Ackee vs Matomo (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Matomo grades higher than Ackee: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Ackee grades higher on the free plan. Matomo grades higher on features, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Ackee
Self-hosted, cookie-free analytics you run on your own server
Matomo
Open-source web analytics you can host yourself or in Matomo's cloud
Which one is for you
Pick Ackee if
- Fits if you already run a server and want analytics without cookies
- Works for developers who want the data on their own machine
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want someone else to host it: there's no hosted version
- Too light for marketing teams, with few charts and filters
- Watch out: no paid support plan is listed
- Skip it if you don't want to run updates yourself
Pick Matomo if
- Fits if your analytics data has to stay on your own servers
- Works for public bodies, EU sites and teams leaving Google Analytics
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you don't want to run a server and can't pay for the cloud
- Pricey if you self-host and want heatmaps, with the Team bundle at €230 a month billed yearly for 4 users
- Tight if you have more than 30 sites or 30 people on Cloud Business, or need over 24 months of raw data
- Watch out: self-hosted bundles are priced in euros only, and the free edition gets forum support only
- Watch out: the cloud trial's length isn't stated, and the cloud rises to $204 a month at 1M hits
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAAckeeFair | 2.4GPAMatomoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CFree software, but only free if you host it yourself, and the ladder puts that at the middle. The server bill is yours. | C100,000 pageviews puts Cloud Business at $42 a month billed monthly ($26 covers 50,000 hits), rising to $204 at 1M. Yearly billing takes off two months. That's mid-category. The free edition only counts if you host it. |
| Free plan and trial | BNo fees at all and no caps, but you need your own server. | CThe self-hosted Community edition is free forever with unlimited users and hits, but you need your own server and get forum support only. The cloud has a free trial with no card, length not stated. |
| Features | CViews, referrers, durations, several domains and a GraphQL API. It does that job fully, a smaller job than most analytics tools. | BTraffic, campaigns, ecommerce, goals and visitor profiles without sampling, plus heatmaps, recordings, A/B tests, funnels and a tag manager on Cloud Business. That covers the whole job. On your own server those extras are paid plugins. |
| Ease of use | DDocker or manual install on your own server, and you run the updates. No store rating. | CNo rating on record. The cloud is a snippet, but the reports run as deep as Google Analytics', so there's learning to do. Self-hosting means running the server, updates and backups yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | CA web dashboard with a GraphQL API. No integrations named. | BWeb only, no desktop or phone app. It has HTTP analytics and tracking APIs, log file analytics, a Google Analytics importer and plugins for WordPress and WooCommerce. The integrations list is short; the APIs are how you connect anything else. |
| Best for | cookie-free analytics you host yourself | owning your analytics data outright |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Ackee and Matomo. How we grade
Price against what you get
Ackee has no paid plan and scores 1.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Matomo starts at $26 a month and scores 2.7.
Matomo scores higher, and starts $26 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other website and product analytics tools on the chart, none scores higher than Ackee for less, and none scores higher than Matomo for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Matomo also covers session replay and a/B testing.
At a glance
| Ackee | Matomo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free plan |
| Starts at | Free | $26 per month for up to 50,000 hits, billed monthly (Cloud Business) |
| Free plan | None | Matomo On-Premise Community: free forever and open source, hosted on your own server, with unlimited users and hits, all base features and forum support. |
| Free trial | None listed | Free trial of Matomo Cloud with all core features, no credit card; length not stated |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Ackee (electerious) | Matomo |
| Price read from | ackee.electerious.com | matomo.org |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Ackee
- There is no hosted version on the site: you install, host and update Ackee yourself.
- The interface is deliberately minimal, with few charts and filters.
- The website lists no paid support plans.
Matomo
- Self-hosted premium bundles are priced in euros only; Cloud shows dollar prices to US visitors.
- On your own server, heatmaps, session recordings, funnels and A/B testing are paid plugins or bundles, not part of the free edition.
- Cloud Business caps you at 30 websites, 30 team members and 24 months of raw data; more needs Cloud Enterprise.
- Self-hosting means you run the server, updates and backups yourself, with forum support only on the free edition.
Key features
Ackee
- Multiple domains
- The vendor says there is no limit on the number of domains or apps you can analyze from one installation.
- Views, referrers and durations
- Insights cover amount of visits, visit duration, referrers, language, screen dimensions, operating system, browser and device.
- Anonymized tracking
- No cookies and no unique user tracking; a multi-step process anonymizes tracked data.
- GraphQL API
- A central GraphQL API lets you pull data into your own interface or collect it from other services and apps.
- Docker and manual installs
- The Get started guide covers deploying with Docker, Heroku, Netlify or manually.
Matomo
- Full web analytics without sampling
- Traffic, campaigns, ecommerce, events, site search, visitor maps and visitor profiles, with report data kept forever and no data sampling.
- Data ownership and privacy
- Data stays on your own servers or in Matomo Cloud in Frankfurt, with a GDPR manager and privacy options for what is collected.
- Heatmaps and session recordings
- Included in Cloud Business and, for self-hosters, in the Team bundle and above; also sold as a separate plugin.
- A/B testing, funnels and forms
- A/B tests, conversion funnels, user flows and form analytics come with Cloud Business; on your own server they are premium plugins or bundles.
- Google Analytics importer and APIs
- Imports historical Google Analytics data, and offers HTTP Analytics and Tracking APIs plus log file analytics.
- Tag manager
- A built-in tag manager (30 containers on Cloud Business) to add and manage tracking codes without editing the site.
Plans
Ackee
Self-hosted$0
Open-source software you install and run on your own server; hosting costs are yours.
Matomo
Community (On-Premise)$0
Free self-hosted edition you run yourself: unlimited users and hits, base features and community plugins, forum support.
Cloud Business$26
per month for up to 50,000 hits, billed monthly
Hosted in Germany: 30 sites, 30 users, 24 months of raw data, heatmaps, recordings, A/B tests, funnels. $42 a month at 100,000 hits, $204 at 1M.
Team (On-Premise)€230
per month, billed annually (€275 billed monthly)
Self-hosted plugin bundle for up to 4 users and 5M hits a month: heatmaps and recordings, funnels, custom reports, email support.
Business (On-Premise)€1,209
per month, billed annually (€1,450 billed monthly)
Up to 20 users and 30M hits a month. Adds cohorts, multi-channel attribution, roll-up reporting, activity log and white label.
Enterprise (On-Premise)€2,834
per month, billed annually (€3,400 billed monthly)
Up to 50 users and 100M hits a month, A/B testing, a customer success manager, onboarding and chat support.
Cloud EnterpriseCustom
Sold through sales for larger sites: custom allowances and raw data retention, email support and a customer success manager.
Ways to pay less
Ackee
No public discounts listed.
Matomo
- Annual discount
2 months free with annual billing
Matomo Cloud billed annually costs 10 times the monthly price, a 17% saving; the self-hosted bundles are also about 17% cheaper billed annually.
- Nonprofit
Discount for eligible nonprofits
Matomo says eligible nonprofit organizations and charities may receive a discount; they contact the team to learn more.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Ackee or Matomo?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Ackee is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $26 a month for Matomo. Ackee is free, and Matomo starts at $26 per month for up to 50,000 hits, billed monthly (Cloud Business).
Which has a free plan, Ackee or Matomo?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Ackee and Matomo have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.