CookieYes vs Cookie Notice
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| Feature | CookieYes v3.5.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 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 14, 2026 | October 15, 2026 |
| Editions | CookieYes | GDPR Cookie Consent · CookieYes Premium ($) | Cookie Compliance for WordPress · Cookie Compliance Pro ($) |
| Pros | Free plan with banner, script blocking, scanner and policy generators; Google Consent Mode v2 support for Google tags; Consent logging for audit records | 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 | Scanning, consent logs and premium options need a connected CookieYes account; Advanced consent management and custom branding are paid features | 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 | Customisable cookie banner, Automatic blocking of non-essential scripts, Cookie scanner, Cookie and privacy policy generators, Consent logging, Google Consent Mode v2, Consent shortcodes such as cookie_accept and cookie_audit, Premium plan features on the CookieYes web app ($) | Consent banner rendered in the footer, Pre-consent script blocking, Google Consent Mode v2 defaults, WP Consent API integration, Consent logs, Shortcodes for accepted state, revoke and policy link, Microsoft Consent Mode (Professional plan) ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | Google Analytics, Google Ads and Google Tag Manager | Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager |
| Plugins | Polylang and WPML | WP Consent API |
| Other | CookieYes cloud app | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0.0 | 4.9.6 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Yes |
| External services | app.cookieyes.com, cdn-cookieyes.com, feedback.cookieyes.com, wp-scanner.cookieyes.com | account-api.hu-manity.co, designer-api.hu-manity.co, transactional-api.hu-manity.co |
| Shortcodes | 14 | 3 |
| Custom tables | 3 | — |