Complianz vs GDPR Cookie Compliance
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| Feature | Complianz v7.5.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | GDPR Cookie Compliance v5.2.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 300,000+ |
| Last updated | October 13, 2026 | October 8, 2026 |
| Editions | Complianz | GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent · Complianz Premium ($) | GDPR Cookie Compliance · GDPR Cookie Compliance premium add-on ($) |
| Pros | Cookie banner and guided wizard for GDPR and CCPA; Generated cookie policy documents via shortcodes; Cookie blocker for third-party scripts and embeds | Cookie notice and consent modal in the free version; Holds GA4, Tag Manager and Meta Pixel behind consent; Settings stored on the site, not on vendor servers |
| Cons | Processing agreements and breach reports are premium; Records of consent and statistics need the paid plan; Large plugin with many settings screens | Premium add-ons need a licence from the vendor shop; Consent logic only covers the integrations the plugin knows about; Licence checks contact the vendor's shop |
| 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) ($), Consent statistics (premium) ($) | Cookie notice infobar and modal, Cookie categories and consent settings, Settings shortcode for pages, Premium add-on install and licence check ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Marketing | Complianz mailing list | — |
| Analytics | — | Google Analytics 4, Google Tag Manager |
| Social | Vimeo oEmbed | Meta Pixel |
| Other | — | Moove licence shop ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 5.9 | 4.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | cookiedatabase.org, notifications.complianz.io, vimeo.com, mailinglist.complianz.io, scan.complianz.io, api.complianz.io, consent.complianz.io | shop.mooveagency.com |
| Blocks | 2 | — |
| Shortcodes | 8 | 1 |
| Custom tables | — | 1 |