Northbeam vs Facebook Sales Channel

Is Northbeam or Facebook Sales Channel a better data solution for Shopify brands?

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.


Facebook Sales Channel competitors

What is Facebook Sales Channel?

Shopify has a built in free connector for Meta Ads as part of the Facebook Sales Channel. This was built in 2021 and is maintained by Shopify. Facebook Sales Channel is used by 2.80M Shopify sites according to BuiltWith.


You could use both Facebook Sales Channel for accurate data, and Northbeam for reporting

Northbeam vs Facebook Sales Channel comparison

FeatureNorthbeamFacebook Sales ChannelLittledata
Fully automatic, no code setup✔️✔️✔️
Customer data to marketing platformsminus✔️✔️
30 day free trialminus✔️✔️
Public statement of privacy complianceminus✔️✔️
Marketing reporting✔️minusminus
Proprietary attribution model✔️minusminus
Works with platforms other than Shopify✔️minusminus
Identity resolution to boost audiencesminusminus✔️
Server-side trackingminusminus✔️
Automatic tracking of checkout extensibilityminusminus✔️
No-code setup for Shopify Hydrogenminusminus✔️

Northbeam offers advanced marketing reporting and a proprietary attribution model, focusing on multi-touch attribution and media mix modeling powered by machine learning. Its compatibility with platforms beyond Shopify enhances its versatility for data collection and tracking.

In contrast, Facebook Sales Channel primarily facilitates integration with Meta Ads, leveraging Shopify's built-in connector. While it provides customer data to marketing platforms and a 30-day free trial, its features are more limited in scope compared to Northbeam.

Littledata also offers a 30-day free trial and emphasizes privacy compliance, with features like identity resolution and server-side tracking. It focuses on automatic tracking of checkout extensibility and customer data integration.

Overall, Northbeam stands out for its sophisticated analytics and broader applicability, while Facebook Sales Channel and Littledata provide essential integrations and tracking capabilities but with less emphasis on advanced attribution and modeling.

Cost comparison

Northbeam vs Facebook Sales Channel's monthly subscription cost

Store sizeNorthbeamFacebook Sales ChannelLittledata
50 orders / month$1000$0$39
500 orders / month$1000$0$149
5,000 orders / month$1500$0$349
20,000 orders / month$3500$0$799

For an online store with 50 orders, Northbeam is 2,564% more expensive than Littledata. At 500 orders, Northbeam and Facebook Sales Channel are equal, while Littledata is 85% cheaper than both. With 5,000 orders, Northbeam is 329% more than Littledata, while Facebook Sales Channel remains free. At 20,000 orders, Northbeam is 338% more than Littledata, and Facebook Sales Channel continues to have no cost. Overall, Northbeam consistently has the highest pricing across all order volumes.

Supported data destinations

DestinationNorthbeamFacebook Sales ChannelLittledata
Meta Adsminus✔️✔️
Google Analyticsminusminus✔️
TikTokminusminus✔️
Pinterestminusminus✔️
Klaviyominusminus✔️
Google Adsminusminus✔️
Segmentminusminus✔️
Attentiveminusminus✔️

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 Northbeam against Facebook Sales Channel
Does Northbeam work with Shopify?

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

How does Facebook Sales Channel work?

The Facebook Sales Channel implements free Facebook Pixel tracking, including a basic implementation of Meta Conversions API.

Does Facebook Sales Channel work with Shopify?

Yes, Facebook Sales Channel is installed on 2.80M Shopify sites according to the latest stats from BuiltWith.

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.

Is Facebook Sales Channel suitable for Enterprise brands?

Facebook Sales Channel is used by 1500 sites in the top 100,000 globally - so this solution is likely suitable for Enterprise scale brands.

Which marketing tools does Northbeam support?

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

Which marketing tools does Facebook Sales Channel support?

Facebook Sales Channel supports Meta Ads.

Who owns Northbeam?

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

Who owns Facebook Sales Channel?

Facebook Sales Channel is owned by Shopify and run out of Ontario, Canada.

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