Head to head
5 of 12 recorded facts differ. Everything below is source-reported with a capture date. Niched has not published a buyer verdict for this pair, so nothing here declares a winner. A winner only exists inside a defined buyer niche with stated constraints.
Open source, privacy-first web analytics. Lightweight, cookie-free Google Analytics alternative. Self-hosted or cloud. Plausible is open source, written primarily in Elixir, released under GNU Affero General Public License v3.0. Its repository has 28.2K GitHub stars and 1.8K forks, and was last committed to within the last two weeks. Niched places it in Web analytics (privacy-first).
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Visit ↗| Fact | Plausible | matomo |
|---|---|---|
| Official SDK installs, 30 days | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| SDK evidence captured | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| GitHub stars | 28.2K | 21.7K |
| Forks | 1.8K | 2.9K |
| Open issues | 55 | 2.5K |
| Last commit | yesterday | yesterday |
| Primary language | Elixir | PHP |
| License | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 | GNU General Public License v3.0 |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing model | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Founded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Categories | Web analytics (privacy-first) | Web analytics (privacy-first) |
Both products are placed in Web analytics (privacy-first). A category organises the market; it carries no score. See all Plausible alternatives.