Littledata vs Northbeam: which slows a Shopify store more?
Northbeam is usually the lighter of the two. On the typical store it was light, while Littledata was moderate.
Both are attribution and server-side tracking apps. We measured Littledata on 20 Shopify ecommerce stores and Northbeam on 64.
Attribution and server-side tracking
Side by side
| App | Typical processing time | Stores measured |
|---|---|---|
| Littledata | Moderate (100 to 300 ms) | 20 |
| Northbeam | Light (under 100 ms) | 64 |
Littledata was moderate on 30% of the stores it was measured on. Northbeam was light on 50% of the stores it was measured on.
On stores that run both
Only 6 of the stores we checked load both, too few for a fair head-to-head. Stores often pick one of the two.
Each band is an app's typical processing time across the stores it was measured on. Those stores differ from app to app. That makes the result on stores that run both the fairer test. Apps found on fewer than 20 stores aren't listed yet. The list grows as more stores are checked.
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