GRIN vs Social Snowball: which slows a Shopify store more?
Social Snowball is usually the lighter of the two. On the typical store it was light, while GRIN was moderate.
Both are affiliate and influencer apps. We measured GRIN on 28 Shopify ecommerce stores and Social Snowball on 21.
Affiliate and influencer tracking
Side by side
| App | Typical processing time | Stores measured |
|---|---|---|
| GRIN | Moderate (100 to 300 ms) | 28 |
| Social Snowball | Light (under 100 ms) | 21 |
GRIN was moderate on 93% of the stores it was measured on. Social Snowball was light on 100% of the stores it was measured on.
On stores that run both
Only 2 of the stores we checked load both, too few for a fair head-to-head. Stores often pick one of the two.
Each band is an app's typical processing time across the stores it was measured on. Those stores differ from app to app. That makes the result on stores that run both the fairer test. Apps found on fewer than 20 stores aren't listed yet. The list grows as more stores are checked.
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