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Attribution and marketing mix modeling · November 2026 Edition

Google Analytics 4 vs Northbeam

Gane, the publisher, sells software in this category. Every product here is measured by the same method as in every other category. How the conflict is handled.

Zero of fourteen models named Google Analytics 4 first on the direct prompt; one named Northbeam. Google Analytics 4 was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Northbeam by fourteen and Google Analytics 4 carries 27 labels and Northbeam 31, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Google Analytics 4

criticized challenger

By Google, Mountain View, California, United States, founded 1998. Named in seventeen categories this edition.

Northbeam

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share12%5%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate30%23%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#6A position in a field of 22; printed, not drawn.
Labels2731A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Google Analytics 4 reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Dreamdata was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Dreamdata vs Google Analytics 4 · Dreamdata vs Northbeam · Rockerbox vs Google Analytics 4

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the attribution and marketing mix modeling page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Google Analytics 4First choices, of fourteen modelsNorthbeam
Direct011 against Google Analytics 4
Paraphrase011 against Northbeam
Comparative002 against Google Analytics 4
Budget-constrained702 against Northbeam
Scale-constrained01
Negative015 against Google Analytics 4 · 4 against Northbeam
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Google Analytics 4 and Northbeam stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.20
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Google Analytics 4 Northbeam first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Google Analytics 4 on the left and Northbeam on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Google Analytics 4 and Northbeam stood in it.

Northbeam first, Google Analytics 4 not the choice

1 of 14 modelsGoogle Analytics 4 was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
DeepSeek V4 FlashNorthbeam alternatives: Dreamdata, Factors.ai, Lifesight, LiftLab, Measured

Neither was named

13 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Dreamdata, Recast alternatives: Adobe Marketo Measure, CaliberMind, Factors.ai, HockeyStack, HubSpot Marketing Hub, Improvado
GPT-5.4 miniDreamdata, Keen Decision Systems alternatives: Analytic Partners, HockeyStack, Lifesight
Gemini 3.5 FlashDreamdata alternatives: HockeyStack, InfiniGrow, Measured, Recast
Perplexity SonarDreamdata alternatives: HockeyStack, Measured, Rockerbox
Grok 4.20Rockerbox alternatives: Dreamdata, Measured, Recast
Mistral SmallDreamdata, Funnel alternatives: Analytic Partners, HockeyStack, Kontrol Media, Recast, Ruler Analytics
Llama 4 MaverickRockerbox alternatives: Adobe Marketo Measure, Attribution App, Recast
Qwen 3.7 FlashRockerbox alternatives: Attribution App, Recast
Kimi K2HockeyStack alternatives: Dreamdata, Rockerbox
GLM 4.7 FlashXMammoth Analytics, Rockerbox alternatives: Adobe Marketo Measure, Funnel, Usermaven
MiniMax M2.5Dreamdata alternatives: Factors.ai, HockeyStack, Ruler Analytics
GPT-6 LunaRuler Analytics alternatives: CaliberMind
Muse Glimmer 30BDreamdata alternatives: Attribution App, Rockerbox

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Google Analytics 4 leads by fifteen points.
Google Analytics 417%#2 of 19
Northbeam2%#12 of 19
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Google Analytics 4 leads by seven points.
Google Analytics 412%#3 of 22
Northbeam5%#6 of 22
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Google Analytics 40%#– of 16
Northbeam0%#14 of 16
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Google Analytics 4

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.

“You should avoid the classic "first-click" and "last-click" models that many legacy web analytics tools (like old-school Google Analytics, or simpler CRM tools) default to.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative

What the models said about Northbeam

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“Criticized for 33% negative sentiment, especially regarding model transparency and accuracy in multi-touch attribution.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“DTC/e-commerce focused — wrong fit for B2B pipelines” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“Traditional Enterprise Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM) platforms (like Northbeam or Rockerbox) typically cost thousands of dollars monthly.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Look for unified MMM+MTA with strong privacy resilience (Rockerbox, SegmentStream, Northbeam)” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · first choice
“alternatives like Rockerbox or Northbeam are often recommended for lighter, more modern needs” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · first choice
“I most often recommend starting with Northbeam or Rockerbox” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.