Matomo hosting from the German cloud 🇩🇪
Matomo (formerly Piwik) is probably the most popular GDPR-compliant alternative to Google Analytics. With WPspace, we now offer you, in addition to our lightning-fast WordPress hosting also a dedicated and cost-effective Matomo Hosting Tariff specially optimized for Matomo.
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Prepayment period:with annual payment
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All details about our analytics hosting optimized for Matomo. Our Matomo hosting is specially optimized according to the recommendations of the Matomo requirements optimized.
Performance
For our web & database servers, we rely exclusively on state-of-the-art hardware and lightning-fast NVMe SSD storage.
- Especially for the requirements of Matomo optimized server
- Redis object caching for best performance even with the highest requirements
- Intelligent resource scalingso that your Matomo is always blazing fast
- Ultra-fast MariaDB Database so you don't miss any tracking
- Apache with nginx-proxy for maximum stability even during traffic peaks
Managed Matomo
Your Matomo is immediately ready-to-use. Technology, updates and operation are now our job! Just like Google Analytics - only data protection compliant 😉.
- Ready-to-use Matomo directly after ordering (no installation necessary)
- Automatic updates. We make sure that your Matomo stays up to date
- Automatic backups for your peace of mind
- The most important Premium plugins included - You save over €1,000 / year
Security
We only use servers located in Germany so that you can be sure in which country your sensitive data is stored.
- Secure & GDPR-compliant hosting with company & server location in Germany
- Free SSL Certificates for a secure connection to Matomo
- Web application firewall so that your data is protected from hackers
- Isolated server instances that securely encapsulate your data from other customers
- 24/7 real-time monitoring so that you don't miss any tracking
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Why you should use Matomo Web Analytics best at WPspace hostest.
More time savings. Less effort.
Sure, you can run Matomo with any hosting provider. You don't need WPspace for this. However, the download, installation and secure and reliable operation, including regular software updates and functional tests, take a lot of time. And time is money! - Is your time too valuable? Then WPspace is the right place for you! Because Matomo hosting from WPspace is ready-to-use immediately after your order! Updates, security, stable operation? All topics that no longer have to interest you!
Your data belongs to you!
You decide to run Matomo on-premise at some point? No problem! Simply take your data with you to your own server. And vice versa! Already running your own Matomo and want to move to the WPspace cloud? Then simply import it to WPspace. Without any lock-in effect!
GDPR-compliant.
Managed Matomo Hosting - Made in Germany. Secure operation according to German data protection standards in a data center certified according to DIN ISO/IEC 27001. Company & server location in Germany. Conclude an uncomplicated DPA with us directly via our dashboard.
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You can save the cost of plugins? 🤑
Use the most important Matomo premium plugins from the Matomo Marketplace completely free of charge! The plugins Heatmaps, Custom reports, Funnels, Form Analytics, Advertising Conversion Export with a total value of over € 1,000 / year are already included in our Matomo hosting at no extra cost.
State-of-the-art cloud infrastructure
Our analytics hosting is operated exclusively on cloud servers. This ensures that the hardware we use will still be up to date in a few years' time and can keep pace with the increasing requirements of Matomo. We regularly update our cloud infrastructure. The performance upgrades are free of charge for you.
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Use Matomo in compliance with the GDPR: Checklist for the Google Analytics alternative
These are the most important things you should implement in order to use a tracking tool such as Matomo in compliance with data protection regulations.
Deactivate cookies
If you have the Deactivate the cookie function in MatomoIf you do not wish to be tracked, consent for tracking is generally not required. This can be done via the settings in Matomo or via Javascript.
Inform your users
Add a paragraph on the use of Matomo to your privacy policy that explains how Matomo is used.
Conclude an order processing contract
Conclude a data processing agreement (DPA) with your (WordPress) hosting provider in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR. With WPspace, for example, you can use the Close AVV directly in the customer dashboard
Automatic anonymization of IP addresses
Since the IP address is personal data, the IP address should be anonymized. To do this, you can use the Matomo Privacy Settings use
Obtain consent from users on your website
If you decide to use Matomo with cookies, user consent is required. Consent can be obtained using an appropriate consent tool (also known as a cookie banner). For example, you can use the WordPress plugin Real Cookie Banner use. In addition, the user should be provided with an opt-out option. Withdrawing consent should be just as easy as giving consent.
Rely on German Matomo hosting
Use a German hosting provider and avoid legal risks when hosting Matomo. In particular, make sure that your hosting provider operates its servers in Germany. If you already run your WordPress website with WPspace, you might also be interested in our analytics hosting!
FAQ on the topic of Matomo
What is Matomo?
Matomo Matomo (originally known as "Piwik") is a web analysis tool similar to Google Analytics, which can be used to collect data about website visitors. The most important difference is that, unlike Google Analytics, Matomo is open source. This means that the source code can be read and modified by anyone. Matomo can also be used in compliance with the GDPR (anonymized data collection). This makes Matomo one of the most important alternatives to Google Analytics, especially for website operators from the EU.
What can Matomo do?
Matomo enables website operators to track visitor behavior on their websites and define tracking targets. The most important functions include Visitor analysiswhich Page analysisthat Conversio tracking and the evaluation of User friendliness and the high level of customizability and configuration options to meet the Privacy in accordance with the GDPR.
Is Matomo GDPR compliant?
Yes, Matomo can be used in compliance with the GDPR, provided that certain guidelines are implemented in accordance with the best practices of the General Data Protection Regulation. These include, among other things Anonymization of the recorded IP addresses, Opt-out options and transparent information (for example in the cookie banner or the privacy policy) about which data is collected, as well as a Data processing agreement (DPA) with the hosting provider, which ideally operates its servers in Germany in accordance with German data protection standards.
However, in order to use Matomo in compliance with the GDPR, you may need to take further measures. We therefore recommend that you speak to your data protection officer or lawyer.
