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. Blotout is used by 900 Shopify sites according to BuiltWith.


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. Northbeam is used by 1,900 Shopify sites according to BuiltWith.


You could use both Blotout for accurate data, and Northbeam for reporting

Blotout vs Northbeam comparison

FeatureBlotoutNorthbeamLittledata
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✔️
Public statement of privacy complianceminusminus✔️
Automatic tracking of checkout extensibilityminusminus✔️
No-code setup for Shopify Hydrogenminusminus✔️

Blotout focuses on identity resolution to enhance audience targeting in a post-cookie environment, helping to identify returning customers who appear anonymous. Its server-side tracking and integration with various marketing platforms make it versatile for data collection.

Northbeam emphasizes marketing intelligence with a proprietary attribution model and fully automatic, no-code setup. It excels in multi-touch attribution and media mix modeling, leveraging machine learning for insights into profitable growth.

Littledata offers a 30-day free trial and emphasizes privacy compliance. It provides identity resolution and server-side tracking, similar to Blotout, but also features automatic tracking of checkout extensibility and a no-code setup, making it user-friendly.

In summary, Blotout is strong in identity resolution, Northbeam excels in marketing intelligence and attribution, while Littledata combines ease of use with robust tracking and compliance features.

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
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.

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