Matomo: verified facts and rating
Checked 2026-11-01
Score breakdown
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Matomo against the market
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Price for 100,000 pageviews per month$0.00$42.00$42.00 · median $0.00
Matomo strengths and weaknesses
Pros
- Data can be stored in the EU
- Raw data export or API
- Vendor says no consent banner is needed
- Open source code
Cons
- High price for 100,000 pageviews
- Sets cookies by default
- No permanent free plan, only a trial
All facts
| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price for 100,000 pageviews per month | $42.00 Cloud – 100,000 hits/month: 42 USD per month, excl. tax (38 EUR); monthly billing, "Get 2 months free with annual billing" | matomo.org | 2026-11-01 |
| Free plan | No Start a 21-day free Cloud trial (the free Community edition is self-hosted only) | matomo.org | 2026-11-01 |
| Works without cookies by default | No By default, Matomo uses only first-party cookies | matomo.org | 2026-11-01 |
| Data stored in the EU | Yes When you choose to use our Cloud-hosted version, the data is stored in Frankfurt, Germany | matomo.org | 2026-11-01 |
| No consent banner needed (vendor's claim) | Yes France's data protection agency has confirmed that Matomo is exempt from tracking consent in France. Matomo's users have peace of mind knowing they can uphold the GDPR and collect data without tracking consent | matomo.org | 2026-11-01 |
| Data export or API | Yes 100% data ownership · Cloud or on-premise · Data residency · APIs & integrations · Raw data export | matomo.org | 2026-11-01 |
| Open source | Yes Matomo founder, Matthieu Aubry, started an open source web analytics project called Piwik | matomo.org | 2026-11-01 |
| Self-hosting | Yes Matomo On-Premise: Download for free; when you self-host Matomo On-Premise you can choose where the data should be located | matomo.org | 2026-11-01 |
| Founded | 2007 These pressing issues laid the foundation of Matomo (originally Piwik) back in 2007 | matomo.org | 2026-11-01 |
| Tracking script size, KB (vendor's figure) | Not verified | — | |
| Company headquarters | Not verified | — | |
| Company | Not verified | — |
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