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Matomo vs PostHog

Technical hardware and popularity breakdown for self-hosting Matomo and PostHog on cloud VPS servers.

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Candidate A

Matomo

matomo-org/matomo
★ 0

Enterprise-grade web analytics platform giving you 100% data ownership and advanced heatmaps.

Min RAM
1.5 GB
Lower RAM
CPU Cores
1 vCPU
Disk Storage
25 GB
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Candidate B

PostHog

PostHog/posthog
★ 0

Open-source product analytics suite with session replay, feature flags, heatmaps, and SQL surveys.

Min RAM
8 GB
CPU Cores
4 vCPU
Disk Storage
50 GB
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Full Technical Benchmark Breakdown

Specification Matomo PostHog Advantage
Primary Category analytics analytics —
Minimum RAM Required 1.5 GB 8 GB Matomo (6.5 GB lighter)
GitHub Stars ★ 0 ★ 0 Matomo (+0 stars)
GitHub Forks 0 0 Matomo
License FOSS FOSS Open-Source
Primary Language N/A N/A —
Docker Image matomo:latest posthog/posthog:latest Both Container Ready
Multi-App Server Sizing

Can You Run Both Matomo & PostHog Together?

Yes! Running both simultaneously requires approximately 13 GB RAM including host OS and Docker daemon buffers. A single standard $6-$10/mo cloud VPS easily hosts both without bottlenecks.

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