CustomerLabs

customerlabs.com
Customer Data Platform
Weekend Project

World's 1st First-Party Data Ops Platform for Marketers

How to Replace CustomerLabs

Overview

CustomerLabs is a First-Party Data Ops platform that enables marketers to collect, unify, and activate first-party data across online and offline sources. It feeds Meta, Google, TikTok, and other ad platforms with optimized signals to improve campaign performance, increase match rates, and scale profitable customer acquisition.

Features

31 features across 11 categories

AI & Optimization(1)

Signal EngineeringAI

Feed Meta, Google, and other platforms optimized signals including conversions and audience data to improve campaign optimization

Audience Targeting(4)

Advanced Audience Segmentation

Segment and personalize audiences to hyper-personalize email and ad campaigns to boost conversion rates

Custom Audience Match Rate OptimizationAI

Increase custom audience match rates by 2-3x in Meta and Google through first-party data restoration

High AOV Purchaser TargetingAI

Train algorithms with high AOV purchases to acquire high-value customers at optimal ad spend

Value-Based Audience CreationAI

Create lookalike audiences of people most similar to highest-value customers

Also in: Criteo, Lotame, Acxiom

Campaign Optimization(8)

Advantage+ and Performance Max IntegrationAI

Power AI-driven ASC and PMax campaigns with high-quality first-party audience data to scale campaigns efficiently

Cost Per Purchase (CPP) OptimizationAI

Reduce cost per purchase by optimizing ad campaigns with specific product purchaser data

New Customer Acquisition OptimizationAI

Control nCAC (new customer acquisition cost) by training algorithms with specific customer signals to find new high-value buyers

Offline Conversions for CPL Reduction

Optimize ad campaigns with bottom funnel lead stages to increase lead quality and reduce cost-per-lead, and attribute unqualified leads back to campaigns

Product/Category-Specific Campaigns

Optimize campaigns for specific product categories or individual products with separate custom events without cannibalizing budget

Recurring Purchase OptimizationAI

Optimize campaigns for recurring purchases instead of one-time purchases to increase LTV for subscription-based businesses

Retargeting Campaign OptimizationAI

Maximize retargeting ad campaigns with high-intent first-party audience data and persistent 180-day customer audiences

Synthetic Events

Create custom synthetic events to scale and optimize campaigns for new customers, high AOV purchasers, and specific product categories

Compliance & Privacy(5)

CCPA Compliance

Fully compliant with CCPA requirements for consumer privacy and data protection

GDPR Compliance

Fully compliant with GDPR restrictions and requirements for data handling and privacy

Health & Wellness PHI Tracking

Use first-party signals to hash PHI info and sync with Meta to run campaigns under health and wellness restrictions

In-Country Data Residence

Supports in-country data residence requirements for regulatory compliance

Sentinel Privacy Tool

Data privacy tool that empowers users with full control over data sharing with other platforms ensuring GDPR and CCPA compliance

Data Activation(1)

Multi-Destination Activation

Send data to ad platforms, email marketing tools, reporting platforms, and other business tools with a single click

Data Integration(2)

Multi-Source Data Integration

Connect data from websites, CRM, advertising platforms, and other marketing platforms as sources

Unified Data Profile

Combines all first-party data from website, CRM, PoS, and other offline sources into a single unified customer profile

Data Management(1)

Lifelong First-Party Cookies

Store cookies forever and prevent fbclid and gclid expiration to improve attribution and ads reporting

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Integration & API(1)

Profile API AccessPremium

API access to customer profiles for integration with external systems, billed per 10,000 calls

Retention & Engagement(2)

Cart Abandonment Recovery

Reclaim lost revenue from cart abandoners by enabling more emails and abandonment flows through email and WhatsApp campaigns

Omnichannel Retention Campaigns

Increase LTV with retention campaigns via first-party signals across WhatsApp, push, and email for post-purchase upsell/cross-sell

Support(1)

Solution Engineer SupportPremium

Premium support from solution engineers available as add-on (4 hours/month)

Tracking & Measurement(5)

Action Recorder

Track user events and share them with other tools

Enhanced & Offline Conversion Tracking

Power Google Offline Conversions and LinkedIn CAPI with first-party data for full-funnel optimization

Event Tracker

Track user interactions on web pages including downloads, page views, ad clicks, button clicks, form entries, and product clicks

Offline Store Sales Attribution

Attribute offline store sales to Meta and Google Ads to optimize campaigns with offline purchase data

Server-Side Conversion Tracking

Robust server-side tracking to collect audience signals without loss and sync them with ad platforms via Conversions API

Pricing

Growth

$99/mo
  • 500K Events
  • 5 Sources
  • 5 Destinations
  • 5 Segments
  • 6 months data retention
  • Event Tracker
  • Priority Support

Agency Lite

$499/mo
  • 5 Accounts
  • 2500K Events
  • 25 Sources
  • 25 Destinations
  • 25 Segments
  • 12 months data retention
  • White Glove Support

Agency Premium

$999/mo
  • 10 Accounts
  • 5000K Events
  • 50 Sources
  • 50 Destinations
  • 50 Segments
  • 12 months data retention
  • White Glove Support

Cost Calculator

Keep Paying CustomerLabs

Monthly$99/mo
Yearly$1.2k/yr
5-Year Total$5.9k

Build It Yourself

Est. Build Time~2 hrs
Hosting$20/mo
DifficultyVery Easy

Total Cost Comparison

1 YearSave $948
SaaS
$1.2k
DIY
$240
3 YearsSave $2.8k
SaaS
$3.6k
DIY
$720
5 YearsSave $4.7k
SaaS
$5.9k
DIY
$1.2k

DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 31 features at very easy complexity.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a CustomerLabs alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 31 features.

Buy CustomerLabs

Better Value
Monthly cost$990/mo
3-year total$35,640
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$24,000
Maintenance$360/mo
3-year total$36,960
Dev time~2 months

Buying CustomerLabs saves ~$1,320 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 31 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

11 known integrations

CRM PlatformsEmail Marketing ToolsGoogle AdsLinkedIn CAPIMeta/FacebookPoint of Sale (PoS) SystemsPush NotificationsReporting PlatformsShopifyTikTokWhatsApp