MatomovsWagtail
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Matomo | Wagtail | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 74/100 | 78/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 21 in Web analytics | #4 of 42 in Content Management |
| GitHub stars | 21 985 | 20 594 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +91 | +84 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 41 | 19 |
| Latest release | 6.0.0-b9.20261028180522 · 28 Oct 2026 | v8.0.1 · 20 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | GPL-3.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Main language | PHP | Python |
Which one should you pick?
Wagtail scores 78/100 against 74/100 for Matomo, so it is the safer default.
Matomo ships more often: 41 stable releases in the past year, against 19 for Wagtail.
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