Migration Guide
Beam Analytics Alternative: Move Before Shutdown
If you are currently using beamanalytics.io, now is the time to migrate. The product has announced that service will be shut down on September 1, 2026, with users advised to export data before then. Beam gives you a clean migration path with a similar privacy-first approach.
Shutdown context
Based on the public shutdown notice from beamanalytics.io, teams should plan migration work now, verify replacement tracking in production, and keep exported historical data archived locally before the September 2026 cutoff.
What carries over and what changes
| Area | Beam overlap | Key difference |
|---|---|---|
| Core tracking model | Cookieless pageview analytics with lightweight script. | Beam script endpoint is /js/beam.js with a Beam site ID. |
| Dashboard metrics | Pageviews, visitors, top pages, referrers, country, browser, device. | Beam also emphasizes actionable summaries, goals, and change alerts. |
| Historical data | You can export historical data from your old provider. | Beam supports CSV-based daily traffic import for Plausible and Fathom exports. Raw-event backfill from beamanalytics.io is not yet supported. Import guide → |
| Setup effort | Simple script install and verification flow. | You will create a new site record and update script tags in your codebase/CMS. |
Migration checklist
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1. Export your old data now
Download CSV/JSON exports from beamanalytics.io while access is still available.
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2. Create your Beam site
Sign up, add your domain in the dashboard, and copy the generated site ID snippet.
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3. Install the Beam script
Replace old tracking tags with
<script defer src="https://beam-privacy.com/js/beam.js" data-site-id="YOUR_SITE_ID"></script>. -
4. Verify your first pageview
Open your site, then check Beam dashboard analytics to confirm live traffic is arriving.
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5. Import daily traffic history (if available)
If you exported Plausible or Fathom CSV data before switching to beamanalytics.io, you can upload those CSV files to Beam to restore historical daily traffic totals. See the import history guide. Keep the beamanalytics.io exports archived for your own records.
What Beam does not yet replicate
- Direct import of beamanalytics.io CSV exports (Beam imports Plausible and Fathom CSV formats today).
- Full raw-event backfill: CSV import restores daily traffic totals (pageviews + visitors per day), not individual events.
- One-click migration assistant that maps old properties automatically.
Keep beamanalytics.io exports archived for your own records. If you have Plausible or Fathom exports from an earlier tool, you can import those into Beam.
Start the migration today
Use the live demo and setup guides to validate fit before switching production traffic.
Setup help: 5-minute install guide, Next.js, WordPress, Astro, Remix.