Piwik PRO

Analytics, tag management, consent, and customer data for regulated teams

KINDA · partial replacement
price variesestimated build time weekend to multi-dayreplaced by 0 people

The visible privacy analytics suite loop is buildable, but a credible replacement needs more than the first screen. Piwik PRO earns its keep through ingestion, storage, reliability, so expect a weekend or multi-day build and a narrower personal scope.

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What you give up

  • session replay privacy tooling
  • enterprise governance and integrations
  • high-volume ingestion and retention
  • bot and identity resolution

Why people still pay

Piwik PRO: Customers pay for trusted numbers, retention, privacy controls, and a pipeline that remains accurate while traffic and schemas change.

Your build guide

The stack, security requirements, and agent rules for a focused replacement.

Before you start

  • A supported Node release, PostgreSQL, HTTPS for a shared deployment, and a backup destination. Begin with one workspace and explicit owner/member permissions.
  • Implementation components: Next.js App Router and TypeScript for server-rendered pages and validated mutations. PostgreSQL with Drizzle migrations; Better Auth sessions for a small private workspace.
  • Scope boundary: session replay privacy tooling; enterprise governance and integrations
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Next.js App Router and TypeScript for server-rendered pages and validated mutations.
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PostgreSQL with Drizzle migrations; Better Auth sessions for a small private workspace.
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Domain model: sites, approved event schemas, consent states, collection policies and dated report aggregates
engineering roadmap

Implementation plan

1

Phase 1

Scope and fixtures. Implement this bounded workflow: Build a bounded analytics collector for one site with an explicit consent-aware tracker and a small reporting dashboard. Document collection before and after consent and allow the operator to select retention periods. Record prerequisites, select representative user-owned fixtures and document the unsupported features: session replay privacy tooling; enterprise governance and integrations

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Phase 2

Durable model. Model sites, approved event schemas, consent states, collection policies and dated report aggregates Add migrations or a versioned document format, explicit validation, stable IDs and a visible import-error report. Preserve this rule: A consent-management UI is not proof of legal compliance; disallowed fields must be rejected by the server, not merely hidden in the dashboard.

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Phase 3

Complete the first useful path. Implement the workflow's input, review and output interface, with clear controls and explicit empty/error states. Commit related database changes in one transaction. Use version checks for competing edits and an outbox for external notifications; retry delivery independently of saving the record.

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Phase 4

Permissions and integration failure. Authorize every record read and mutation on the server using its workspace membership; validate payloads, protect mutations against CSRF, and escape user-authored HTML. Request integration credentials and permissions only for the enabled feature; show a disconnected state instead of mock results.

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Phase 5

Portable handoff. Export versioned JSON plus attachments and a readable CSV summary. Restore into a separate database and compare record IDs and attachment checksums before switching. Include setup, operating limits, fixture walkthrough and shutdown/restart instructions in the README.

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Phase 6

Acceptance scenarios. Send a prohibited personal-data field and reject it; a denied-consent event follows the documented collection policy rather than silently using full tracking. Repeat the workflow after restart and with a denied permission or unavailable dependency; show recoverable failure rather than a success placeholder.

the pro prompt
download AGENTS.md
WORKING SLICE
Build a bounded analytics collector for one site with an explicit consent-aware tracker and a small reporting dashboard. Document collection before and after consent and allow the operator to select retention periods.

Build this scoped Piwik PRO-inspired workflow with a documented data model and visible failure states.

Architecture
- Next.js App Router and TypeScript for server-rendered pages and validated mutations.
- PostgreSQL with Drizzle migrations; Better Auth sessions for a small private workspace.

Prerequisites and limits
A supported Node release, PostgreSQL, HTTPS for a shared deployment, and a backup destination. Begin with one workspace and explicit owner/member permissions.
Outside this release: session replay privacy tooling; enterprise governance and integrations

Data model and correctness
sites, approved event schemas, consent states, collection policies and dated report aggregates
Invariant: A consent-management UI is not proof of legal compliance; disallowed fields must be rejected by the server, not merely hidden in the dashboard.
Commit related database changes in one transaction. Use version checks for competing edits and an outbox for external notifications; retry delivery independently of saving the record.

Security and privacy
Authorize every record read and mutation on the server using its workspace membership; validate payloads, protect mutations against CSRF, and escape user-authored HTML.

Recovery and export
Export versioned JSON plus attachments and a readable CSV summary. Restore into a separate database and compare record IDs and attachment checksums before switching.

Implementation order
1. Phase 1 — Scope and fixtures. Implement this bounded workflow: Build a bounded analytics collector for one site with an explicit consent-aware tracker and a small reporting dashboard. Document collection before and after consent and allow the operator to select retention periods. Record prerequisites, select representative user-owned fixtures and document the unsupported features: session replay privacy tooling; enterprise governance and integrations
2. Phase 2 — Durable model. Model sites, approved event schemas, consent states, collection policies and dated report aggregates Add migrations or a versioned document format, explicit validation, stable IDs and a visible import-error report. Preserve this rule: A consent-management UI is not proof of legal compliance; disallowed fields must be rejected by the server, not merely hidden in the dashboard.
3. Phase 3 — Complete the first useful path. Implement the workflow's input, review and output interface, with clear controls and explicit empty/error states. Commit related database changes in one transaction. Use version checks for competing edits and an outbox for external notifications; retry delivery independently of saving the record.
4. Phase 4 — Permissions and integration failure. Authorize every record read and mutation on the server using its workspace membership; validate payloads, protect mutations against CSRF, and escape user-authored HTML. Request integration credentials and permissions only for the enabled feature; show a disconnected state instead of mock results.
5. Phase 5 — Portable handoff. Export versioned JSON plus attachments and a readable CSV summary. Restore into a separate database and compare record IDs and attachment checksums before switching. Include setup, operating limits, fixture walkthrough and shutdown/restart instructions in the README.
6. Phase 6 — Acceptance scenarios. Send a prohibited personal-data field and reject it; a denied-consent event follows the documented collection policy rather than silently using full tracking. Repeat the workflow after restart and with a denied permission or unavailable dependency; show recoverable failure rather than a success placeholder.

Acceptance
Send a prohibited personal-data field and reject it; a denied-consent event follows the documented collection policy rather than silently using full tracking.
Use real source data or clearly labeled fixtures. Explain unsupported input and provider failures; do not fabricate analytics, delivery receipts, accuracy claims or security guarantees.

Optional agent guidance
Optional external skill: [vercel-react-best-practices](https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills/blob/main/skills/react-best-practices/SKILL.md) — Improve React and Next.js data fetching, rendering, bundle size and server performance. Review its instructions and compatibility before use; it does not grant deployment, data-access or publication permission.
Optional external skill: [supabase-postgres-best-practices](https://github.com/supabase/agent-skills/blob/main/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices/SKILL.md) — Review PostgreSQL schemas, queries, indexes, pooling, concurrency and row-level security. Review its instructions and compatibility before use; it does not grant deployment, data-access or publication permission.
Optional external skill: [web-design-guidelines](https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills/blob/main/skills/web-design-guidelines/SKILL.md) — Review web interfaces for accessibility, keyboard focus, forms, navigation and interaction quality. Review its instructions and compatibility before use; it does not grant deployment, data-access or publication permission.
Project rule — data model: sites, approved event schemas, consent states, collection policies and dated report aggregates
Project rule — preserve this invariant: A consent-management UI is not proof of legal compliance; disallowed fields must be rejected by the server, not merely hidden in the dashboard.
Project rule — acceptance evidence: Send a prohibited personal-data field and reject it; a denied-consent event follows the documented collection policy rather than silently using full tracking.

$ open in your agent (prompt prefilled, you press enter), copy the prompt or copy or download AGENTS.md · generated from this app's build plan

prior art · use these instead of building, if you'd ratherPlausible AnalyticsOpen-source privacy-focused web analytics.↗UmamiLightweight self-hosted web analytics.↗
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Piwik PRO pricing

planmonthlyannual (per mo)what you get
business$41.54/workspace—Starts below a maximum of 2,000,000 actions/month across 1-20 domains; 300 Data Activation profiles/month, 25 months retention, 50 custom reports per website, and up to 5,000 CMP-scanned subpagesVendor starting price is €36/month, converted at €1 = $1.1540 using the ECB 2026-08-11 reference rate. Exact annual starting amount was not published in accessible text.
data fundamentals—$422.36/workspace1-100 million actions/month, 1,000 Data Activation profiles/month, 5 CMP domains, 75 custom reports per website, and 2-hour real-time lookbackThe Enterprise range starts at €366/month billed annually; converted at €1 = $1.1540. This is the entry Enterprise tier.
trusted insights——1-500 million actions/month, 4,000 Data Activation profiles/month, 10 CMP domains, 150 custom reports per website, and 12-hour real-time lookbackAnnual custom quote; no tier-specific public starting amount.
secure intelligence——Starts at 2 million actions/month with no upper limit, unlimited Data Activation profiles, 15 CMP domains, unlimited custom reports, and 24-hour real-time lookbackAnnual custom quote; no tier-specific public starting amount.

free tierno free tier

billingBusiness: monthly or annual in advance; Enterprise: annual contract; 30-day no-card Business trial; auto-renews

hidden costsBusiness is automatically moved to a higher paid configuration after exceeding actions/domains; premium services, exports, unlimited activation, extra retention, training, implementation and onboarding are add-ons. Subscription fees automatically rise 4% on every anniversary, and bank-transfer customers pay transaction fees.

pricing sources checked 2026-08-12 · pricing source ↗

Questions about Piwik PRO

Can you build your own Piwik PRO with AI?

Partly. The visible privacy analytics suite loop is buildable, but a credible replacement needs more than the first screen. Piwik PRO earns its keep through ingestion, storage, reliability, so expect a weekend or multi-day build and a narrower personal scope.

What does the Piwik PRO build prompt cover?

The prompt starts with this scope: Build a bounded analytics collector for one site with an explicit consent-aware tracker and a small reporting dashboard. Document collection before and after consent and allow the operator to select retention periods. Full-product capabilities excluded from the comparison include: session replay privacy tooling; enterprise governance and integrations; high-volume ingestion and retention. Follow the implementation plan and its prerequisites before expanding the build.

How do I use the prompt, AGENTS.md and agent skills?

Start with the Piwik PRO prerequisites and stack, then copy the prompt into your coding agent. Save the project rules as AGENTS.md in the project root. Linked skills are optional packages or source instructions for specific tasks; review their current contents and install only those matching the chosen stack. A skill does not supply API credentials or verify the finished app.

How long will this Piwik PRO project take?

The catalogue estimate is weekend to multi-day for the limited scope. Setup, integration approvals, debugging, deployment and ongoing maintenance can add time. This is an estimate, not a delivery guarantee.

What would I give up by replacing Piwik PRO?

session replay privacy tooling; enterprise governance and integrations; high-volume ingestion and retention; bot and identity resolution. Piwik PRO: Customers pay for trusted numbers, retention, privacy controls, and a pipeline that remains accurate while traffic and schemas change.

What can I use instead of building Piwik PRO?

The prior-art section lists Plausible Analytics, Umami as starting points. Review their current scope, license and maintenance before adopting one.

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