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Pirsch vs Matomo: catalog facts
Pirsch	Matomo
Paid Paid subscription with a free trial.	Freemium Free to self-host; the hosted cloud is paid with a free trial.
Web	Web, Self-hosted
Server-side integration through an API, not only a script Imports data from Plausible, Fathom and Google Analytics	Broad feature set close to Google Analytics Unsampled data and raw data export
Only the core is open source; the hosted service is paid No free plan beyond the trial is mentioned	Needs PHP and MySQL or MariaDB to self-host Interface is more complex than minimal analytics tools
Web application, Hosted service	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	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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