Piwik PRO vs Mixpanel
Mixpanel charges by tracked events and gives every plan unlimited seats, while Piwik PRO sells a consent-aware suite with a published monthly entry price. The first suits funnel and retention work, the second suits teams that must prove where data lives.
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Choose Piwik PRO ifyou need analytics bundled with consent and tag management, and EU hosting is written into your requirements.
Choose Mixpanel ifyou are a product team measuring funnels and retention, want unlimited seats, and are happy to choose EU residency when each project is created.
Piwik PRO and Mixpanel side by side
| Piwik PRO | Mixpanel | |
|---|---|---|
| Our web analytics software rank | #6 of 12 | #8 of 12 |
| Established in | Poland | Not stated by the vendor |
| List price, 2 November 2026 | Piwik PRO Business from EUR 36 a month; Enterprise from EUR 366 a month billed annually | Free (up to 1M events a month); Growth by event volume up to 20M; Enterprise by quote |
| Free tier | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Self-hostable | — | — |
| Built for | European organisations where consent and hosting location drive the decision | Product teams measuring funnels and retention across web and mobile apps |
| Not for | Consumer brands needing deep identity matching and many destinations | Site owners who just want pageviews and referrers on one page |
Both are reviewed in full in our web analytics software ranking: Piwik PRO and Mixpanel.
Where they differ
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What you pay for
Mixpanel's meter is events: the free plan allows up to 1M a month, and Growth runs on a slider up to 20M events. Piwik PRO Business is a flat entry fee from EUR 36 a month with up to 2M actions. Mixpanel is the better fit when the question is cost per event volume with many seats.
Edge: Mixpanel
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Seats
Every Mixpanel plan includes unlimited seats. Piwik PRO's Business page we read lists modules, actions and domains, with up to 20 domains, and no seat count. Mixpanel is clearer for a team that wants everyone to log in.
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Data residency
Piwik PRO Business is hosted in Sweden, and Enterprise offers several regions plus private cloud. Mixpanel hosts content in the US or the European Economic Area as the customer elects, chosen when the project is created. Both offer EU placement, Piwik PRO with more hosting choices.
Edge: Piwik PRO
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Consent and web basics
Piwik PRO includes a consent manager and tag manager with its analytics. Mixpanel lists web analytics among its reports, but it is built around tracked events. Site owners who need cookie consent will find less friction at Piwik PRO.
Edge: Piwik PRO
When neither fits
If you need something simpler than either, Plausible and Fathom Analytics give a single-page traffic view.
Piwik PRO or Mixpanel: questions
3 answersDoes Mixpanel charge per user?
No. Every plan lists unlimited seats, and the meter is monthly events.
Can Mixpanel keep data in the EU?
Yes, through EU Data Residency, which must be selected when a project is created.
Is Piwik PRO cheaper to start?
Business starts at EUR 36 a month with a trial that needs no card. Mixpanel's free plan costs nothing up to 1M events.
Sources
Checked 2 November 2026- Piwik PRO pricing page: entry fee, 2M actions, 20 domains, Sweden hosting, Enterprise regions and private cloud, bundled consent and tag manager.
- Mixpanel pricing page: free plan 1M events, Growth up to 20M events, unlimited seats on every plan.
- Mixpanel terms of use: content hosted in US or EEA as elected by the customer.
- Mixpanel EU residency docs: residency selected at project creation.