Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Matomo
Matomo clearly comes out ahead of Plausible Analytics on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Matomo has a free tier; Plausible Analytics does not. Plausible Analytics's paid plans start at $9/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | Matomo | Plausible Insights OÜ |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | Data & AnalyticsMarketing | Data & AnalyticsMarketing |
| Categories | analyticsuser-testing | analytics |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Matomo
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| Feature | matomo | plausible-analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Unlimited Team Members | ||
| Automatic Updates | ||
| 10 Million+ Monthly Page Views | ||
| Custom Allowances | ||
| 10,000 Monthly Page Views | ||
| Dedicated Support | ||
| 100% Data Ownership | ||
| Ecommerce Tracking | ||
| 100,000 Monthly Page Views | ||
| Event Tracking | ||
| 50 Websites | ||
| Everything In Cloud | ||
| Custom Events | ||
| Full Data Ownership | ||
| Custom Requirements | ||
| High-Volume Tracking | ||
| Unlimited Data Retention | ||
| No Server Maintenance | ||
| Robust Security | ||
| Self-Hosted | ||
| Unlimited Websites |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Matomo comes out ahead overall, though Plausible Analytics can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Matomo offers a free tier; Plausible Analytics does not currently list one.
Matomo scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
