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GoAccess vs Matomo: catalog facts
GoAccess	Matomo
Free Free and open source under the MIT license.	Freemium Free to self-host; the hosted cloud is paid with a free trial.
Linux, Command line	Web, Self-hosted
Works directly from existing server logs, with no tracking script Terminal view updates in real time	Broad feature set close to Google Analytics Unsampled data and raw data export
Targets Unix-like systems Only sees what the server logs record, not client-side events	Needs PHP and MySQL or MariaDB to self-host Interface is more complex than minimal analytics tools
Downloadable app	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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