Pick Matomo if
privacy-first site owners who will start the Cloud free trial (no card), then Cloud Business at €22/month excl. tax for 50,000 hits, or stay on On-Premise Community Free when they will self-host.
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Our take
Pick Matomo if privacy-first site owners who will start the Cloud free trial (no card), then Cloud Business at €22/month excl. tax for 50,000 hits, or stay on On-Premise Community Free when they will self-host. Pick Plausible if indie / small-site teams who will start the 30-day Cloud trial (no card) and land on Starter at $9/month (10k pageviews, 1 site, 3-year retention) — or self-host when they will run the
Best for
Matomo An analytics table you start at a public $
Plausible Pageviews you start at $9/month (10k, 1 site)
Free plan
Matomo No free plan
Plausible $0 · to run. You host it in the EU or wherever you deploy
Lowest paid
Matomo Cloud Business €22/mo
Plausible Growth $14
Next step up
Matomo 100,000 hits €38/mo
Plausible Business $19
Runs where
Matomo Hosted
Plausible Local; you host it
Watch out
Matomo Cloud dollars move with hits
Plausible $9 is 10k pageviews and 1 site
Last checked
Matomo 2026-10-23 · matomo.org/pricing
Plausible 2026-10-22 · plausible.io
Which one, then?
Pick Plausible if
indie / small-site teams who will start the 30-day Cloud trial (no card) and land on Starter at $9/month (10k pageviews, 1 site, 3-year retention) — or self-host when they will run the script themselves.
Read the Plausible page