# Beam vs Northflank (slim)

> Northflank has a score of 61.8 (C) against Beam's 55.5 (C). Both do compute gpu. The largest gap is security & auth, 25 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Northflank has a score of 61.8 (C) against Beam's 55.5 (C). Both do compute gpu. The largest gap is security & auth, 25 points.

- Beam: C 55.5, rank #313 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/beam.min.md
- Northflank: C 61.8, rank #224 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/northflank.min.md
- Pick Beam for agent ergonomics (+10), payments & pricing (+10), maintenance & community (+20), transparency & trust (+14). Pick Northflank for reliability (+10), schema & documentation (+23), security & auth (+25).

| Category | Beam | Northflank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 55 | 65 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 58 | 81 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 58 | 48 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 50 | 75 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 85 | 65 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 74 | 60 |