Developer Q&A with JR the Builder, co-creator of Beam Analytics

JR the Builder, an indie-hacker based in the Bay Area, co-founded Beam Analytics with Leng Lee to offer an affordable, GDPR-compliant alternative to Google Analytics. Beam Analytics aims to address gaps in the market by providing advanced features like cohort retention and conversion funnels at a lower cost, compared to other options like Plausible and Fathom. To achieve this, JR leveraged Tinybird and ClickHouse® to handle real-time analytics and privacy-first web analytics, enabling rapid and cost-effective development without worrying about infrastructure management. Tinybird's serverless architecture and predictable pricing model facilitated Beam's ability to quickly scale and focus on product development. With Beam currently deployed on 200 websites, the team is focused on expanding to 1,000 and enhancing its product analytics capabilities. JR emphasizes that Tinybird simplifies data infrastructure management, allowing companies to concentrate on their core product features, and encourages others to explore Tinybird's potential through its Starter Kits.