Blotout vs Northbeam

Is Blotout or Northbeam a better data solution for Shopify brands?

Blotout competitors

What is Blotout?

Blotout restores your marketing signals in the post-cookie world. Your returning customers are showing up as anonymous and Blotout aims to identify them.


Northbeam competitors

What is Northbeam?

Northbeam is the marketing intelligence platform for profitable growth, including multi-touch attribution and media mix modeling, both powered by industry-leading machine learning.


Blotout vs Northbeam comparison

FeatureBlotoutNorthbeamLittledata
Founder owned and led✔️✔️✔️
Identity resolution to boost audiences✔️minus✔️
Server-side tracking✔️minus✔️
Customer data to marketing platforms✔️minus✔️
Works with platforms other than Shopify✔️✔️minus
Fully automatic, no code setupminus✔️✔️
Marketing reportingminus✔️minus
Proprietary attribution modelminus✔️minus
30 day free trialminusminus✔️
Automatic tracking of checkout stepsminusminus✔️
No-code setup for Shopify Hydrogenminusminus✔️

Blotout focuses on identity resolution and restoring marketing signals in a post-cookie world, emphasizing server-side tracking and customer data integration. Northbeam offers marketing reporting and a proprietary attribution model with a fully automatic setup, leveraging machine learning for growth insights.

Littledata stands out with a 30-day free trial, combining features from both Blotout and Northbeam, including identity resolution, server-side tracking, and automatic checkout tracking, while also providing a no-code setup. This comprehensive approach makes Littledata a strong contender for eCommerce managers seeking robust tracking and data collection solutions.

Reviews comparison

Blotout vs Northbeam's customer reviews

BlotoutNorthbeamLittledata
Example product review"After using Blotout for a couple months, we decided to drop them... Blotout was taking credit for a lot of Klaviyo pixel events that would’ve happened anyway... Event match quality in Facebook was marginally better, but I don’t think it warrants the cost or complexity.""Since this change I have struggled to get my clients on to Northbeam as integration can require support, which they refuse to offer any.""We were having difficulties with accurate and consistent revenue attribution...With Littledata implemented, we now get consistent and accurate revenue attribution."
Example support review"It took weeks to get a reply regarding a refund... it seems they grew too fast to keep up with customer service.""Something has changed at Northbeam... they have stripped all support... I am looking for an alternative for all my clients.""Customer support is absolutely amazing... you can never go wrong when an app does what it says and tacks on great service!"
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Cost comparison

Blotout vs Northbeam's monthly subscription cost

Store sizeBlotoutNorthbeamLittledata
50 orders / month$50$1000$39
500 orders / month$250$1000$149
5,000 orders / month$830$1500$349
20,000 orders / month$2500$3500$799

For 50 orders, Blotout is 95% cheaper than Northbeam and 22% more expensive than Littledata. At 500 orders, Blotout and Northbeam are equal, with Littledata being 40% cheaper than both. For 5,000 orders, Blotout is 44% cheaper than Northbeam and 22% cheaper than Littledata. At 20,000 orders, Blotout is 29% cheaper than Northbeam and 68% cheaper than Littledata. Overall, Blotout consistently offers lower pricing compared to Northbeam and remains competitive with Littledata.

Supported data destinations

DestinationBlotoutNorthbeamLittledata
Google Analytics✔️minus✔️
Meta Ads✔️minus✔️
Klaviyo✔️minus✔️
Google Ads✔️minus✔️
Attentive✔️minus✔️
Postscript✔️minusminus
TikTokminusminus✔️
Pinterestminusminus✔️
Segmentminusminus✔️
Benefits of Littledata
Littledata has been trusted by leading Shopify brands since 2017 for reliable server-side tracking.
100% of revenue tracked
Enhanced identity resolution
Connectors for all popular marketing channels
googleAnalytics
Comparing Blotout against Northbeam
Can I switch from Blotout to Littledata?

Yes, join dozens of Shopify brands who made the switch to Littledata for simpler server-side tracking, faster setup, and transparent pricing. We’ll even help migrate your Blotout setup.

Can I switch from Northbeam to Littledata?

Yes, join dozens of Shopify brands who made the switch to Littledata for simpler server-side tracking, faster setup, and transparent pricing. We’ll even help migrate your Northbeam setup.

How does Blotout work?

Blotout's EdgeTag aims to bypass the iOS restrictions on cookies to track browser events to a customer profile - even if that customer has opted out of being tracked.

Does Blotout work with Shopify?

Yes, Blotout is installed on 900 Shopify sites according to the latest stats from BuiltWith.

Does Northbeam work with Shopify?

Yes, Northbeam is installed on 1,900 Shopify sites according to the latest stats from BuiltWith.

Is Blotout suitable for Enterprise brands?

Blotout is used by 26 sites in the top 100,000 globally - so this solution is unlikely to be appropriate for Enterprise brands.

Is Northbeam suitable for Enterprise brands?

Northbeam is used by 91 sites in the top 100,000 globally - so this solution is likely suitable for Enterprise scale brands.

Which marketing tools does Blotout support?

Blotout supports Google Analytics, Meta Ads, Klaviyo, Google Ads, Postscript and Attentive.

Which marketing tools does Northbeam support?

Northbeam does not send data into the marketing tools but instead pulls insight from them.

Who owns Blotout?

Blotout is an independent private company headquartered in Fremont, California. Mandar Shinde is Blotout's CEO.

Who owns Northbeam?

Northbeam is an independent private company headquartered in San Francisco, California. Austin Harrison is Northbeam's CEO.