Google Analytics vs Matomo

Google Analytics is a measurement service for tracking customer interactions across websites and apps through the customer lifecycle. It provides cross-device and cross-platform views, with reports covering acquisition, engagement, conversion, and monetization. Event tracking, funnel exploration, ecommerce tracking, conversion funnels, and cross-platform attribution are included. Built-in automation, flexible reporting, shareable reports, and machine-learning analysis support investigation and collaboration. Analytics connects with Google Ads, Search Ads 360, Display & Video 360, Google Cloud, and Google Search Console; Analytics 360 also lists Salesforce. The service is available free of charge for businesses of every size, with limited data retention. Analytics 360 has no listed price and is aimed at large enterprises needing advanced customization, scalable tools, higher limits, unsampled explorations, enhanced freshness, and enterprise support with service-level agreements. Supported environments include web, iOS, Android, AMP, and server.

Matomo is a web analytics platform for tracking events, conversions, ecommerce activity, and visitor sessions. It includes heatmaps, session recordings, A/B testing, funnels, and flows, with API access and more than 100 integrations. It is available as Cloud-hosted or self-hosted on-premise software. The Community plan is free forever, with unlimited users and hits and forum support; self-hosted Matomo is also available free forever. Cloud plans start at €230/mo (annual), and a 21-day Cloud trial does not require a credit card. Cloud billing can be monthly or annual, with two months free annually. Matomo says its data is unsampled and customers retain ownership through cloud or on-premise hosting. Privacy capabilities include support for GDPR compliance, cookieless tracking, and anonymisation; the platform is certified to ISO 27001:2022. Cloud data is stored in Frankfurt, Germany. Raw data retention is 24 months, while report data is retained forever. Matomo was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand.