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Matomo vs Plausible Analytics: catalog facts
Matomo	Plausible Analytics
Freemium Free to self-host; the hosted cloud is paid with a free trial.	Freemium Cloud is a paid subscription with a free trial; the community edition is free to…
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Broad feature set close to Google Analytics Unsampled data and raw data export	Clear single-page dashboard No cookies or personal data stored
Needs PHP and MySQL or MariaDB to self-host Interface is more complex than minimal analytics tools	Hosted cloud requires a paid subscription after the trial Less detailed than full analytics suites such as Matomo
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: AGPL-3.0
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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