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Pinterest Tag vs TikTok Pixel: which slows a Shopify store more?

Pinterest Tag is usually the lighter of the two. On the typical store it was light, while TikTok Pixel was moderate.

Both are ad tracking pixels. We measured Pinterest Tag on 116 Shopify ecommerce stores and TikTok Pixel on 180.

Ad tracking

Side by side

AppTypical processing timeStores measured
Pinterest Tag Light (under 100 ms) 116
TikTok Pixel Moderate (100 to 300 ms) 180

Pinterest Tag was light on 93% of the stores it was measured on. TikTok Pixel was moderate on 80% of the stores it was measured on.

On stores that run both

80 of the stores we checked load both. Pinterest Tag took less processing time than TikTok Pixel on 75 of them.

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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