Matomo vs Mixpanel

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.

Mixpanel is an analytics platform for event tracking across products and ecommerce experiences. It provides conversion funnels, session recordings, ecommerce tracking, API access, and unlimited data retention. The free plan is available forever with unlimited seats, 1 million events per month, 10,000 session replays per month, 1,000 monthly active users, and 10 active feature flags. Growth costs $120 per month when billed annually, allowing up to 20 million events, 500,000 session replays, 5,000 monthly active users, and 50 active feature flags, with unlimited seats. Mixpanel is listed for API use. The maker was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.