Why SourceMedium

Why SourceMedium? Five reasons you should switch.

One product instead of five vendors. Built on BigQuery you own. Data you can actually trust. AI you can verify. And if you leave, you keep everything.

Trusted by LMNT, CPAP, Neuro, and hundreds of scaling ecommerce brands.

Behind every growth decision is a data question. Most brands can't answer it.

  • Your team debates which numbers are right instead of deciding what to do next.
  • You're paying for multiple tools, and still can't get a straight answer on CAC or LTV.
  • Every board deck starts with a scramble to reconcile sources.
  • Your last data hire left. Now nobody knows how anything was built.

These aren't reporting problems. They're infrastructure problems. And you can't solve infrastructure problems by adding more tools.

01

One product. Not a stack of vendors.

Warehouse, integrations, dashboards, attribution, and AI: one purchase, one vendor, live in two weeks.

01

Connect

Unify all your first-party data

Prebuilt connectors for commerce, ads, subscriptions, and operations.

02

Standardize

One set of definitions across every source

We reconcile source differences across systems and run daily checks on key metrics.

03

Activate

Activate across dashboards, SQL, and AI

BigQuery stays the source of truth for dashboards, reporting, and AI.

What's included

  • 1 Managed BigQuery warehouse You own it. Query directly or connect any BI tool.
  • 2 50+ integrations Direct connections to commerce, ads, email, subscriptions, and ops.
  • 3 Data cleaning, merging, and transformation Managed by SourceMedium with production-grade conventions.
  • 4 20 pre-built dashboard modules Native Looker Studio modules for reporting across your team.
  • 5 Multi-touch attribution Cross-channel reconciliation with contribution insights.
  • 6 AI Analyst in Slack Plain-English answers with SQL receipts you can verify.
  • 7 Dedicated Customer Solutions Analyst Strategic support and implementation guidance for your rollout.
  • Everything included. One predictable platform fee.

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    “SourceMedium's managed BigQuery instance has been a revelation for our team. It has democratized access to data across our entire organization, empowering everyone to create custom metrics and transformations without relying on a dedicated BI team.”

    Nick Osborn

    Head of Growth, Catalina Crunch

    02

    Built on BigQuery. Industry standard from Google.

    Your data lives in BigQuery, Google's industry-standard data warehouse, not a vendor's proprietary database you're renting. Plug and play with any BI tool. AI-ready out of the box.

    Any tool that supports BigQuery connects natively. Tableau, dbt, Python, Hex, your own scripts. No one will complain about the stack.

    No warehouse sizing, no credit management. Native GA4 and Google Ads transfers. Free dashboards through Looker Studio for your entire team.

    Your warehouse

    Query directly. Connect any BI tool. Export anything.

    Your schema

    Best-practice naming. Documented. Stable enough for dbt.

    Your dashboards

    Copyable templates. Fork, customize, build your own.

    03

    Data you can actually trust.

    When your team trusts the numbers, meetings shift from 'where did you pull that?' to 'what should we do?' 2,500+ automated checks run daily so the data is right before anyone sees it.

    Present to the board and explain where every number came from. Onboard a new analyst: they can use the documentation from day one. Your data team builds on the schema instead of rebuilding it.

    Your team stops debating dashboards and starts shipping decisions.

    2,500+

    automated quality checks daily

    180+

    metric catalog

    Schema commitment

    supported long-term; build on it confidently

    Documentation

    you can actually read (and onboard new hires with)

    “Thanks to SourceMedium, our team no longer wastes time debating metric definitions in meetings. Instead, we can focus on what really matters: making informed, data-driven decisions that drive results.”

    Kevin Chen

    President, iRESTORE

    04

    AI that shows its work.

    AI Analyst

    An AI Analyst you can verify.

    Every BI tool has an AI agent now. The problem is nobody trusts any of them.

    Ask questions in Slack. Get answers with the SQL behind them. Runs on your data in BigQuery, not a chatbot, not a black box. Not a chatbot. Not a web app. A data analyst that lives where your team already works, with receipts.

    Try asking:

    • What changed in revenue and CAC last week?
    • Which channels are actually driving LTV?
    • What products drove margin erosion last month, and why?

    Questions you can ask

    # data-questions
    MK
    Marketing Lead 10:15 AM

    What's our average CAC by channel in the last 30 days?

    SourceMedium AI APP 10:15 AM

    This 30-day result has two paid sales channels with measurable CAC: marketplace = $77.81 and online_store = $399.99. `online_store` is about 5.1x higher, so this is the priority channel to troubleshoot if your target CAC is sub-$100.

    Data: Average CAC by Channel (Last 30 Days)
    ChannelAd SpendNew CustomersCAC
    marketplace $393,270 5,054 $78
    online_store $1,919,529 4,799 $400
    Chart: CAC by Channel
                                      -- Analysis: CAC by channel using executive summary table
    
    -- Assumptions: timeframe=last_30_days | metric=cac=ad_spend/new_customer_count | grain=sm_channel | scope=channels_with_spend
    SELECT
      COALESCE(NULLIF(LOWER(TRIM(sm_channel)), ''), '(unknown)') AS sm_channel,
      SUM(ABS(ad_spend)) AS ad_spend,
      SUM(new_customer_count) AS new_customers,
      SAFE_DIVIDE(SUM(ABS(ad_spend)), NULLIF(SUM(new_customer_count), 0)) AS cac
    FROM `your_project.sm_transformed_v2.rpt_executive_summary_daily`
    WHERE date >= DATE_SUB(CURRENT_DATE(), INTERVAL 30 DAY)
      AND ad_spend IS NOT NULL
      AND new_customer_count IS NOT NULL
    GROUP BY 1
    HAVING ad_spend > 0
    ORDER BY cac ASC
    LIMIT 10;
                                    
    05

    You own everything. We don't hold it hostage.

    If you leave, you keep the warehouse tables, dashboards, and SQL. No rebuild. Move it to a BigQuery project you control.

    Your data stays yours

    Keep the warehouse foundation and move it to your own Google account when needed.

    • Your BigQuery data moves to your own Google account

    Your workflows keep running

    Existing reporting assets and SQL still work without rebuilding your stack from zero.

    • Your Looker Studio dashboards continue to work
    • Your SQL queries still run
    • Your schema knowledge transfers. It's all documented

    Your team keeps momentum

    The operational context and model logic remain documented and transferable.

    • You're not starting from scratch

    “If we leave, what happens to our data, dashboards, and team workflows?”

    How SourceMedium compares

    See how a unified platform stacks up against building in-house, assembling point tools, or using competitor products.

    Feature In-House
    Integrations & Data Sources Commerce, ads, email, subscriptions, and ops — reconciled daily with 2,500+ automated quality checks Build and maintain every connector yourself — each source API change is your team's problem
    Data Freshness Reconciled daily across all sources with full historical backfill — every metric traceable to its source Whatever your team builds — freshness depends entirely on your engineering resources
    Attribution Models Server-side multi-touch attribution using your existing tracking (GA4 + platform APIs) — no new pixels or site re-tagging Must be designed, built, and maintained by your data team — typically months of development
    Cohort / CLTV 20 pre-built analytics modules including LTV, repurchase, retention, and new customer analysis — ready to use on day one Must be modeled from scratch — 'the longest and most complicated element' of ecommerce data modeling
    Dashboards & Visualization Pre-built dashboards, forkable Looker Studio templates, and an AI analyst that answers questions with auditable SQL Build from scratch using a BI tool your team selects, configures, and maintains
    Custom Metrics Define a metric once, use it everywhere — dashboards, SQL, and AI always return the same answer Full flexibility — but every metric must be defined, documented, and maintained by your team
    SQL / Export / API Access Managed BigQuery warehouse with included compute and unlimited storage — any tool that supports BigQuery connects natively Full control — but you provision, manage, and pay for your own warehouse infrastructure
    Support & Success Dedicated US-based CSA, included quarterly solution hours, and structured roadmapping You are the support team
    Sources (16)
    • Integrations & Data SourcesSourceMedium
      sourcemedium.comVerified Feb 16, 2026High confidence
    • Integrations & Data SourcesIn-House
      getdbt.comVerified Feb 13, 2026High confidence
    • Data FreshnessSourceMedium
      sourcemedium.comVerified Feb 16, 2026High confidence
    • Data FreshnessIn-House
      getdbt.comVerified Feb 13, 2026High confidence
    • Attribution ModelsSourceMedium
      sourcemedium.comVerified Feb 16, 2026High confidence
    • Attribution ModelsIn-House
      getdbt.comVerified Feb 13, 2026High confidence
    • Cohort / CLTVSourceMedium
      sourcemedium.comVerified Feb 16, 2026High confidence
    • Cohort / CLTVIn-House
      daasity.comVerified Feb 13, 2026High confidence
    • Dashboards & VisualizationSourceMedium
      sourcemedium.comVerified Feb 16, 2026High confidence
    • Dashboards & VisualizationIn-House
      getdbt.comVerified Feb 13, 2026High confidence
    • Custom MetricsSourceMedium
      sourcemedium.comVerified Feb 16, 2026High confidence
    • Custom MetricsIn-House
      getdbt.comVerified Feb 13, 2026High confidence
    • SQL / Export / API AccessSourceMedium
      sourcemedium.comVerified Feb 16, 2026High confidence
    • SQL / Export / API AccessIn-House
      getdbt.comVerified Feb 13, 2026High confidence
    • Support & SuccessSourceMedium
      sourcemedium.comVerified Feb 16, 2026High confidence
    • Support & SuccessIn-House
      InternalVerified Feb 13, 2026High confidence

    Customers

    “We finally stopped arguing about the data.”

    “Thanks to SourceMedium, our team no longer wastes time debating metric definitions in meetings. Instead, we can focus on what really matters: making informed, data-driven decisions that drive results.”

    “SourceMedium has future-proofed our data infrastructure. Their comprehensive solution not only supports our current needs but is also scalable as we grow. With their managed BigQuery instance, we have full control over our data, creating custom metrics and insights rapidly. This has empowered our team to answer complex business questions and focus on strategic growth initiatives.”

    “SourceMedium is our command center; it helps us identify problems before they get bigger. It's easy enough for everyone on the team to use, and it empowers all people.”

    “Acquiring confidence in your data is literally money. We've nearly doubled revenue in the short time we've used SourceMedium. They are the layer through which all our data flows and gets transformed into a unified, coherent and reliable language that my entire team leverages regardless of analytical capability.”

    “SourceMedium is a game-changer for our business. We have a single, reliable source of truth with their data infrastructure that allows us to make data driven decisions against the short and long term impact of our marketing and customer experience efforts.”

    “The real win wasn't the cost savings (though those were nice). It's that my team stopped arguing about which dashboard was right. One source of truth for reporting AND attribution means we actually build things now instead of reconciling data.”

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