Matomo is 100% cheaper
than Plausible Analytics
$0/mo (On-Premise Community) vs Plausible Analytics Starter at $9/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.
Starter plan at $9/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
On-Premise Community: 0 USD/monthly.
Plausible Analytics costs $9/mo on the Starter 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 Plausible Analytics. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Matomo | Plausible Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Pageview analytics | ✓ | ✓ |
| Event tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Revenue attribution | ✓ | ✓ |
| Privacy-focused analytics | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cookie-free analytics | ✗ | ✓ |
| Analytics API | ✓ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Plausible 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) |
| Starter | $9/mo |
| Growth | $14/mo |
| Business | $19/mo |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Matomo than Plausible Analytics?
100% cheaper in our scenario (single user, monthly billing): $0/mo on On-Premise Community vs $9/mo on Starter. That is $108 a year.
What does Matomo lack compared with Plausible Analytics?
Cookie-free analytics — 1 of the 6 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Plausible Analytics: 2026-08-26; Matomo: 2026-09-07 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://plausible.io/#pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-26)
- Matomo data last verified 2026-09-07