GoatCounter vs Matomo Analytics
Side by side, from each tool’s own pages. Highlighted rows are where the two differ.
 GoatCounter |  Matomo Analytics | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| From (USD / month) | Not listed | $26 |
| Price model | Open-source | Freemium (differs) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Privacy and hosting | ||
| Cookieless by default | Yes | Not listed |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| EU hosting | Not listed | Yes |
| Data regions | Not listed | Europe, Frankfurt, Germany |
| Script size | 3.5 KB | Not listed |
| Code and company | ||
| Open source | Yes | Not listed |
| Vendor | Not listed | Matomo |
| Last checked | October 26, 2026 | October 26, 2026 |
| Listed features | ||
| A/B testing | Not listed | Yes |
| API | Not listed | Yes |
| Custom events | Not listed | Yes |
| Funnels | Not listed | Yes |
| Goals | Not listed | Yes |
| Heatmaps | Not listed | Yes |
| Realtime | Not listed | Yes |
| Session replay | Not listed | Yes |
| Web vitals | Not listed | Yes |
| Filed under | ||
| Cookieless analytics | Yes | No (differs) |
| Heatmaps and session replay | No | Yes (differs) |
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