Complianz vs Cookie Notice
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| Feature | Complianz v7.5.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Cookie Notice v3.1.17 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | October 13, 2026 | October 15, 2026 |
| Editions | Complianz | GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent · Complianz Premium ($) | Cookie Compliance for WordPress · Cookie Compliance Pro ($) |
| Pros | Cookie banner and guided wizard for GDPR and CCPA; Generated cookie policy documents via shortcodes; Cookie blocker for third-party scripts and embeds | Banner works on its own, with equal accept and decline choices; Google Consent Mode v2 and WP Consent API support; Consent records and analytics kept in the connected platform |
| Cons | Processing agreements and breach reports are premium; Records of consent and statistics need the paid plan; Large plugin with many settings screens | Script blocking and consent records need a connected platform account; Some options, such as Microsoft Consent Mode, are Pro only |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Cookie banner and consent settings, Cookie and privacy policy document shortcodes, Cookie blocker for third-party embeds and images, Integration manager for third-party plugins, Website cookie scan, Processing agreements (premium) ($), Data breach report generator (premium) ($), Records of consent (premium) ($), Consent statistics (premium) ($) | Consent banner rendered in the footer, Pre-consent script blocking, Google Consent Mode v2 defaults, WP Consent API integration, Consent logs, Shortcodes for accepted state, revoke and policy link, Microsoft Consent Mode (Professional plan) ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Marketing | Complianz mailing list | — |
| Analytics | — | Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager |
| Social | Vimeo oEmbed | — |
| Plugins | — | WP Consent API |
| Requires WordPress | 5.9 | 4.9.6 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Yes |
| External services | cookiedatabase.org, notifications.complianz.io, vimeo.com, mailinglist.complianz.io, scan.complianz.io, api.complianz.io, consent.complianz.io | account-api.hu-manity.co, designer-api.hu-manity.co, transactional-api.hu-manity.co |
| Blocks | 2 | — |
| Shortcodes | 8 | 3 |