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Matomo vs Pirsch: catalog facts
Matomo	Pirsch
Freemium Free to self-host; the hosted cloud is paid with a free trial.	Paid Paid subscription with a free trial.
Web, Self-hosted	Web
Broad feature set close to Google Analytics Unsampled data and raw data export	Server-side integration through an API, not only a script Imports data from Plausible, Fathom and Google Analytics
Needs PHP and MySQL or MariaDB to self-host Interface is more complex than minimal analytics tools	Only the core is open source; the hosted service is paid No free plan beyond the trial is mentioned
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Web application, 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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