Is Matomo or Selenium better?

Neither clearly leads. Matomo starts at Free and Selenium at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Matomo or Selenium?

Matomo starts at Free and Selenium at Free.

Does Matomo or Selenium run on more platforms?

Matomo runs on Web, On-premise. Selenium runs on Linux, macOS, Windows, 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 Selenium is typically brought in for.

What can Matomo do that Selenium cannot?

Matomo covers Web analytics, Real-time reports, Custom dimensions, Goal tracking. Selenium covers W3C WebDriver, Many language bindings, Selenium Grid, Broad browser support.

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Matomo vs Selenium

Matomo

Marketing

Privacy-focused web analytics

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Selenium

Testing

Browser automation framework and the W3C WebDriver standard

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

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; Selenium flaky tests are the standing complaint: explicit waits and synchronisation are the tester’s job, where newer tools handle it automatically
They diverge on capability: Matomo covers Web analytics, Selenium covers W3C WebDriver.
Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Matomo and Selenium actually diverge.

Attributes where Matomo and Selenium differ
Attribute	Matomo	Selenium
Pricing model	freemium	Open source, no licence fee
Platforms	Web, On-premise	Linux, macOS, Windows, Web
Category	Marketing	Testing
Founded	2007	Unknown

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated).

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
Cloud deployment

Only in Selenium

W3C WebDriver
Many language bindings
Selenium Grid
Broad browser 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 Selenium
Self hosting analytics so visitor data stays on owned infrastructurenot Selenium

Selenium

Cross-browser testing where Safari and legacy browsers must be coverednot Matomo
Teams whose test suites are written in Java or C# rather than JavaScriptnot Matomo
Distributing a large suite across a grid of machinesnot 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

Selenium

Flaky tests are the standing complaint: explicit waits and synchronisation are the tester’s job, where newer tools handle it automatically
Setup involves drivers, versions and grid infrastructure that Playwright and Cypress bundle away
Slower to run than tools that talk to browsers over a debugging protocol rather than WebDriver

Pricing, plan by plan

Matomo

Free

Self-hostedFree
- Open-source
- Full analytics
- Privacy-focused

Selenium

Free

SeleniumFree
- Full functionality
- Unlimited tests
- Community support

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.

Matomo review

Choose Selenium if

You need w3c webdriver.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Linux, macOS, Windows, Web.
You also want many language bindings.

Selenium review

Questions people ask

Is Matomo or Selenium better?: Neither clearly leads. Matomo starts at Free and Selenium at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Matomo or Selenium?: Matomo starts at Free and Selenium at Free.
Does Matomo or Selenium run on more platforms?: Matomo runs on Web, On-premise. Selenium runs on Linux, macOS, Windows, 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 Selenium is typically brought in for.
What can Matomo do that Selenium cannot?: Matomo covers Web analytics, Real-time reports, Custom dimensions, Goal tracking. Selenium covers W3C WebDriver, Many language bindings, Selenium Grid, Broad browser support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Matomo: How much does Matomo cost?

Matomo Cloud starts at EUR 29 per month for the Starter plan, which covers 50,000 hits per month. Matomo On-Premise has a free Community edition, with paid bundles from EUR 275 per month for up to 5M hits and 4 users.

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Selenium: Is Selenium free?

Yes, open source with no licence fee. Paid costs come from grid infrastructure or services like BrowserStack.

Matomo: Is Matomo free?

The On-Premise Community edition is free forever with unlimited users and hits, supported through the forum only. Matomo Cloud is a paid service, though a free trial with access to all core features is offered.

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Selenium: Selenium or Playwright?

Playwright handles waiting automatically and is faster to set up, which removes most flakiness complaints. Selenium wins on language breadth, browser coverage including Safari, and existing suites you already have.

Matomo: What is the difference between Matomo Cloud and On-Premise?

Cloud plans include hosting, maintenance, automatic updates and daily backups, priced by monthly hits from EUR 29. On-Premise is self-hosted, free in its Community edition, with paid bundles adding support and higher user counts.

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Selenium: Is Selenium still relevant?

Yes. Its WebDriver protocol is a W3C standard implemented by every major browser, and very large existing suites are not rewritten cheaply.

Matomo: How many hits do the Matomo On-Premise bundles cover?

The Team bundle covers up to 5M hits per month and 4 users at EUR 275 per month. Business covers up to 30M hits and 20 users at EUR 1,450. Enterprise covers up to 100M hits and 50 users at EUR 3,400.

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Matomo vs Selenium

Matomo

Selenium

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Matomo

Only in Selenium

What people use each for

Matomo

Selenium

Where each one falls short

Matomo

Selenium

Pricing, plan by plan

Matomo

Selenium

Which should you pick?

Choose Matomo if

Choose Selenium if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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