Matomo vs Ours Privacy Tag Manager

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.

Ours Privacy Tag Manager is a paid, HIPAA-compliant system for deploying website tracking tags, scripts, and analytics tools without code. Tag data routes through the customer’s domain and is processed server side before delivery, while the script can also use that domain. The maker says this avoids client-side pixels, third-party network requests, and browser data exposure. Eighteen native trigger types include element visibility, exit intent, fullscreen changes, and error capture. Tags, triggers, and variables can be published separately, with version history recording authors and changelogs. Tags follow consent decisions from the Global Consent Center and stop when visitors opt out of a category. The system reads the standard Google Tag Manager dataLayer format with a configurable name, and the maker advertises more than 150 integrations. It is in beta. Pricing is custom, based on tracked users, integrations, and support, with no free plan.