Northbeam vs Littledata

Is Northbeam or Littledata 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.


Littledata competitors

What is Littledata?

  • Founder-led and product-driven — purpose-built for modern Shopify tracking
  • Set up in under 10 minutes — no dev team or GTM required
  • Server-side tracking, integrated with GA4, Meta Ads, and Klaviyo

Make the move to Littledata

Founder-led. Strong product. Pay less.

FeatureNorthbeamLittledata
Fully automatic, no code setup✔️✔️
Founder owned and led✔️✔️
Marketing reporting✔️minus
Proprietary attribution model✔️minus
Works with platforms other than Shopify✔️minus
30 day free trialminus✔️
Identity resolution to boost audiencesminus✔️
Direct from Shopify's serversminus✔️
Customer data to marketing platformsminus✔️
Natively supports Shopify Marketsminus✔️
Automatic tracking of checkout stepsminus✔️

Northbeam offers advanced marketing reporting and a proprietary attribution model, focusing on multi-touch attribution and media mix modeling with machine learning. It supports platforms beyond Shopify and emphasizes profitable growth. In contrast, Littledata provides a 30-day free trial, identity resolution, and server-side tracking, specifically designed for Shopify. It excels in automatic tracking of checkout steps and integrates directly with marketing platforms. Littledata's strengths lie in its trial offer, enhanced audience targeting, and seamless integration with Shopify's infrastructure, making it a strong choice for Shopify-focused brands.

Reviews comparison

Northbeam vs Littledata's customer reviews

NorthbeamLittledata
Example product review"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"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

Northbeam vs Littledata's monthly subscription cost

Store sizeNorthbeamLittledata
50 orders / month$1000$39
500 orders / month$1000$199
5,000 orders / month$1500$449
20,000 orders / month$2500$1390

For an online store with 50 orders, Northbeam is 2,462% more expensive than Littledata. At 500 orders, Northbeam and Littledata are equal, while the second Littledata is 49% cheaper. For 5,000 orders, Northbeam is 234% more than the first Littledata and 328% more than the second. At 20,000 orders, Northbeam is 80% more than the first Littledata and 213% more than the second. Overall, Northbeam consistently costs significantly more than Littledata across all order volumes.

Supported data destinations

DestinationNorthbeamLittledata
Google Analyticsminus✔️
Meta Adsminus✔️
TikTokminus✔️
Pinterestminus✔️
Klaviyominus✔️
Google Adsminus✔️
Segmentminus✔️
Attentiveminus✔️
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
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Comparing Northbeam against Littledata
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.

Does Northbeam work with Shopify?

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

How does Littledata work?

Littledata uses a combination of browser tracking and a server-to-server connection to ensure 100% of revenue is tracked, and that the purchase can be linked to the pre-checkout user journey.

Does Littledata work with Shopify?

Yes, Littledata is installed on 2,100 Shopify sites according to the latest stats from BuiltWith.

Is Northbeam suitable for Enterprise brands?

Northbeam is used by an unknown number of sites in the top 100,000 globally - so this solution is unlikely to be appropriate for Enterprise brands.

Is Littledata suitable for Enterprise brands?

Littledata is used by 653 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 Littledata support?

Littledata supports Google Analytics, Meta Ads, TikTok, Pinterest, Klaviyo, Google Ads, Segment and Attentive.

Who owns Northbeam?

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

Who owns Littledata?

Littledata is an independent private company headquartered in London, UK. Edward Upton is Littledata's CEO.