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Matomo vs Liwan: catalog facts
Matomo	Liwan
Freemium Free to self-host; the hosted cloud is paid with a free trial.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Broad feature set close to Google Analytics Unsampled data and raw data export	Single binary or container with no extra services Configurable data collection and retention
Needs PHP and MySQL or MariaDB to self-host Interface is more complex than minimal analytics tools	Self-hosted only, no managed service Focused on basic traffic reporting
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it 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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