# Matomo vs Wagtail

> 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 | 21 984 ✓ | 20 594 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +90 ✓ | +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.

## Details

- [Matomo](https://selfhost.directory/project/matomo) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/matomo.md)
- [Wagtail](https://selfhost.directory/project/wagtail) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/wagtail.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/matomo-vs-wagtail