Matomo is 100% cheaper
than Fathom Analytics
$0/mo (On-Premise Community) vs Fathom Analytics Base at $15/mo — covering 83% of the 6 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
single user, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Base plan at $15/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
On-Premise Community: 0 USD/monthly.
Fathom Analytics costs $15/mo on the Base plan at single user, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 1 of them covers at least 75% of the 6 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Matomo covers 83% of the 6 capabilities compared against Fathom Analytics. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Matomo | Fathom Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Pageview analytics | ✓ | ✓ |
| Event tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Privacy-focused analytics | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cookie-free analytics | ✗ | ✓ |
| Data export | ✓ | ✓ |
| Analytics API | ✓ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Fathom Analytics has that Matomo lacks.
- Cookie-free analytics — Track visitors without setting cookies.Missing from Matomo.
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Cloud | $25.66/mo |
| On-Premise Community | Free |
| On-Premise Team | $268.31/mo (billed yearly) |
| On-Premise Business | $1410.39/mo (billed yearly) |
| On-Premise Enterprise | $3306.07/mo (billed yearly) |
| Base | $15/mo |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Matomo than Fathom Analytics?
100% cheaper in our scenario (single user, monthly billing): $0/mo on On-Premise Community vs $15/mo on Base. That is $180 a year.
What does Matomo lack compared with Fathom Analytics?
Cookie-free analytics — 1 of the 6 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Fathom Analytics: 2026-09-07; Matomo: 2026-09-07 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://usefathom.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- https://usefathom.com/docs/account/faq (official_billing_docs, checked 2026-09-07)
- Matomo data last verified 2026-09-07