Matomo is cheaper, but covers only 0 of 5 compared capabilities
$25.66/mo (Cloud) vs Piwik PRO Business at $42/mo — covering 0% of the 5 compared capabilities.
Cheaper. Not the same job.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
50,000 pageviews or events/month, 1 site, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Business plan at $42/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Cloud: 25.66 USD/monthly.
Piwik PRO costs $42/mo on the Business plan at 50,000 pageviews or events/month, 1 site, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 5 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Matomo covers 0% of the 5 capabilities compared against Piwik PRO. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Matomo | Piwik PRO |
|---|---|---|
| Pageview analytics | ↑ On-Premise Community | ✓ |
| Event tracking | ↑ On-Premise Community | ✓ |
| Privacy-focused analytics | ↑ On-Premise Community | ✓ |
| Analytics API | ↑ On-Premise Community | ✓ |
| Revenue attribution | ↑ On-Premise Business | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Piwik PRO has that Matomo lacks.
- Pageview analytics — Track how many times each page is viewed.Missing from Matomo.
- Event tracking — Track specific user actions like clicks or sign-ups.Missing from Matomo.
- Privacy-focused analytics — Track visitors without using personally identifying data.Missing from Matomo.
- Analytics API — Pull analytics data programmatically via an API.Missing from Matomo.
- Revenue attribution — Link revenue back to the marketing source that generated it.Missing from Matomo.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | Piwik PRO | Matomo |
|---|---|---|
| 10,000 pageviews or events/month | $42/moBusiness | $25.66/mocheaperCloud |
| 50,000 pageviews or events/month | $42/moBusiness | $25.66/mocheaperCloud |
| 250,000 pageviews or events/month | $42/moBusiness | $268.31/mocosts moreOn-Premise Team |
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) |
| Business | $42/mo |
| Enterprise – Data Fundamentals | $426.97/mo (billed yearly) |
| Enterprise – Trusted Insights | Contact sales |
| Enterprise – Secure Intelligence | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Matomo than Piwik PRO?
39% cheaper in our scenario (50,000 pageviews or events/month, 1 site, monthly billing): $25.66/mo on Cloud vs $42/mo on Business. That is $196.08 a year. But it covers only 0 of 5 compared capabilities, so it isn't a like-for-like replacement.
What does Matomo lack compared with Piwik PRO?
Pageview analytics, Event tracking, Privacy-focused analytics, Analytics API, Revenue attribution — 5 of the 5 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Piwik PRO: 2026-10-26; Matomo: 2026-10-28 — on the official pricing pages.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources & freshness
- https://piwik.pro/pricing/ (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- https://piwik.pro/pricing/#wp--skip-link--target (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- Matomo data last verified 2026-10-28