Matomo
Web analytics that protects your data and your customers' privacy (alternative to Google Analytics).
High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.
Commit activity more than 78% of tracked projects; popularity more than 89%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 22k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | 6.0.0-b3 · 25 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 26 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Built with | PHP |
Is Matomo actively maintained?
Development is ongoing. The repository recorded 896 commits over the same window, and the last three months alone account for 335 of them.
The most recent tagged release, 6.0.0-b3, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Of the 33 projects we track in Analytics, Matomo ranks #6 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.
What Matomo actually does
Matomo is an open-source web analytics platform designed as a self-hosted alternative to Google Analytics. It tracks visitor traffic, page views, and user behaviour while aiming to keep all data under your direct control to protect user privacy.
Best fit: This is a strong fit if you require detailed usage statistics for your websites but must comply with strict privacy regulations by keeping analytics data on your own infrastructure.
Worth knowing: Self-hosting an analytics platform can generate significant database storage over time, requiring you to manage data archiving, table optimisation, and regular maintenance tasks yourself.
Deployment notes
As a PHP application, it typically requires a web server like Nginx or Apache, along with a persistent relational database such as MySQL or MariaDB to store the captured telemetry.
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