CookieYes vs iubenda
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| Feature | CookieYes v3.5.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | iubenda v3.13.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 200,000+ |
| Last updated | October 14, 2026 | September 1, 2026 |
| Editions | CookieYes | GDPR Cookie Consent · CookieYes Premium ($) | iubenda | All-in-one Compliance for GDPR / CCPA Cookie Consent + more |
| Pros | Free plan with banner, script blocking, scanner and policy generators; Google Consent Mode v2 support for Google tags; Consent logging for audit records | Cookie banner and policy links generated from the iubenda service; Auto-blocking of scripts until consent is given; Consent records for WPForms and WooCommerce checkout |
| Cons | Scanning, consent logs and premium options need a connected CookieYes account; Advanced consent management and custom branding are paid features | Depends on an iubenda account and external scripts from iubenda; Form submissions are sent in full to iubenda as consent proofs; Site scan and configuration rely on the vendor service |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Customisable cookie banner, Automatic blocking of non-essential scripts, Cookie scanner, Cookie and privacy policy generators, Consent logging, Google Consent Mode v2, Consent shortcodes such as cookie_accept and cookie_audit, Premium plan features on the CookieYes web app ($) | Cookie consent banner loaded from iubenda's script, Auto-blocking of scripts until consent, Policy and cookie block shortcodes, Consent records for WPForms and WooCommerce forms, No-script policy link in the body, Legal links widget, Radar site scan with a compliance dashboard widget, AMP support for the consent banner |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | Google Analytics, Google Ads and Google Tag Manager | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Polylang and WPML | WPForms, Polylang |
| Other | CookieYes cloud app | iubenda service |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0.0 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.0.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | app.cookieyes.com, cdn-cookieyes.com, feedback.cookieyes.com, wp-scanner.cookieyes.com | cs.iubenda.com, cdn.iubenda.com, consent.iubenda.com, radar.iubenda.com |
| Shortcodes | 14 | 5 |
| Custom tables | 3 | — |