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.
Read the Matomo pageMatomo vs Simple Analytics
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 Simple Analytics if site owners who will stay on Free hobby (5 websites, 1-month history, badge) or pay $20/month at 100k pageviews while they open a first Top Lists, then raise the pageview slider or
Best for
Matomo An analytics table you start at a public $
Simple Analytics A traffic list you start at a public $
Free plan
Matomo No free plan
Simple Analytics No free plan
Lowest paid
Matomo Cloud Business €22/mo
Simple Analytics Self-serve paid $20/mo
Next step up
Matomo 100,000 hits €38/mo
Simple Analytics
Runs where
Matomo Hosted
Simple Analytics desktop, mobile; hosted
Watch out
Matomo Cloud dollars move with hits
Simple Analytics Free history is 1 month and the badge stays on
Last checked
Matomo 2026-10-23 · matomo.org/pricing
Simple Analytics 2026-10-23 · simpleanalytics.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Simple Analytics if
site owners who will stay on Free hobby (5 websites, 1-month history, badge) or pay $20/month at 100k pageviews while they open a first Top Lists, then raise the pageview slider or add +$20/user when a second seat is required.
Read the Simple Analytics page