What does cookieless analytics mean on Shopify?

Cookieless analytics counts visits without storing a cookie in the visitor's browser. It usually reports aggregate numbers, so it does not follow one person across sessions the way cookie-based tools do.

Does OnyxMetric use cookies?

No. OnyxMetric is cookieless: nothing is stored in a shopper's browser. The pixel reads no cookies or storage and sends no visitor identifier.

Why is OnyxMetric on a list we wrote?

OnyxMetric is our app, so it appears in the table marked as ours, in alphabetical order with the others. The other rows are copied from their public listings, with a link to each one.

How were these apps chosen?

The five others are apps the App Store returned for the search "cookieless analytics" on 25 Oct 2026 and that describe analytics or attribution for a store. Apps for profit tracking or cookie consent banners were left out.

Best cookieless analytics app for Shopify in 2026: a rubric, not a ranking

The right cookieless analytics app for a Shopify store depends on what you need to measure: revenue by source, live activity, or attribution across ad channels. This page checks five apps from the App Store search for "cookieless analytics", plus ours, against the same questions, using each app's own listing as of Oct 2026.

Facts about other apps are read from their public App Store listings as of Oct 2026 and link to the source. Listings change, so confirm on the live page before you decide.

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Six apps on the same four checks

Apps are listed in alphabetical order, not by merit. Every cell comes from the app's public listing; where a listing does not mention cookies the cell says so, which is not the same as saying the app uses them. OnyxMetric is our app, so read its row with that in mind.

Shopify analytics apps compared on rating, pricing, privacy wording and what they measure
App	Rating	Pricing	What the listing says about privacy	What it measures
Analyzely	4.7 (105 reviews)	Free to install; paid plan $21/mo; 7-day free trial	Lists GDPR friendly tracking and a customizable consent banner	Google Analytics 4 reports with sessions, top pages and AI analysis
Convbox Analytics	5.0 (65 reviews)	From $499/mo; 15-day free trial	Listing does not mention cookies	Multi-touch attribution across marketing channels
FA: Privacy First Analytics	5.0 (2 reviews)	Free app; Fathom Analytics charges may be billed separately	Lists GDPR compliant, privacy first analytics	Sends checkout, cart and product events to a Fathom Analytics account
Hardal: Conversion Tracking	5.0 (6 reviews)	From $249/mo; 7-day free trial	Lists cookieless, first-party, server-side tracking	Conversion and attribution tracking for GA4, Meta and Google Ads
OnyxMetric (this site)	New, no reviews yet	Free; Starter $19/mo; Growth $49/mo; Pro $149/mo; Scale $299/mo; 14-day trial on paid plans	Cookieless: nothing is stored in a shopper's browser	Revenue per traffic source, funnels, and session replay on paid plans
RealtimeStack: Live Analytics	4.8 (111 reviews)	Free plan; paid plans $14, $29 and $59/mo	Listing does not mention cookies	Live visitors, carts and checkouts; UTM tracking on the $14 plan

Four checks to run before you install any of them

Does the listing say cookieless, or only GDPR friendly? Those are different claims, and only the first is about cookies.
Does it report revenue per source, or only visits? Order value has to reach the tool for revenue to show.
What does it cost at your monthly session volume, including the overage rules?
What does the listing's data access section say about browsing behavior and cookies?

Where OnyxMetric fits

OnyxMetric is built for the question which source earns revenue. It tracks pageviews without cookies, ties purchases to the source of the visit, and adds session replay from the Starter plan.

Cookieless: nothing is stored in a shopper's browser.

FAQ

Common questions

What does cookieless analytics mean on Shopify?: Cookieless analytics counts visits without storing a cookie in the visitor's browser. It usually reports aggregate numbers, so it does not follow one person across sessions the way cookie-based tools do.
Does OnyxMetric use cookies?: No. OnyxMetric is cookieless: nothing is stored in a shopper's browser. The pixel reads no cookies or storage and sends no visitor identifier.
Why is OnyxMetric on a list we wrote?: OnyxMetric is our app, so it appears in the table marked as ours, in alphabetical order with the others. The other rows are copied from their public listings, with a link to each one.
How were these apps chosen?: The five others are apps the App Store returned for the search "cookieless analytics" on 25 Oct 2026 and that describe analytics or attribution for a store. Apps for profit tracking or cookie consent banners were left out.

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