Visibility in this ranking can be paid for. Payment gives a vendor more visibility, higher up on the review pages; it never adds a vendor, and it never changes a word of the review. The largest vendors in cookie consent management software
cannot hold places 1 to 3. Places 1 to 3 go to challengers, vendors outside the best-known brands in a category,
wherever the category has them; the established names follow from place 4 in their ranked order. How it works: placement disclosure ·
editorial process.
The 11 tools, reviewed
#1 Cookie Script
Cookie banner and scanner with per-domain plans · Lithuania · cookie-script.com
Free tier Unlimited pageviews 42 languages
Cookie Script prices by domain and not by traffic: Lite at EUR 9, Standard at EUR 19, Plus at EUR 29 per month with yearly billing, and every paid plan has unlimited pageviews, so a viral month does not change the bill. The free plan covers one domain with 10,000 pageviews and 10 scanned pages.
- Pricing: Per domain / month. Free plan at EUR 0 for one domain, then Lite EUR 9, Standard EUR 19 and Plus EUR 29 per month, billed yearly; volume pricing per added website. Free plan: free plan.
- Best for: One to a few small sites
- Strengths: Cookie banner in 42 languages; Automatic monthly scans; Automatic script blocking.
Where it falls short
The features that matter for audits (consent records, TCF, banner analytics, API) are all on the EUR 29 Plus tier, while Lite and Standard get only basic GDPR tools. Scan depth is capped by plan, from 10 pages on free to 3,000 on Plus.
Wrong for
A publisher or enterprise that needs a named account manager, contractual service levels and a vendor with a long list of connected-TV and app SDKs.
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#2 CookieFirst
Dutch-run consent platform with autoblock and Consent Mode · Netherlands · cookiefirst.com
Autoblock 44+ languages Soft pageview limit
CookieFirst is run by Digital Data Solutions B.V. from Amsterdam and describes itself on its footer as an iubenda company. The product covers the standard ground: a customizable banner, a scan that runs monthly, a single script snippet or plugin install, and a cookie policy generator in more than 44 languages.
- Pricing: Flat monthly / yearly. Free banner-only plan, Basic at EUR 9 per month (EUR 99 yearly), Plus at EUR 209 per year; 250,000 pageviews soft limit per domain. Free plan: free plan.
- Best for: Small sites wanting EU-based support
- Strengths: Cookie banner and consent panel; Cookie scanner, monthly; Autoblock for third-party scripts.
Where it falls short
The free plan is a banner only, with one third-party script, one language and a one-time scan. TCF support shown on its pricing page is version 2.2, behind current versions elsewhere in this ranking.
Wrong for
A high-traffic publisher or a company that wants to avoid group ownership shared with competing tools.
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#3 Complianz
WordPress plugin for consent plus legal documents · Netherlands · complianz.io
WordPress only Legal documents Yearly licence
Complianz is a WordPress plugin from a Groningen company, sold as a yearly licence per number of sites: $59 for one, $179 for five, $399 for twenty-five, with a year of support and updates and a 30-day money-back guarantee. It differs from hosted CMPs by bundling documents (privacy statement, disclaimer, impressum, processing agreement, data leak inventory) and by keeping consent records on the site.
- Pricing: Per site / year. Yearly licences: Personal $59 for 1 site, Professional $179 for 5, Agency $399 for 25; bulk pricing above 25 sites. Free plan: none.
- Best for: WordPress sites and agencies
- Strengths: Records of consent; Google Consent Mode v2; Region-specific consent rules.
Where it falls short
It is a WordPress product, so Shopify, Wix and custom stacks are out. The price is a licence that expires, with support and updates tied to a year. Its pages say it is part of iubenda, so it is not an independent vendor.
Wrong for
A team running anything other than WordPress, or an agency wanting a single central dashboard across non-WordPress clients.
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#4 consentmanager
Swedish-built CMP with EU-hosted consent data · Sweden · consentmanager.net
EU-only data TCF and GPP 100,000+ sites
consentmanager is a product of consentmanager AB in Stockholm, sold through German and French subsidiaries and, according to its imprint, a subsidiary of iubenda Srl. Starter costs EUR 23 per month with 100,000 views and EUR 0.10 per extra thousand, and Essential costs EUR 59 with a million views, TCF and GPP and A/B testing of banner variants.
- Pricing: Per month plus views. Starter EUR 23 per month with 100,000 views; Essential EUR 59 per month with 1 million views and TCF; Enterprise on quote. Free plan: free trial.
- Best for: Shops and publishers needing TCF
- Strengths: Automatic cookie blocking; Google Consent Mode v2; IAB TCF and IAB GPP (Essential).
Where it falls short
Starter has no TCF and a smaller crawl allowance, so a publisher must jump to Essential. Overage is charged per 1,000 views, so traffic growth feeds straight into the bill.
Wrong for
A hobby site or a very small business.
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#5 CookieYes
Hosted CMP with apps for popular site builders · United Kingdom · cookieyes.com
Shopify, Wix, WordPress apps Per-domain pricing Pageview caps
CookieYes covers the platforms small businesses tend to use: a WordPress plugin, a Shopify app, a Wix app and a HubSpot app, alongside a general script.
- Pricing: Per domain / month. Free plan; Basic $10, Pro $25, Ultimate $55 per month per domain; Enterprise on request. Free plan: free plan.
- Best for: Small-business sites on Shopify or Wix
- Strengths: Cookie banner; Cookie scanner; Geo-targeting (Pro).
Where it falls short
Prices are per domain per month, so a five-site agency pays five times. Pageview overage is $0.30 per thousand on Basic and Pro. Geo-targeting begins at Pro and branding removal only at Ultimate, so the entry plans are less configurable than the price suggests.
Wrong for
An agency with dozens of domains or a high-traffic site, where per-domain pricing multiplies.
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#6 Termly
Consent management plus policy generator suite · United Kingdom · termly.io
Policies bundled Per-website pricing TCF on Pro+
Termly bundles consent management with a library of legal policy generators, which suits a business that needs a privacy policy and a cookie banner from one vendor. The free plan gives one basic policy, 10,000 banner views per month, auto-blocker and quarterly scans.
- Pricing: Per website / month. Free plan; Starter $10, Pro+ $15 per website per month billed annually ($14 and $20 monthly); Agency custom. Free plan: free plan.
- Best for: Small sites that also need legal policies
- Strengths: Cookie banner and auto-blocker; Policy generator (privacy, terms); Weekly cookie scans (Pro+).
Where it falls short
Each website needs its own licence, so costs multiply. TCF, branding removal and weekly scans are on Pro+ only. The privacy policy lists a London postal address for Termly Inc., and the pages we read do not state where the company is incorporated.
Wrong for
A publisher that needs TCF at a low tier, or a team that only wants a banner.
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#7 Didomi
Enterprise CMP with preference and privacy-request modules · France · didomi.io
Quote only Apps and CTV TCF 2.4
Didomi, a simplified joint-stock company registered in Paris, structures its product as modules: multi-regulation consent management, a CMP for connected TV and mobile apps, preference management, compliance monitoring, privacy requests and server-side tagging. Its pages list GDPR, CCPA, Law 25, TCF 2.4, Google Consent Mode, Amazon Consent Signal and Microsoft UET Consent Mode among supported frameworks, and it sorts solutions by media, banking, healthcare, retail and gaming.
- Pricing: Quote only. Not published on the pages we could read; demo and quote. Free plan: none.
- Best for: Media publishers and multi-market brands
- Strengths: Multi-regulation consent management; CMP for connected TV; CMP for mobile apps.
Where it falls short
No prices appear on the pages we could read, so a small team cannot compare it before talking to sales. The module list implies several contracts for what Cookie Script and CookieYes sell as one plan. We found no free tier on its pages.
Wrong for
A one-site business or an agency wanting self-serve signup in minutes.
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#8 Piwik PRO Consent Manager
Consent module of a European analytics suite · Poland · piwik.pro
Part of analytics suite EEA-only display CNIL aware
Piwik PRO Consent Manager is one of four products from Piwik PRO, next to Analytics, Tag Manager and Data Activation. It categorizes data from Analytics and Tag Manager so purposes agree with the consent given, and its page states it follows guidance from France's CNIL and German TTDSG/TDDDG, can show GDPR requests only to EEA visitors and offers an opt-out route for CCPA.
- Pricing: Quote only. Part of the Piwik PRO suite; pricing not verified on the page we read. Free plan: none.
- Best for: Piwik PRO analytics customers
- Strengths: Consent collection and withdrawal; Zero cookie load before consent; Opt-out mechanism for CCPA.
Where it falls short
It is built to serve the Piwik PRO suite, and the page we read does not show standalone pricing, a free tier, or support for third-party ad stacks such as TCF. Teams not using Piwik PRO Analytics and Tag Manager get less from it.
Wrong for
A site that runs Google Analytics or an ad-tech stack and only needs a banner.
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#9 Osano
Consent management inside a wider privacy platform · United States · osano.com
Privacy platform 30-day trial Vendor risk
Osano, a public benefit corporation in Austin, offers consent banners with consent logging and archiving, script blocking, Global Privacy Control and Google Consent Mode support, and a unified consent and preference hub with SDKs. The same platform adds data subject request intake with identity verification and vendor risk monitoring, so a team can start with the banner and add other jobs later.
- Pricing: Quote only. Self-service plans mentioned but no prices on the pages we could read; 30-day free trial; demo-led sales. Free plan: free trial.
- Best for: Mid-size teams that also want DSARs
- Strengths: Consent banners and consent logs; Global Privacy Control; Google Consent Mode support.
Where it falls short
Pricing is not visible, so the consent module cannot be compared with Cookie Script or CookieYes on cost. The wider platform is a reason to choose it, and a team that only needs the banner would be paying for modules it does not use.
Wrong for
A small site that wants a banner at a clear monthly price.
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#10 Usercentrics
Session-metered CMP for web, apps and connected TV · Germany · usercentrics.com
Session metering Web, app, CTV 60 languages
Usercentrics is a Munich company that sells consent management for web, mobile and connected TV.
- Pricing: Per session / month. Free for one domain under 1,000 monthly sessions; Essential EUR 7, Plus EUR 15, Pro EUR 30 per month; Corporate plan from 1 million sessions. Free plan: free plan.
- Best for: Teams wanting a large, established vendor
- Strengths: Cookie banner and CMP; Geolocation rules; Cross-domain consent sharing.
Where it falls short
Session metering is tight: Essential covers 1,500 sessions a month and plans upgrade automatically when you exceed limits, so a traffic spike changes the invoice. Essential allows one regulation and two languages. We could not verify the Cookiebot brand relationship from its own pages.
Wrong for
A small, steady site that wants to know the bill in advance.
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#11 OneTrust
Cookie consent module inside an enterprise privacy suite · United States · onetrust.com
Enterprise suite 750,000+ sites claimed Quote only
OneTrust's cookie consent product detects cookies, tags, trackers, pixels and beacons across a website and lets teams customize out-of-the-box consent banners by brand and region. Its page says more than 750,000 websites use the software.
- Pricing: Quote only. Quote only; no prices on the pages we read. Free plan: none.
- Best for: Large enterprises buying several privacy modules
- Strengths: Cookie, tag and tracker detection; Customizable consent banners; Regional banner rules.
Where it falls short
No pricing appears on the page we read, and the module structure means a banner purchase starts as a sales process. The product's scope is wider than a small-site CMP needs, which makes configuration heavier than the free and EUR 9 tools above.
Wrong for
A small business with one or two sites and no privacy team.
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Questions and answers
What is the best cookie consent management software in 2026?
Cookie Script ranks first of 11, best for one to a few small sites. CookieFirst is second (small sites wanting EU-based support) and Complianz third (wordPress sites and agencies). Places 1 to 3 go to challengers, vendors outside the best-known brands, wherever the category has them.
Do I need a consent management platform or is a simple banner enough?
If your site sets only strictly necessary cookies, no banner is legally required in the EU.
Which tools offer a free plan?
Cookie Script, CookieFirst, CookieYes, Termly and Usercentrics list a free option.
What is Google Consent Mode v2 and does my banner need it?
Consent Mode v2 is how a banner tells Google tags whether a visitor agreed to analytics and advertising storage. If you run Google Ads or GA4 and want conversion modeling in the EEA, your CMP has to send those signals.
When does IAB TCF support matter?
TCF is a standard that carries a visitor's choices to ad exchanges and demand partners.
How is consent software priced, and what should I watch for?
Four models appear: per domain per month (CookieYes, Cookie Script), per website (Termly), per session (Usercentrics) and a yearly licence per number of WordPress sites (Complianz).
Can I run Complianz if my site is not on WordPress?
Complianz's product is built as a WordPress plugin and its pricing is expressed in WordPress sites, so it is a poor fit elsewhere.
Are three of these tools really the same company?
According to their own pages, Complianz is part of iubenda, CookieFirst is operated by Digital Data Solutions BV, described in its footer as an iubenda company, and consentmanager's imprint lists iubenda Srl in Milan as its parent.
Where is consent data stored, and does that matter?
It is personal-data-adjacent and often has to stay in a specific region. consentmanager advertises EU-only data, and Termly's plan comparison lists EU data storage as a feature.
Should an enterprise use OneTrust, or is that more than a cookie banner needs?
OneTrust's cookie consent is one module in a suite that also covers privacy automation, third-party risk and AI governance, and its page claims more than 750,000 websites. Choose it if you will use several modules under one contract.
How often should I rescan my site for cookies?
Rescan whenever marketing adds a tag, and at least monthly otherwise. Termly's free plan scans quarterly and Pro+ weekly; CookieYes Pro scans monthly on a schedule and Ultimate weekly; Cookie Script's Standard tier and above scans automatically each month.
