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Matomo vs Cloudflare Web Analytics: catalog facts
Matomo	Cloudflare Web Analytics
Freemium Free to self-host; the hosted cloud is paid with a free trial.	Free Free to use with a Cloudflare account.
Web, Self-hosted	Web
Broad feature set close to Google Analytics Unsampled data and raw data export	No cost No client-side tracking cookies
Needs PHP and MySQL or MariaDB to self-host Interface is more complex than minimal analytics tools	Covers essential stats only Requires a Cloudflare account and is not self-hostable
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Hosted service
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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