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Matomo vs Umami: catalog facts
MatomoUmami
Freemium

Free to self-host; the hosted cloud is paid with a free trial.

Freemium

Self-hosting is free under the MIT licence; Umami Cloud is a hosted option.

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Broad feature set close to Google Analytics
  • Unsampled data and raw data export
  • No cookies needed for tracking
  • Large, active open-source project
  • Needs PHP and MySQL or MariaDB to self-host
  • Interface is more complex than minimal analytics tools
  • Self-hosting requires a PostgreSQL database
  • Default admin password must be changed after install
Self-hosted, Hosted service Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0 License: MIT
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

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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