Matomo vs Mouseflow

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.

Mouseflow records website visitor behavior, tracking clicks, mouse movement, scrolls, forms, and page content. Its platform includes session replay, heatmaps, friction detection, conversion funnels, journey analytics, form analytics, and feedback surveys. Mouseflow says it records all sessions without sampling, and includes rage-click detection and mobile capture. Ask Mina lets users ask questions about behavioral data, while Mina Insights surfaces patterns and friction. Integrations listed include Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, AB Tasty, Shopify, and Google Ads. Setup can use a JavaScript snippet before the closing body tag, with plugins and integrations also available. Mouseflow says its data centers are ISO 27001 and SOC 1 Type II certified, with PCI DSS compliance, and that its US data center meets HIPAA standards. It says IP addresses are masked automatically and EU customer data is stored in the EU. The free plan includes 500 sessions per month; paid plans include stated session and retention limits. When a monthly session allowance runs out, tracking stops until refill or upgrade.