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EXOD vs Northbeam

A pure analytics platform — it measures your ads, it doesn't write, launch, or manage them.

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[01] WHAT IT IS

MARKETING ATTRIBUTION AND MEASUREMENT PLATFORM.

Northbeam is an attribution and media-mix-modeling platform for enterprise e-commerce brands, typically spending $250K+/month. It gives genuinely sophisticated multi-touch attribution and incrementality testing — but it's analytics only: it doesn't write ad copy, generate creative, or make campaign decisions. Humans read the dashboards and act on them.

[02] SIDE BY SIDE

HOW THEY ACTUALLY DIFFER.

ONGOING INPUT REQUIRED
EXOD

None — EXOD runs the account daily on its own

NORTHBEAM

A team interprets attribution data and makes all campaign decisions

WRITES AD COPY
EXOD

Yes, automatically, in the business's own language

NORTHBEAM

No — Northbeam is an analytics platform, not a copywriting tool

GENERATES AD CREATIVE
EXOD

Yes, automatically (images and video)

NORTHBEAM

No — measures existing campaigns, doesn't create ads

PLATFORM FOCUS
EXOD

Meta (Facebook & Instagram) today — Google, TikTok, X, and more launching soon, autonomously

NORTHBEAM

Multi-platform attribution — Meta, Google, Microsoft, Snapchat, TikTok, Pinterest, Amazon, more

PRICING TRANSPARENCY
EXOD

Flat, public pricing — $97/mo or $970/yr

NORTHBEAM

Starter published at $1,500/mo; higher tiers are custom quotes

BUILT FOR
EXOD

Any business, including solo operators — no team required

NORTHBEAM

Enterprise e-commerce brands and agencies with $250K+/mo ad budgets

[03] BEING FAIR

WHEN NORTHBEAM IS THE RIGHT CALL.

If you're spending real enterprise-level budget across many channels and need sophisticated, independent attribution to know what's actually working, Northbeam is a serious, purpose-built tool for exactly that — a different job entirely from running the ads themselves.

[04] FAQ

QUESTIONS.

Is EXOD better than Northbeam?[+]

They don't really compete — Northbeam measures ad performance across channels; it doesn't write copy, generate creative, or launch campaigns at all. EXOD is the thing that would actually run the Meta campaign Northbeam might later measure. A large enterprise brand could reasonably use both, for different jobs.

Does Northbeam run or optimize ad campaigns?[+]

No. Northbeam is attribution and measurement only — a human team acts on its data. EXOD is the software that actually researches, writes, launches, and optimizes the campaign.

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