Migrating from Beam Analytics?

Beam announced they're winding down on September 1, 2026 and offering a data-export off-ramp. Bring your site list over — we'll create matching dashboards in seconds.

Start migration
Comparison

PerchLens vs Beam Analytics

Privacy-first, AI-aware web analytics. Here's how the AI-aware alternative — starting at $9/month — stacks up.

PerchLens
$9/month, Pro plan

AI traffic analytics, GEO recommendations, multi-site, and uptime monitoring — bundled.

Beam Analytics
$5/mostarting

What Beam Analytics does well

  • Affordable starting price
  • Lightweight tracking script
  • Active AppSumo presence with previous LTD
  • Decent dashboard design

Where PerchLens is different

  • AI traffic detection is shallow — no engine-level breakdown
  • No GEO recommendations or cited-pages view
  • No streaming AI narration of what changed week-over-week
  • No GitHub Releases or Vercel deploy auto-import for chart annotations
  • Limited uptime monitoring
  • No GSC integration

Feature comparison

Verifiable across both products' public docs as of May 2026. Spot something stale? Let us know.

FeaturePerchLensBeam Analytics
AI traffic analytics
ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot referrer tracking
Streaming AI dashboard narration
Every page reads its data out loud — token-by-token, on Overview, Realtime, Sources, Pages, GEO. Includes Cmd+K answers and the anomaly Explain button.
Chart annotation auto-imports
GitHub Releases and Vercel production deploys become labelled lines on every chart automatically. Plus a generic webhook for Zapier, cron, CI.
GEO recommendations
AI-powered suggestions for ranking on AI search engines
Privacy-first / no cookies
GDPR-friendly tracking without consent banners
Multi-site management
Track multiple websites from one account
Public dashboards
Share read-only analytics URLs
Uptime monitoring
Built-in availability checks with alerts
Google Search Console
Native GSC integration for keyword data
Conversion goals + funnels
Track multi-step conversion paths
Email reports & alerts
Daily / weekly / monthly digests
Self-hostable
Run on your own infrastructure
SupportedLimitedNot supported

Other comparisons

Set it up in 30 seconds. Replaced two paid tools.

Indie maker on X

Finally, analytics I actually look at every day.

SaaS founder

My users appreciate no cookie banner. I appreciate the simplicity.

Agency developer

Ready for simpler analytics?

Join thousands of makers who track their sites with clarity, not complexity. Free forever for up to 3 sites.