META ADS, WITH YOUR BREAK-EVEN ATTACHED

Your ad account has a waterline.

Connect Meta. Connect Shopify or enter your economics. Waterline shows every campaign, ad set and ad against the ROAS your business actually needs to break even, so you know what deserves more budget.

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The Waterline Overview: spend, revenue, ROAS and contribution profit against the break-even line, with campaigns sorted above and below the Waterline
THE IDEA

The same ROAS can mean opposite things.

Meta can show both of these businesses a 2.20x ROAS. But 2.20x is only good if it clears the economics of that specific business.

BRAND A
Contribution margin70% Break-even ROAS1.43x Meta ROAS2.20x
ABOVE WATERLINE
BRAND B
Contribution margin35% Break-even ROAS2.86x Meta ROAS2.20x
BELOW WATERLINE

Product cost, fulfilment, processing and refunds move the line.

WHERE THE NUMBERS COME FROM

Meta knows the ad. Shopify knows the sale. Your economics decide the line.

META
·Spend
·Delivery
·Clicks
·Campaign / ad set / ad performance
·Meta attribution
SHOPIFY
·Realized store orders
·Realized store revenue
·Refunds
·Product-cost data where available
WATERLINE
·Contribution economics
·Break-even CPA
·Break-even ROAS
·Above / below Waterline context
·Decision workflow

Waterline does not force Meta and Shopify to agree. They answer different questions. Waterline uses each where it is strongest, then applies your economics to the decision.

HOW WATERLINE CALCULATES IT
Average order value$85.80 Product cost−$18.40 Fulfilment−$4.90 Payment processing−$2.57 Contribution per order$59.93 Contribution margin69.8% Break-even ROAS1.43x

Sample figures. In the app every input shows whether it came from Shopify, from your settings, or is still missing. The same drawer opens on any number you want to check.

THE MECHANISM

Set it once. Keep the line attached.

Winners above. Sinkers below. Your break-even in the middle.

01

Connect your account

Meta through the official Meta flow.

The Overview on Meta attribution, the same screen the Business performance tab shows from your store
02

Set your economics

Connect Shopify or enter them manually.

The calculation drawer: order value, product cost, fulfilment, processing and refunds, each marked with where it came from, and the break-even ROAS they produce
03

See your Waterline everywhere

Campaigns, ad sets and ads stay anchored to the break-even point that matters to the business.

The Explorer: spend, revenue, ROAS, distance from the Waterline and estimated profit per campaign
THE DAILY LOOP

See what needs attention. Then decide.

Waterline surfaces where judgment is actually required instead of making you hunt through another dashboard.

NEEDS ATTENTION 4 ads below Waterline
POTENTIAL SCALE 3 ads above Waterline across 3D + 7D
WATCH 2 ads have mixed signals
TOO EARLY 3 ads need more data

Ask Waterline. Keep the final say.

Ask in plain language and get an answer built from the same numbers on screen, with the evidence attached.

“Which active ads are below break-even across both 3D and 7D?”
Four ads are below your 1.43x Waterline on both windows, spending $612/day between them. The largest is Retarget — Broad at 0.94x over 7 days.
PROPOSE → APPROVE → EXECUTE

Waterline can prepare supported changes. Nothing reaches Meta until the required approval happens. On Agency, protected changes wait for a second pair of eyes.

START ABOVE THE LINE

Choose the Waterline built for your operation.

Every plan includes the complete Waterline experience, starts with 7 days free, and carries a 14-day money-back window after your first charge.

Solo
One brand. The core Waterline experience.
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INCLUDED
✓1 Meta account
✓1 Shopify store / economics profile
✓Overview, Explorer and Decisions
✓Decisions queue: what needs attention
✓Saved brand economics
✓Search, Compare and custom views
✓Waterline Assistant: 150 messages a month
✓Pause, resume, budgets & renames
✓1 seat
✓Email support
Start Solo Free
FULL OPERATOR TOOLKIT
Portfolio
Multiple brands. More control. One workspace.
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INCLUDED
✓Everything in Solo
✓Up to 5 Meta accounts
✓Up to 5 brands / Shopify stores
✓Portfolio Overview across every brand
✓Cross-account Decisions
✓3 individual seats, each with their own login
✓Shared brand economics across the team
✓Waterline Assistant: 400 messages a month, shared
✓Shopify-connected economics
✓Separate economics for every brand
✓Full supported campaign controls
✓Campaign creation
Start Portfolio Free
BUILT FOR SCALE
Agency
Run Waterline across your client portfolio.
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INCLUDED
✓Everything in Portfolio
✓Unlimited Meta accounts
✓Unlimited brand economics profiles
✓Agency Overview across every client
✓Client workspaces
✓Roles & per-client access
✓Agency-wide Decisions
✓Approval workflows + team activity history
✓10 individual seats, each with their own login
✓Campaign creation with approval controls
✓Waterline Assistant: 800 messages a month, shared
✓Priority support
Start Agency Free
SOLO PORTFOLIO AGENCY
ACCOUNTS & SCALE
Meta accounts15Unlimited
Team seats1310
Brand economics profiles1 brandUp to 5 brandsUnlimited
CORE WATERLINE
Profit-first Waterline dashboardIncludedIncludedIncluded
Decisions queueIncludedIncludedIncluded
Roles & per-client access—IncludedIncluded
Approval workflows——Included
Team activity history——Included
Client workspaces——Included
Agency Overview——Included
Portfolio Overview—IncludedIncluded
Waterline Assistant150 messages/mo400 messages/mo800 messages/mo
Bring your own Anthropic keyNot metered by WaterlineNot metered by WaterlineNot metered by Waterline
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Manual business economicsIncludedIncludedIncluded
Shopify-connected economicsIncludedIncludedIncluded
Separate economics by brandSingle brandIncludedUnlimited
CAMPAIGN CONTROL
Pause / resumeIncludedIncludedIncluded
Budget changesIncludedIncludedIncluded
Rename / archiveIncludedIncludedIncluded
Approval before changesIncludedIncludedIncluded
Campaign creation—IncludedWith approval controls
SUPPORT
Email supportIncludedIncludedIncluded
Priority support——Included

Try the real product, not a demo version.

Every plan includes a 7-day free trial. Cancel before it ends and pay nothing. If Waterline isn’t for you after your first charge, you still have 14 days to request a refund.

BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO CHECK

Don’t take the dashboard’s word for it.

Important numbers show where they came from, how the Waterline was calculated, and when the underlying data is incomplete.

Every figure names its source

Headline numbers carry a badge saying whether they came from your store or from Meta’s attribution. The two answer different questions, and mixing them silently is how dashboards mislead.

SHOPIFYMETAWATERLINE

The calculation opens up

Any Waterline can be expanded into the arithmetic behind it: order value, product cost, fulfilment, processing, and the contribution that sets the line.

HOW THIS WAS CALCULATED

It admits what it does not know

When your cost data only covers part of the catalogue, Waterline says so on the number rather than quietly averaging over the gap.

COST COVERAGE 82%

Changes are yours to approve

Nothing reaches Meta without an explicit confirmation, and on Agency plans protected changes wait for a second person.

PROPOSEAPPROVEEXECUTE

Everything is written down

Team activity history records who proposed a change, who approved it, what was sent and what came back.

ACTIVITY HISTORY

Your account stays your account

Waterline uses the official Meta API. Credentials are encrypted on your own device, and you can disconnect and revoke access at any time.

OFFICIAL META APIENCRYPTED LOCALLY
QUESTIONS

Questions, answered.

Does Waterline replace Meta Ads Manager?

Not completely, and it doesn’t need to. Waterline gives you a simpler economics-aware operating layer for the workflows it supports while your Meta account remains yours.

Do Meta and Shopify need to match?

No. They measure different things. Waterline uses Shopify for realized store performance where appropriate, Meta for spend and Meta-level attribution, and your economics to calculate the line.

How does Waterline calculate profitability?

Waterline combines store performance where available, Meta ad spend and your configured product, fulfilment, processing and refund economics. Important figures show their source and calculation inside the app.

Will Waterline change my ads automatically?

No. Supported changes follow Waterline’s confirmation and approval controls. Agency teams can require approval before protected changes are executed.

Do I need Shopify?

No. Shopify is optional. Connect it for realized store data and easier economics setup, or enter your economics manually.

What happens when my hosted Assistant messages run out?

Only hosted Assistant usage pauses. Overview, Decisions, Explorer, Shopify, economics and normal Waterline controls continue working. A supported bring-your-own Anthropic key does not consume the hosted allowance.

What happens after the trial?

Your selected plan begins billing at the end of the 7 days unless you cancel. After that first charge you still have 14 days to request a refund.

Your account. Your numbers. Your Waterline.

See what clears your break-even before you put more money behind it.

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