# Northbeam: review and real cost

First-party multi-touch ad attribution and marketing dashboards for brands with sizeable ad budgets.

Verdict: Read the fine print (3 of 8 checks). Rank 2 of 3 in Analytics and attribution. Developer: Northbeam. Listing: https://apps.shopify.com/north-beam

Consider it if you spend heavily on ads across several channels and want first-party multi-touch attribution with strategist support [2]. The catch: every plan is quoted, Starter begins at $1,500 a month, and your price depends on your pageviews [2].

## Monthly cost

| Store size | Plan | Per month | Arithmetic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 orders | Starter | Quote | Starter covers brands spending under $1.5M a year on ads ($43,200 here). It starts at $1,500 a month, but the price is quoted from your pageviews [2] |
| 2,000 orders | Starter | Quote | Starter covers ad spend under $1.5M a year ($288,000 here). It starts at $1,500 a month, but the price is quoted from your pageviews [2] |
| 10,000 orders | Starter | Quote | Starter covers ad spend under $1.5M a year ($1,440,000 here). It starts at $1,500 a month, but the price is quoted from your pageviews [2] |

## Checks

- [ ] Free to start: The app is free to install, but there is no free plan or free trial; plans are quoted [1][2].
- [ ] Prices public at every size: Every plan says to contact Northbeam for a quote, and the price depends on pageviews [2].
- [ ] Built for Shopify: The listing does not show the Built for Shopify badge [1].
- [x] Rated 4.7 or higher: Rated 5.0 on the Shopify App Store, from only 3 reviews [1].
- [ ] 500+ merchant reviews: 3 reviews on the Shopify App Store, under 500 [1].
- [ ] Works with Shopify Flow: Shopify Flow is not listed under Works with on the listing [1].
- [x] You can take your data: Northbeam documents CSV exports and a Data Export API to Google Cloud Storage or Amazon S3 [4].
- [x] Security report named: Northbeam says it is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant, with the report available on request [3].

## Plans

- Growth: Quote. Multi-touch attribution, dashboards, Northbeam MCP, support from a Northbeam agency partner. Limits: Seven-figure brands spending under $200K a month on ads
- Starter: From $1,500/month (quote). First-party multi-touch attribution, omnichannel dashboards, Northbeam Apex, Clicks + Deterministic Views, Northbeam MCP. Limits: Brands spending under $1.5M a year on ads; month-to-month for Shopify brands
- Professional: From $3,500/month (quote). Everything in Starter plus unlimited users, exports and integrations, any ecommerce platform, dedicated media strategist. Limits: Up to $500K a month in ad spend; annual terms
- Enterprise: Quote. Everything in Professional plus media buying guidance, dedicated success manager and Slack channel, optional hourly data. Limits: Over $500K a month in ad spend; annual terms

## Overview

Northbeam is a marketing attribution platform for ecommerce, listed on the Shopify App Store since October 2022 [1]. It uses first-party data to show which channels, campaigns and creatives drive revenue, with dashboards by funnel stage and channel [1].

Plans add view-through attribution, Northbeam Apex for feeding conversion data back to ad platforms and, on higher tiers, a dedicated media strategist [2].

## Pricing

Northbeam picks your plan by ad spend and quotes the price [2]. All three of our store sizes spend under $1.5M a year on ads, so they fall in Starter, which starts at $1,500 a month [2]. Northbeam says the actual monthly price depends on your pageviews, so a bigger store should expect a higher quote [2]. Starter is month-to-month for Shopify brands, while Professional ($3,500 and up) and Enterprise are annual contracts [2].

## Merchants

Northbeam is rated 5.0 on the Shopify App Store, but from only 3 reviews, all posted in August 2023 [1]. Those reviewers praise detailed attribution across models and windows and knowledgeable support [1]. There are not enough recent reviews to judge current satisfaction.

## Data

Northbeam offers a Sales page export to CSV, a Touchpoints Export on some plans, a Data Export API to Google Cloud Storage or Amazon S3, and a read-only MCP server [4]. It runs mostly on Google Cloud Platform, encrypts data at rest and in transit, and says it is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant, with the report available on request [3].

## Sources

1. [Northbeam - Shopify App Store](https://apps.shopify.com/north-beam), Shopify App Store, accessed 2026-10-08
2. [Northbeam - Pricing](https://www.northbeam.io/pricing), Northbeam, accessed 2026-10-08
3. [Data Security](https://www.northbeam.io/data-security), Northbeam, accessed 2026-10-08
4. [Which export should I use?](https://docs.northbeam.io/docs/exporting-data), Northbeam Docs, accessed 2026-10-08

Canonical: https://app-stack-cost.com/apps/northbeam/