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Matomo is in use on many sites. Provides good quick overview, automated monthly email reports, cookieless stats, etc.. Recommended.
Excellent and complete
A complete and perfectly configurable tool
Matomo does most of the job
Matomo helps me eliminate the slow performance of Google Tag and Analytics, while it does most of the job, it also has some issues. 1- The backend is very CPU demanding sometimes. Checking my server resources while using Matomo shows high CPU usage.2- Matomo registers my activity(webmaster) in the website. I don’t want this since it could alter the statistics very badly. It should be easy to exclude my activity, as Im the only user in the world logged in as admin, LOL.(I already set up a filter for this but its silly that this happens by default)3- Matomo can detect how much time one person has spent on the site. You can check that in the Visitors log and the Real Time tabs. But if you go to the Pages tab, the average time is always way lower. Even zero. This is because Matomo would set the time to 0:00 if the person closes the tab or the window without going somewhere else(bounce rate). To resolve this, I installed a pop-up that forces the visitor to click on a button to close it, but Matomo won’t consider that click an “action”.4- Matomo Events are confusing to set up. Matomo should have events like scrolling, zooming, clicking, and others done by default. But instead of that, it allows us to set up manually in the most unfriendly config panel named TAG MANAGER.5- Goals: The goal manager is weird when it comes to “timed goals”. I set up a goal where if the visitor stays more than 2 minutes on the site, it should be marked as “2-minute Goal”. This goal is shown only if the visitor goes to another website. Bouncing visitors are ignored by goals.
Great Google Analytics alternative
Thank you for developing a privacy focused alternative for Google Analytics!
Excellent Analytics Platform with Strong Privacy Protection
I’ve been using Matomo for some time and I’m very satisfied with it. The analytics are detailed, clear, and provide valuable insights into website performance and visitor behavior without overwhelming the user. What I appreciate most is the strong focus on privacy. Unlike many other analytics solutions, Matomo allows me to collect meaningful statistics while respecting my visitors’ privacy and maintaining greater control over the data. The interface is intuitive, the reports are comprehensive, and the platform offers an excellent balance between powerful analytics and data protection. For anyone looking for a privacy-friendly alternative to mainstream analytics tools, I highly recommend Matomo.
The best alternative to Google Analytics
We have been using the analysis for over five years and it continues to meet our expectations.
Great Google Analytics alternative
Thank you for developing a privacy focused alternative for Google Analytics!
Excellent Analytics Platform with Strong Privacy Protection
I’ve been using Matomo for some time and I’m very satisfied with it. The analytics are detailed, clear, and provide valuable insights into website performance and visitor behavior without overwhelming the user. What I appreciate most is the strong focus on privacy. Unlike many other analytics solutions, Matomo allows me to collect meaningful statistics while respecting my visitors’ privacy and maintaining greater control over the data. The interface is intuitive, the reports are comprehensive, and the platform offers an excellent balance between powerful analytics and data protection. For anyone looking for a privacy-friendly alternative to mainstream analytics tools, I highly recommend Matomo.
The best alternative to Google Analytics
We have been using the analysis for over five years and it continues to meet our expectations.
Matomo does most of the job
Matomo helps me eliminate the slow performance of Google Tag and Analytics, while it does most of the job, it also has some issues. 1- The backend is very CPU demanding sometimes. Checking my server resources while using Matomo shows high CPU usage.2- Matomo registers my activity(webmaster) in the website. I don’t want this since it could alter the statistics very badly. It should be easy to exclude my activity, as Im the only user in the world logged in as admin, LOL.(I already set up a filter for this but its silly that this happens by default)3- Matomo can detect how much time one person has spent on the site. You can check that in the Visitors log and the Real Time tabs. But if you go to the Pages tab, the average time is always way lower. Even zero. This is because Matomo would set the time to 0:00 if the person closes the tab or the window without going somewhere else(bounce rate). To resolve this, I installed a pop-up that forces the visitor to click on a button to close it, but Matomo won’t consider that click an “action”.4- Matomo Events are confusing to set up. Matomo should have events like scrolling, zooming, clicking, and others done by default. But instead of that, it allows us to set up manually in the most unfriendly config panel named TAG MANAGER.5- Goals: The goal manager is weird when it comes to “timed goals”. I set up a goal where if the visitor stays more than 2 minutes on the site, it should be marked as “2-minute Goal”. This goal is shown only if the visitor goes to another website. Bouncing visitors are ignored by goals.
Great Google Analytics alternative
Thank you for developing a privacy focused alternative for Google Analytics!
Excellent Analytics Platform with Strong Privacy Protection
I’ve been using Matomo for some time and I’m very satisfied with it. The analytics are detailed, clear, and provide valuable insights into website performance and visitor behavior without overwhelming the user. What I appreciate most is the strong focus on privacy. Unlike many other analytics solutions, Matomo allows me to collect meaningful statistics while respecting my visitors’ privacy and maintaining greater control over the data. The interface is intuitive, the reports are comprehensive, and the platform offers an excellent balance between powerful analytics and data protection. For anyone looking for a privacy-friendly alternative to mainstream analytics tools, I highly recommend Matomo.
