Northbeam

northbeam.io
Marketing Automation
Weekend Project

The marketing intelligence platform for profitable growth

How to Replace Northbeam

Overview

Northbeam is a marketing analytics platform that provides multi-touch attribution, media mix modeling, and incrementality measurement for e-commerce brands and agencies. It uses first-party data and advanced measurement technology to help marketers optimize ad spend, reduce waste, and drive profitable growth across all marketing channels.

Features

20 features across 12 categories

Ad Platform Integration(1)

Northbeam ApexAIPremium

Direct ad platform integrations that send Northbeam ad performance data to ad platform algorithms for improved performance and ROAS

Analytics(5)

Apex Creative AnalyticsAI

Advanced creative performance analytics integrated with Apex platform

Creative AnalyticsAI

Insights on ad creative performance including thumbstop rate, hook rate, and performance data across all channels

Enhanced Correlation AnalysisAIPremium

Enhanced multi-variable correlation analysis with Metrics Explorer for deeper insights into marketing performance

Incrementality MeasurementAI

Find incrementality while optimizing daily for promos and seasonality

Product Analytics

Product-level performance data across all SKUs for easy merchandising and generating high-converting creative ideas

Also in: Hugging Face, Notion, Smartsheet

Attribution(2)

Clicks + Deterministic Views

World's first deterministic view-through attribution model that attributes revenue to view-through marketing and impressions, measuring actual revenue impact of video-based reach campaigns

Multi-Touch Attribution

Attribute revenue to all customer touchpoints from awareness to conversion across all channels with state-of-the-art measurement technology and infinite lookback windows

Data Collection(1)

First-Party Data Collection

Laser-accurate first-party data collection and processing independent of platform algorithms

Also in: Insider CDP, Lytics, monday.com

Data Export(1)

Touchpoints-Level Data ExportPremium

Advanced touchpoints-level data export capabilities for detailed analysis

Data Management(1)

Data Refresh Frequency OptionsPremium

Enhanced options for data refresh frequencies to ensure dashboards and data are lightning fast at any scale

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Forecasting & Modeling(2)

Media Mix Modeling PlusAIPremium

High-speed MMM for creating flexible forecasts and budget scenarios to optimize marketing spend and understand revenue drivers including retail revenue

Revenue ForecastingAIPremium

Forecast revenue based on marketing mix for maximum efficiency

Infrastructure(1)

Multi-Region & Multiple InstancesPremium

Optional addon for multi-region support and multiple Northbeam instances

Integration(2)

Conversion API EnhancementAIPremium

Advanced conversion enrichment that goes deeper than CAPI or third-party enrichment tools

Direct E-commerce Platform Integration

Direct integration with any e-commerce platform including Shopify and custom storefronts

Performance Optimization(2)

Ad Spend Waste ReductionAI

Identify and reduce wasted ad spend across all channels by discovering which ads drive demand versus overtargeting returning customers

Profit BenchmarksAI

Automatically set and track ads against performance targets designed for profitable growth

Reporting & Dashboards(1)

Customizable Dashboards

Laser-accurate first-party data powered customizable dashboards for optimizing media daily

Strategy & Consulting(1)

Media Strategy SupportPremium

Expert strategic support and cutting-edge strategy insights from hundreds of top ecommerce brands

Pricing

Starter

Starting at $1,500/month
  • Multi-Touch Attribution
  • Clicks + Deterministic Views
  • Apex Creative Analytics
  • Correlation Analysis
  • Unlimited integrations
  • Unlimited user accounts
  • Customizable saved views
  • Technical support via email
  • Direct integration with Shopify
  • Monthly billing based on data volume

Professional

Custom
  • Greater than $250k/mo in media spend
  • Direct integration with any ecommerce platform
  • Predictable flat-rate billing
  • Multi-Touch Attribution
  • Clicks + Deterministic Views
  • Apex Creative Analytics
  • Correlation Analysis
  • Unlimited integrations
  • Unlimited user accounts
  • Customizable saved views
  • Technical support for ecommerce and webstores
  • Dedicated Media Strategist
  • Enhanced data refresh frequency options
  • Multi-region and multiple instances (optional)

Enterprise

Popular
Custom
  • Greater than $500k/mo in media spend
  • Direct integration with any ecommerce platform
  • Customized billing and service plans
  • Multi-Touch Attribution
  • Clicks + Deterministic Views
  • Apex Creative Analytics
  • Enhanced Correlation Analysis
  • Media Mix Modeling+ (optional)
  • Unlimited integrations
  • Unlimited user accounts
  • Customizable saved views
  • Enterprise grade support with dedicated Customer Success Manager
  • Expanded Media Strategy support
  • Enhanced multi-variable correlation analysis with Metrics Explorer
  • Enhanced data refresh frequency options
  • Direct Slack channel support
  • Multi-region and multiple instances (optional)
  • Highest-frequency data refresh rates (optional)
  • Advanced touchpoints-level data export (optional)

Cost Calculator

Keep Paying Northbeam

Monthly$1500/mo
Yearly$18k/yr
5-Year Total$90k

Build It Yourself

Est. Build Time~2 hrs
Hosting$20/mo
DifficultyVery Easy

Total Cost Comparison

1 YearSave $17.8k
SaaS
$18k
DIY
$240
3 YearsSave $53.3k
SaaS
$54k
DIY
$720
5 YearsSave $88.8k
SaaS
$90k
DIY
$1.2k

DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 20 features at very easy complexity.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Northbeam alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 20 features.

Buy Northbeam

Monthly cost$15,000/mo
3-year total$540,000
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Better Value
Development cost$12,000
Maintenance$180/mo
3-year total$18,480
Dev time~1 months

Building could save ~$521,520 over 3 years.

Estimates based on 20 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

2 known integrations

Ad PlatformsShopify