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Matomo: the best Open Source alternative to Google Analytics in 2026

Matomo is the most complete open source web analytics tool, with heatmaps, session recordings, funnels and the level of detail of GA4, but with your data 100% under your control.

License GPL-3.0 21.8k stars liveUpdated hoyWebsite GitHub Repository

Technical profile

License: GPL-3.0
Category: Web Analytics
Replaces: Google Analytics
Tech stack: PHPMySQL/MariaDB

Preview

Public image provided by Matomo on its own website.

Key features

Heatmaps and session recording (official plugin)
Advanced funnels and segments
100% of the data, no sampling

Matomo vs. Google Analytics

Pros

The most complete open source alternative to GA4

Things to consider

Heavier interface, needs more resources than Plausible or Umami

Quick Docker installation guide

Copy this docker-compose.yml, adjust the example passwords and run docker compose up -d on your server. See the full step-by-step guide →

docker-compose.yml

version: "3.9"
services:
  matomo:
    image: matomo:latest
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "8080:80"
    environment:
      - MATOMO_DATABASE_HOST=matomo-db
      - MATOMO_DATABASE_USERNAME=matomo
      - MATOMO_DATABASE_PASSWORD=matomo
      - MATOMO_DATABASE_DBNAME=matomo
    volumes:
      - matomo_data:/var/www/html
    depends_on:
      - matomo-db
  matomo-db:
    image: mariadb:11
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=root
      - MYSQL_USER=matomo
      - MYSQL_PASSWORD=matomo
      - MYSQL_DATABASE=matomo
    volumes:
      - matomo_db_data:/var/lib/mysql
volumes:
  matomo_data:
  matomo_db_data: