Polar Analytics offers a pre-built dashboard with out-of-the-box metrics, focusing on marketing reporting and proprietary attribution. It emphasizes ease of use for teams needing quick insights. In contrast, Northbeam provides a fully automatic, no-code setup and supports platforms beyond Shopify, leveraging advanced machine learning for multi-touch attribution and media mix modeling, which may appeal to brands seeking deeper analytical capabilities.

Littledata also features a no-code setup and emphasizes privacy compliance, alongside server-side tracking and automatic checkout tracking. While it shares identity resolution and customer data integration with Polar and Northbeam, its 30-day free trial may attract users looking for a risk-free evaluation.

Overall, Polar is ideal for quick insights, Northbeam excels in advanced analytics, and Littledata offers robust tracking with a focus on privacy and trial accessibility.

For an online store with 50 orders per month, Northbeam is 150% more expensive than Polar Analytics, while Littledata is 90% cheaper. At 500 orders, Polar Analytics and Northbeam are equal, but Littledata is 63% cheaper. For 5,000 orders, Northbeam is 30% more expensive than Polar Analytics, and Littledata is 70% cheaper. At 20,000 orders, both Polar Analytics and Northbeam are equal, with Littledata being 77% cheaper. Overall, Littledata consistently offers the lowest pricing across all order volumes.