Software · head to head
Matomo vs June
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Matomo the self hosted Community Edition is free but excludes A/B testing, heatmaps, session recording, cohorts, crash analytics and multi channel attribution, all of which are paid plugins; June the pricing page lists a single all-in-one plan with no price, no minimum and no named cost driver
- They diverge on capability: Matomo covers Web analytics, June covers B2B analytics.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Matomo and June actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Matomo
- Web analytics
- Real-time reports
- Custom dimensions
- Goal tracking
- E-commerce tracking
- Google Search Console
- Privacy-focused
- On-premise deployment
Only in June
- B2B analytics
- Account tracking
- Cohort analysis
- Dashboards
- Slack
- Segment
- GDPR
- English language support
Both cover
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Matomo
- Privacy focused web analytics as an alternative to Google Analyticsnot June
- Self hosting analytics so visitor data stays on owned infrastructurenot June
June
- Company-level product analytics for B2B SaaSnot Matomo
- Spotting churn risk from account usage patternsnot Matomo
- Pushing product usage data into Salesforce, HubSpot or Attionot Matomo
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Matomo
- The self hosted Community Edition is free but excludes A/B testing, heatmaps, session recording, cohorts, crash analytics and multi channel attribution, all of which are paid plugins
- Premium plugin bundles for self hosted installs run from 275 EUR a month for 4 users to 3,400 EUR for 50
- Cloud pricing is banded by monthly hits, and anything above 10 million requires contacting sales
- Self hosting places all operation and upgrades on the operator while still needing paid plugins for the advanced features
June
- The pricing page lists a single all-in-one plan with no price, no minimum and no named cost driver
- There is no startup plan; the vendor states June is a fit for companies with at least $1M of ARR
- Setup fees are charged separately and the vendor states they vary based on implementation complexity
- The vendor states June is a poor fit for products with a large user base but low revenue per user
Pricing, plan by plan
Matomo
Free- Self-hostedFree
- Open-source
- Full analytics
- Privacy-focused
June
Free- FreeFree
- Basic analytics
- 1 user
- 30 days retention
Which should you pick?
Choose Matomo if
- You need web analytics.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, On-premise.
- You also want real-time reports.
Choose June if
- You need b2b analytics.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want account tracking.
Questions people ask
- Is Matomo or June better?
- Neither clearly leads. Matomo starts at Free and June at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Matomo or June?
- Matomo starts at Free and June at Free.
- Does Matomo or June run on more platforms?
- Matomo runs on Web, On-premise. June runs on Web.
- Can I use Matomo for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Matomo best used for?
- Matomo is most often used for privacy focused web analytics as an alternative to google analytics, self hosting analytics so visitor data stays on owned infrastructure. Of those, privacy focused web analytics as an alternative to google analytics and self hosting analytics so visitor data stays on owned infrastructure are not what June is typically brought in for.
- What can Matomo do that June cannot?
- Matomo covers Web analytics, Real-time reports, Custom dimensions, Goal tracking. June covers B2B analytics, Account tracking, Cohort analysis, Dashboards. Both handle Cloud deployment, Web support.