economic Area (EEA)
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • European Economic Area (EEA)
  • United States
  • European Economic Area (EEA)
  • United States
Not documented
Custom domain
Plans list a domain limit (up to 20 on Business, 50 on Enterprise)
1 custom domain on every plan, extra domains €10 per month
Tracking runs through your first-party domain with a JENTIS snippet and a DNS A-record
On Shopify, requests go to the same subdomain as the storefront. Headless and non-Shopify sites must use a subdomain of the main domain
Same-origin serving
Same-origin option in the Stape WordPress plugin, served from a path on your domain
Not documented
Not documented
Non-Shopify subdomain code can be sent through a proxy path of your own choosing on your site (target hits.getelevar.com); plans not stated
Uptime SLA
Not documented
99.99% uptime stated on the home page; premium SLA on Pay as you go and Enterprise
Not documented
Not documented
Compliance
  • GDPR
  • CCPA
  • HIPAA
  • SOC 2
  • ISO 27001
  • DORA
  • GDPR
  • GDPR
Not documented

Data quality features

Custom script loader
Custom Loader power-up, included from the Free plan
GTM and GA4 scripts served through a CDN on non-detectable URLs
Not documented
Not documented
Cookie lifetime extension
Cookie Keeper power-up; standard cookies on Pro, custom cookies on Business
Cookie maintenance to recover visitors beyond Safari's 8-day limit
Cookie Lifetime Extender is listed in the Core plan; no duration is stated
Session Enrichment uses a 1-year server-set cookie; attribution data is also kept server-side. Whether it is on every plan is not stated
Bot detection
Bot Detection power-up, Pro and above
Not documented
Not documented
Not documented
Geo and device headers
GEO Headers power-up adds country, region, city, IP and postal code as request headers
Not documented
Not documented
Not documented
Data enrichment
Data Store and Enricher power-up, Pro and above
Not documented
Real-Time Data Enrichment is listed in the Professional plan
Session Enrichment links emails and phone numbers to a user ID and stores click IDs, UTMs and referrers server-side; all plans list session enrichment

Monitoring

Request logs
3 days of logs on Pro, 10 days on Business, export to S3/GCS on Enterprise
One-click error logs and advanced logs
Not documented
Server Events Log shows each event sent and its result; retention and plans not stated
Monitoring and alerts
Monitoring listed from Business
Tag Health, data and cookie monitoring with instant alerts
Health Center checks tag execution after publishing and alerts the team when something fails; plan not stated
Automated alerts when tracking drops below a target accuracy; all plans list monitoring and alerts

Support

Support description
Pro and higher plans include 24/7 email and chat support. Enterprise adds an account manager and call support. Documentation is on the Stape helpdesk.
Email support has response targets of 5 business days on Free, 2 on Pay as you go and 1 on Enterprise. Pay as you go includes one guaranteed call slot per month, and Enterprise has unlimited calls and an account manager. Documentation is on docs.addingwell.com.
JENTIS lists 24/7 in-house support, with implementation and migration help. The Professional plan adds a dedicated Customer Success Manager and priority support. The Enterprise plan adds enterprise support, professional services and a dedicated solution architect.
Base plan customers get an in-app chatbot and a knowledge base. Core and Advanced plans get in-app support tickets with a stated response within 24 hours, and Premium and Elite get priority support within 12 hours. Paid add-ons include implementation services and analyst services.
Support Options
  • Phone
  • Email
  • Live Chat
  • Ticketing system
  • Knowledge base
  • Community
  • Phone
  • Email
  • Live Chat
  • Ticketing system
  • Knowledge base
  • Community
Not documented
  • Phone
  • Email
  • Live Chat
  • Ticketing system
  • Knowledge base
  • Community

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