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Starting prices use different billing periods and usage units. Compare the same traffic, events, retention and seats.
Choose Google Analytics (GA4) ifAll website owners, from small businesses to enterprises
Important considerations: GA4 has a steep reporting and consent-configuration learning curve; Analytics 360 pricing is not public and standard properties have lower limits.
Choose Matomo ifBusinesses and organizations that want full data ownership and privacy compliance
Important considerations: The On-Premise core is free; premium plugins and operations add cost. Cookieless tracking requires explicit configuration and reduces returning-visitor accuracy. Disabling analytics cookies does not by itself settle consent or other privacy requirements.
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| Attribute | Google Analytics (GA4) | Matomo |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | Google's mainstream analytics platform for web and app measurement, built around GA4 events, attribution, advertising integrations, and BigQuery-connected reporting for larger deployments. | A privacy-focused analytics suite available in self-hosted and cloud editions, designed for organizations that need full data ownership, governance controls, and extensible analytics across websites and apps. |
| Pricing | GA4 standard is free; Google Analytics 360 is enterprise-priced via Google sales | Self-hosted open source; Matomo Cloud pricing is traffic-based via its public calculator, with enterprise support and add-ons priced separately |
| Deployment | Vendor-hosted cloud | Self-hosted and hosted options |
| Best for | All website owners, from small businesses to enterprises | Businesses and organizations that want full data ownership and privacy compliance |
| Operator | Google LLC Subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. | InnoCraft Limited Independent private company |
| Company base | Mountain View, United States · United States | Auckland, New Zealand · Other region |
| Organization scale | 190,820 employees · parent company, as of 31 Dec 2025 | No comparable official organization-size figure was publicly disclosed. |
| Recent direction | marketing attribution Recent official evidence shows a focus on marketing attribution. | AI-assisted analysis Recent official evidence shows a focus on AI-assisted analysis. |
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| Important considerations | GA4 has a steep reporting and consent-configuration learning curve; Analytics 360 pricing is not public and standard properties have lower limits. | The On-Premise core is free; premium plugins and operations add cost. Cookieless tracking requires explicit configuration and reduces returning-visitor accuracy. Disabling analytics cookies does not by itself settle consent or other privacy requirements. |
| Integrations | Google Ads, BigQuery, Shopify | WordPress, Magento, Google Tag Manager |
| Fact check | We checked this information against official vendor sources on 2026-08-08. | We checked this information against official vendor sources on 2026-09-30. |
This matrix shows capabilities recorded in our catalog. Not listed means we have not confirmed the capability here. Check the linked vendor sources for plan, deployment, and usage limits.
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| Attribute | Google Analytics (GA4) | Matomo |
|---|---|---|
| A/B testing | Not listed | Listed |
| AI insights | Listed | Not listed |
| App analytics | Listed | Listed |
| Audience insights | Listed | Listed |
| Behavior analytics | Listed | Listed |
| CCPA compliant | Not listed | Listed |
| Cohort analysis | Listed | Listed |
| Cookieless | Not listed | Listed |
| Cross-device tracking | Listed | Listed |
| Custom reports | Listed | Listed |
| Data export | Listed | Listed |
| Data ownership | Not listed | Listed |
| E-commerce tracking | Listed | Listed |
| Enterprise | Listed | Not listed |
| Event tracking | Listed | Listed |
| Free plan | Listed | Not listed |
| Funnels | Listed | Listed |
| GDPR compliant | Not listed | Listed |
| Goals | Listed | Listed |
| Heatmaps | Not listed | Listed |
| Integrations | Listed | Listed |
| Open source | Not listed | Listed |
| Privacy-first | Not listed | Listed |
| Real-time data | Listed | Listed |
| Retention analytics | Listed | Listed |
| Revenue tracking | Listed | Listed |
| Self-hosted | Not listed | Listed |
| Session recordings | Not listed | Listed |
| User segments | Listed | Listed |