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