diff --git a/mesa/experimental/__init__.py b/mesa/experimental/__init__.py
index e37cdb042e3..f12c2fb2928 100644
--- a/mesa/experimental/__init__.py
+++ b/mesa/experimental/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 from mesa.experimental import cell_space
+from mesa.experimental.datacollector import DataCollector
 
-__all__ = ["cell_space"]
+__all__ = ["cell_space", "DataCollector"]
diff --git a/mesa/experimental/datacollector.py b/mesa/experimental/datacollector.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..61b63f9ddb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mesa/experimental/datacollector.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+from collections import defaultdict
+
+import pandas as pd
+
+
+class DataCollector:
+    def __init__(self, model, group_reporters, groups=None):
+        self.model = model
+        self.group_reporters = group_reporters
+        self.groups = groups
+        self.data = defaultdict(lambda: defaultdict(list))
+
+    def get_group(self, group_name):
+        if group_name == "model":
+            return self.model
+        elif group_name == "agents":
+            return self.model.agents
+        else:
+            try:
+                return getattr(self.model, group_name)
+            except AttributeError as e:
+                raise Exception(f"Unknown group: {group_name}") from e
+
+    def report(self, reporter, group):
+        if group is self.model:
+            return reporter(group)
+        if isinstance(reporter, str):
+            if hasattr(group, "get"):
+                return group.get(reporter)
+            else:
+                raise Exception()
+        return reporter(group)
+
+    def collect(self):
+        for group_name, reporters in self.group_reporters.items():
+            group = self.get_group(group_name)
+            for name, reporter in reporters.items():
+                value = self.report(reporter, group)
+                self.data[group_name][name].append(value)
+
+    def to_df(self, group_name):
+        return pd.DataFrame(self.data[group_name])
diff --git a/mesa/visualization/components/matplotlib.py b/mesa/visualization/components/matplotlib.py
index aadfa206472..c2d725e9af1 100644
--- a/mesa/visualization/components/matplotlib.py
+++ b/mesa/visualization/components/matplotlib.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def portray(space):
 def PlotMatplotlib(model, measure, dependencies: list[any] | None = None):
     fig = Figure()
     ax = fig.subplots()
-    df = model.datacollector.get_model_vars_dataframe()
+    df = model.datacollector.to_df("model")
     if isinstance(measure, str):
         ax.plot(df.loc[:, measure])
         ax.set_ylabel(measure)