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Chartbeat vs SamCart

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Chartbeat

News & Media

Real-time analytics for publishers

From
$1000/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
S

SamCart

E-commerce

The number one checkout platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Chartbeat pricing is customized by website and native app pageviews across four tiers, Essentials, Plus, Premium and Enterprise, and the pricing page publishes no figures, directing visitors to Talk to Sales or Get a Demo; SamCart plans start at $79 per month, and features like subscription saver and A/B testing are reserved for the higher $199 per month Scale tier

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Chartbeat and SamCart actually diverge.

Attributes where Chartbeat and SamCart differ
AttributeChartbeatSamCart
Starting price$1000/monthOn request
Pricing modelquotesubscription
CategoryNews & MediaE-commerce
Founded2009Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Chartbeat

  • Real-time analytics
  • Audience insights
  • Content metrics
  • Traffic tracking
  • Google Analytics
  • GDPR
  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support

Only in SamCart

Nothing recorded that Chartbeat does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Chartbeat

  • Publisher analyticsnot SamCart

SamCart

No use cases recorded yet. See the SamCart review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Chartbeat

  • Pricing is customized by website and native app pageviews across four tiers, Essentials, Plus, Premium and Enterprise, and the pricing page publishes no figures, directing visitors to Talk to Sales or Get a Demo

SamCart

  • Plans start at $79 per month, and features like subscription saver and A/B testing are reserved for the higher $199 per month Scale tier

Pricing, plan by plan

Chartbeat

$1000/month
  • Professional$1000/month
    • Real-time analytics
    • Audience insights

SamCart

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the SamCart review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Chartbeat if

  • You need real-time analytics.
  • You also want audience insights.
Chartbeat review

Choose SamCart if

Nothing in the data separates SamCart from Chartbeat on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

SamCart review

Questions people ask

Is Chartbeat or SamCart better?
Neither clearly leads. Chartbeat starts at $1000/month and SamCart at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Chartbeat or SamCart?
Chartbeat starts at $1000/month and SamCart at On request.
Does Chartbeat or SamCart run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Chartbeat best used for?
Chartbeat is most often used for publisher analytics. Of those, publisher analytics is not what SamCart is typically brought in for.
What can Chartbeat do that SamCart cannot?
Chartbeat covers Real-time analytics, Audience insights, Content metrics, Traffic tracking.
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