Compare Fullstory and Matomo (Formerly Piwik)

At a Glance
Fullstory
Fullstory
Star Rating
(1,047)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (43.5% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Matomo (Formerly Piwik)
Matomo (Formerly Piwik)
Star Rating
(95)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (54.8% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
FREE download
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • G2 reviewers report that Fullstory excels in providing detailed insights into user interactions, allowing teams to pinpoint where customers drop off. Users appreciate the ability to track user sessions and add custom events, which enhances their understanding of user behavior and informs design improvements.
  • Users say Matomo stands out for its customization capabilities, with many praising its straightforward approach to sorting and viewing data. Reviewers highlight the tool's precision and ease of use, particularly in customizing reports and customer journeys, making it a strong choice for those seeking control over their analytics.
  • According to verified reviews, Fullstory's support quality is notably high, with users rating it highly for responsiveness and helpfulness. This level of support is crucial for teams looking to troubleshoot issues quickly and effectively, enhancing the overall user experience.
  • Reviewers mention that while Matomo offers a free download, which is appealing for small businesses, it may not have the same level of market presence or user engagement as Fullstory, which has a more extensive user base and a higher G2 Score, indicating greater overall satisfaction.
  • Users report that Fullstory's ease of setup is a significant advantage, with many finding the onboarding process intuitive. This contrasts with Matomo, where some users have noted challenges in configuration, which can impact the initial user experience.
  • G2 reviewers highlight that while both products provide valuable analytics features, Fullstory's focus on user experience and session tracking gives it an edge in understanding customer journeys, whereas Matomo is praised for its independence and control, particularly for those implementing on private servers.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Fullstory
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Matomo (Formerly Piwik)
On-Premise (Self-Hosted)
FREE download
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Free Trial
Fullstory
Free Trial is available
Matomo (Formerly Piwik)
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
887
8.4
79
Ease of Use
8.2
898
8.0
81
Ease of Setup
8.4
533
7.6
52
Ease of Admin
8.7
319
7.9
48
Quality of Support
9.0
686
7.7
48
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
301
8.4
31
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
850
8.1
79
Features by Category
7.9
341
8.2
68
Metrics
8.5
271
8.5
62
8.6
265
8.5
57
8.3
254
8.8
58
8.7
272
8.5
60
8.4
278
8.2
58
7.8
246
8.1
49
7.7
246
8.1
51
8.2
259
7.9
46
8.5
261
7.5
38
Reporting
8.7
276
8.3
58
8.3
264
8.1
40
7.9
263
8.2
42
8.7
268
7.9
49
7.9
235
8.1
37
7.8
241
8.0
42
8.4
264
8.3
55
Other
8.3
265
8.4
55
7.8
232
8.5
52
8.0
256
7.8
41
7.6
227
8.3
45
7.4
227
7.9
30
6.6
222
7.4
22
7.6
215
8.3
40
Agentic AI - Digital Analytics
6.1
11
Not enough data
6.5
12
Not enough data
6.4
13
Not enough data
6.4
13
Not enough data
Administration
7.5
254
8.4
38
7.8
258
7.8
34
8.7
272
8.5
49
8.3
272
8.9
54
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.5
93
Not enough data
User Identification
7.7
75
Not enough data
8.5
78
Not enough data
8.8
78
Not enough data
Tracking & Reporting
8.5
77
Not enough data
9.0
76
Not enough data
8.2
75
Not enough data
8.8
80
Not enough data
8.6
81
Not enough data
8.8
80
Not enough data
Metrics
8.8
80
Not enough data
8.5
75
Not enough data
8.2
73
Not enough data
8.1
74
Not enough data
8.7
78
Not enough data
8.2
434
Not enough data
User Behavior
9.0
378
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
356
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
378
|
Verified
Not enough data
A/B Testing
8.5
355
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
359
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
328
|
Verified
Not enough data
Visitor Information
8.5
368
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
366
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Session Replay
5.9
23
Not enough data
Digital Adoption PlatformHide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
8.5
69
Not enough data
User Analysis
8.4
40
Not enough data
8.1
38
Not enough data
User Support
8.4
42
Not enough data
8.0
36
Not enough data
8.8
38
Not enough data
Walkthrough Type
8.9
43
Not enough data
9.1
53
Not enough data
Platform Basics - Digital Adoption Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics - Digital Adoption Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functions - Digital Adoption Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Adoption Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.1
232
Not enough data
Product Analytics
7.8
190
Not enough data
8.6
205
Not enough data
8.5
199
Not enough data
8.4
213
Not enough data
7.3
197
Not enough data
7.7
175
Not enough data
7.3
189
Not enough data
7.5
176
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Product Analytics
5.2
9
Not enough data
5.2
9
Not enough data
5.9
9
Not enough data
5.2
9
Not enough data
Behavioral Analytics - Product Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Infrastructure - Product Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI driven optimization - Product Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
6.4
89
Not enough data
Analytics
7.8
76
Not enough data
8.2
83
Not enough data
8.4
83
Not enough data
7.5
78
Not enough data
7.1
77
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Administration
7.8
78
Not enough data
6.7
80
Not enough data
7.2
77
Not enough data
Generative AI
5.8
77
Not enough data
Agentic AI - E-Commerce Analytics
4.2
6
Not enough data
4.2
6
Not enough data
5.3
6
Not enough data
4.2
6
Not enough data
4.8
7
Not enough data
Customer Data Platform (CDP)Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
7.3
100
Not enough data
Data Sourcing
7.4
100
Not enough data
7.7
98
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
99
Not enough data
Intelligence
6.9
97
Not enough data
6.8
99
Not enough data
7.0
96
Not enough data
7.6
38
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.7
10
Not enough data
Self-Service Experience
7.9
27
Not enough data
7.9
24
Not enough data
6.7
23
Not enough data
7.2
24
Not enough data
7.9
27
Not enough data
Self-Service Platform
8.1
33
Not enough data
8.9
32
Not enough data
6.3
25
Not enough data
8.1
27
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Customer Self-Service
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI InfrastructureHide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Scalability and Performance - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cost and Efficiency - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration and Extensibility - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security and Compliance - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Usability and Support - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.9
214
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Heatmap Tools
6.7
8
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
7.2
6
Not enough data
7.2
6
Not enough data
Analysis
8.3
179
Not enough data
8.3
172
Not enough data
8.2
159
Not enough data
8.1
171
Not enough data
8.7
172
Not enough data
Reporting
8.9
189
Not enough data
9.3
199
Not enough data
8.7
186
Not enough data
8.4
173
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - SAP Store
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.9
23
Tools
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
9.3
20
Not enough data
8.7
15
Metrics
Not enough data
9.1
18
Not enough data
8.9
20
Not enough data
9.2
19
Not enough data
9.0
19
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
8.6
14
Agentic AI - Content Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.5
85
Not enough data
Metrics
8.8
80
Not enough data
8.5
75
Not enough data
8.2
73
Not enough data
8.1
74
Not enough data
8.7
78
Not enough data
Mobile App OptimizationHide 15 FeaturesShow 15 Features
8.3
62
Not enough data
Variation Testing
7.5
50
Not enough data
7.0
48
Not enough data
8.1
49
Not enough data
8.5
51
Not enough data
7.7
49
Not enough data
7.1
47
Not enough data
Reporting
9.3
55
Not enough data
9.0
54
Not enough data
Personalization
8.2
52
Not enough data
7.8
48
Not enough data
9.0
52
Not enough data
Administration
8.3
48
Not enough data
8.3
47
Not enough data
9.3
53
Not enough data
9.0
53
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Fullstory
Fullstory
Matomo (Formerly Piwik)
Matomo (Formerly Piwik)
Fullstory and Matomo (Formerly Piwik) are categorized as Digital Analytics
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Fullstory
Fullstory
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
38.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
43.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
18.2%
Matomo (Formerly Piwik)
Matomo (Formerly Piwik)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
54.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
31.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
14.3%
Reviewers' Industry
Fullstory
Fullstory
Computer Software
22.5%
Information Technology and Services
10.9%
Financial Services
7.9%
Marketing and Advertising
5.6%
Retail
5.0%
Other
48.1%
Matomo (Formerly Piwik)
Matomo (Formerly Piwik)
Marketing and Advertising
14.6%
Computer Software
11.2%
Internet
9.0%
Information Technology and Services
9.0%
Retail
4.5%
Other
51.7%
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Discussions
Fullstory
Fullstory Discussions
Is there anything FullStory doesn't support?
2 Comments
Official Response from Fullstory
Alas, there are still a few things we can't do. This isn't necessarily an exhaustive list, since new technology is constantly popping up, but these are the...Read more
What is Session Replay?
2 Comments
Patrick W.
PW
Session Replay allows you to playback a customer interacting with your site. It's a fully-animated experience that includes every action that a customer...Read more
Is there a possibility to add videos or images to the popups?
2 Comments
Ondrej D.
OD
Hi Charly, Sure thing! You can simply show a picture, animation or even embed a video within your Usetiful content. All the best, OndrejRead more
Matomo (Formerly Piwik)
Matomo (Formerly Piwik) Discussions
Is the data your own?
3 Comments
Baptiste T.
BT
If by security and privacy reasons you refer to GDPR framework, yes, Matomo has its privacy by design feature, allowing you to use this tool in complete...Read more
Deleted
2 Comments
Muhammad Y.
MY
I no delete itRead more
How do I? What is the best way?
1 Comment
Muhammad Y.
MY
Because your platform is very helpfulRead more