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Matomo vs Pendo comparison

Compare pricing, deployment, product fit, integrations, and capabilities side by side.

Which platform fits your needs?

Choose Pendo if

Product, customer success, and digital adoption teams that need analytics plus in-app guidance, feedback, and enterprise governance

Capabilities only listed for Pendo

Important considerations: Paid prices are not public and depend on monthly active users and selected modules. Session Replay is not included in every plan, and Pendo Free stops creation of new guides, NPS surveys, or segments above 500 MAUs.

Attribute Matomo Pendo
Overview 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.A product experience and digital adoption platform combining product analytics, retroactive page and feature tagging, funnels, paths, retention, session replay, in-app guides, NPS and other sentiment tools, roadmaps, and AI-assisted insights.
Pricing Self-hosted open source; Matomo Cloud pricing is traffic-based via its public calculator, with enterprise support and add-ons priced separatelyFree plan for up to 500 monthly active users; paid Base, Core, and Ultimate plans use custom MAU- and module-based pricing; full-platform trial lasts 30 days
Deployment Self-hosted and hosted optionsVendor-hosted cloud
Best for Businesses and organizations that want full data ownership and privacy complianceProduct, customer success, and digital adoption teams that need analytics plus in-app guidance, feedback, and enterprise governance
Operator InnoCraft Limited
Independent private company
Pendo.io, Inc.
Independent private company
Company base Auckland, New Zealand · Other regionRaleigh, United States · United States
Organization scale No comparable official organization-size figure was publicly disclosed.at least 850 employees · operator, as of 13 Aug 2026
Recent direction AI-assisted analysis
Recent official evidence shows a focus on AI-assisted analysis.
AI-assisted analysis
Recent official evidence shows a focus on AI-assisted analysis.
Key features
  • Self-hosted
  • Session recordings
  • Heatmaps
  • A/B testing
  • Open source
  • GDPR compliant
  • E-commerce tracking
  • Data export
  • Product usage analytics
  • Retroactive page and feature tagging
  • Funnels and paths
  • Retention and portfolio health
  • Session replay
  • In-app guides and resource centers
  • NPS and sentiment surveys
  • Roadmaps and product discovery
  • AI-assisted insights
  • Web and mobile support
Important considerations On-Premise is free at the core but advanced plugins, support, hosting, maintenance, and infrastructure can add cost.Paid prices are not public and depend on monthly active users and selected modules. Session Replay is not included in every plan, and Pendo Free stops creation of new guides, NPS surveys, or segments above 500 MAUs.
Integrations WordPress, Magento, Google Tag ManagerSalesforce, Slack, Jira, Segment, Snowflake, Zendesk, HubSpot, Microsoft Teams
Fact check We checked this information against official vendor sources on 2026-08-08. We checked this information against official vendor sources on 2026-08-09.

Capability matrix

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.

AttributeMatomoPendo
A/B testing Listed Not listed
AI insights Not listed Listed
App analytics Listed Listed
Audience insights Listed Listed
Behavior analytics Listed Listed
CCPA compliant Listed Not listed
Cohort analysis Listed Listed
Cross-device tracking Listed Listed
Custom reports Listed Listed
Data export Listed Listed
Data ownership Listed Not listed
E-commerce tracking Listed Not listed
Enterprise Not listed Listed
Event tracking Listed Listed
Free plan Not listed Listed
Funnels Listed Listed
GDPR compliant Listed Not listed
Goals Listed Listed
Heatmaps Listed Not listed
Integrations Listed Listed
Open source Listed Not listed
Personalization Not listed Listed
Privacy-first Listed Not listed
Real-time data Listed Not listed
Retention analytics Listed Listed
Revenue tracking Listed Not listed
Self-hosted Listed Not listed
Session recordings Listed Listed
Surveys Not listed Listed
User feedback Not listed Listed
User segments Listed Listed
Web analytics Not listed Listed
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