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PostHog vs Matomo: catalog facts
PostHog	Matomo
Freemium Free tier with no credit card; usage-based paid plans above it.	Freemium Free to self-host; the hosted cloud is paid with a free trial.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Many product tools in one platform Session replay and feature flags alongside analytics	Broad feature set close to Google Analytics Unsampled data and raw data export
Broad feature set can be complex for simple sites Self-hosting a platform of this size is demanding	Needs PHP and MySQL or MariaDB to self-host Interface is more complex than minimal analytics tools
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0
Account 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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