GoatCounter vs Matomo
A side-by-side comparison of GoatCounter and Matomo — stars, license, self-host difficulty, deploy options, and what each replaces.
| Tagline | Easy, privacy-friendly web analytics with no tracking of personal data | The leading open-source, privacy-friendly web analytics platform |
| Category | Product & Web Analytics | Product & Web Analytics |
| Replaces | Google Analytics | Google Analytics, Hotjar |
| GitHub stars | 5.8k | 22k |
| Language | Go | PHP |
| License | EUPL-1.2 | GPL-3.0 |
| Self-host difficulty | 2/5 Easy | 4/5 Involved |
| Deploy options | Docker Manual | Docker Docker Compose Manual |
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| Last updated | 26 days ago | 3 days ago |
| View repo | View repo |
