Matomo Connect vs Symo Annotations

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026 for Matomo Connect, Oct 13, 2026 for Symo Annotations.

The short answer

  • Paid plans start at $2/month for Matomo Connect and $4.99/month for Symo Annotations.
  • Matomo Connect lists 5 features Symo Annotations’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom dashboards, Custom reports, Data export.

Head to head

Detected stores

Matomo Connect: 4
Symo Annotations: —

App Store reviews

Matomo Connect: 2
Symo Annotations: —
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Pitch
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Categories
  • Analytics
  • Analytics
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Nov 29, 2024
Jan 16, 2026
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
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—
Detected stores
4active installs
  • Bully Bunches
  • The Van Mart
  • Bully Bunches
+1 more
0active installs
Most common store size
51-100 products50%
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Top countries
  • United States50%
  • Canada25%
  • France25%
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Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
From $2 to $39/month
$4.99/month
Plans
Basic$2/month
7-day free trial
  • · Matomo connection
Ecommerce$15/month
7-day free trial
  • · Ecommerce reports
  • · Matomo connection
Enterprise$39/month
30-day free trial
  • · Ecommerce report
  • · Matomo connectio
  • · Priority support
  • · VIP feature requests
Premium$4.99/month
7-day free trial
  • · Unlimited annotations
Coverage
6 of 6 features100%
1 of 6 features17%
Unique strengths
  • Custom dashboards
  • Custom reports
  • Data export
  • Heatmaps
  • +1 more
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Analytics
100%6/6
17%1/6
Visuals and reports
100%6/6
17%1/6
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Matomo ConnectSymo Annotations6 features listed across both App Store listings

Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.

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  • Matomo
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How it sells itself

Matomo Connect makes adding Matomo Analytics to your Shopify store simple, empowering you to track customer engagement, improve user experiences, and refine marketing strategies—all without any coding. Ideal for merchants seeking detailed insights on store performance and visitor behavior.

Understanding your store’s performance goes beyond numbers. With Symo Annotations, you can add context directly to your sales and traffic data, helping you quickly identify what caused spikes, dips, or shifts in customer behavior. Whether you’re launching a new product, running a campaign, changing your pricing, or testing a new strategy, annotations help you keep a clear record of what happened, and why.

Key points
  • Seamlessly integrate Matomo Analytics with just a few clicks.
  • Monitor visitor engagement and analyze customer behavior to enhance your strateg
  • Set up Matomo tracking effortlessly, even without technical expertise.
  • Add notes to your analytics
  • See your annotations directly on charts
  • Understand spikes and dips
  • Keep your team aligned
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Add notes to your analytics with Symo Annotations
Update or delete existing annotationsSymo Annotations dashboardCreate a new new annotation to add context to your analytics

All the numbers

Every figure, side by side

A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.

Showing only the rows where the apps differ.

Adoption

MeasureMatomo ConnectSymo Annotations
Detected stores4as of Nov 9, 2026Not published
Net store change, 28 days0estimated0estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesAnimals & Pet Supplies, Furniture, Vehicles & PartsNot published
Top store countriesUnited States, Canada, FranceNot published

Reviews

MeasureMatomo ConnectSymo Annotations
App Store rating5.0 ★Not published
App Store reviews2Not published
New reviews, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureMatomo ConnectSymo Annotations
Free planNot listedNot listed
Lowest paid monthly plan$2/month(ahead)$4.99/month
Longest free trial30 days7 days
Plans listed31

Listing

MeasureMatomo ConnectSymo Annotations
Shopify category rank#327(ahead)in Analytics#1366in Analytics
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedNov 29, 2024Jan 16, 2026
Languages1English1English
DeveloperAuremistsiemons.io

FAQ

Matomo Connect and Symo Annotations: common questions

Is Matomo Connect or Symo Annotations cheaper?
Paid plans start at $2/month for Matomo Connect and $4.99/month for Symo Annotations. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
Matomo Connect lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Custom dashboards, Custom reports, Data export, Heatmaps. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
Where does this comparison’s data come from?
Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Nov 9, 2026 for Matomo Connect, Oct 13, 2026 for Symo Annotations; estimated figures are labeled.

How Shoplist compares apps

Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Nov 9, 2026 for Matomo Connect, Oct 13, 2026 for Symo Annotations. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.