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GoatCounter vs Matomo: catalog facts
GoatCounter	Matomo
Free The hosted service is free and supported by donations; self-hosting has no restrictions.	Freemium Free to self-host; the hosted cloud is paid with a free trial.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
No cookies or personal identifiers, no GDPR notice needed Very small tracking script plus a no-JavaScript pixel option	Broad feature set close to Google Analytics Unsampled data and raw data export
Deliberately fewer features than Google Analytics or Matomo Hosted service relies on donations	Needs PHP and MySQL or MariaDB to self-host Interface is more complex than minimal analytics tools
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: EUPL-1.2	License: GPL-3.0
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	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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