CookieYes vs MonsterInsights
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| Feature | CookieYes v3.5.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | MonsterInsights v11.3.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 2M+ |
| Last updated | October 14, 2026 | September 16, 2026 |
| Editions | CookieYes | GDPR Cookie Consent · CookieYes Premium ($) | Google Analytics for WordPress by MonsterInsights · MonsterInsights Pro ($) |
| Pros | Free plan with banner, script blocking, scanner and policy generators; Google Consent Mode v2 support for Google tags; Consent logging for audit records | Adds Google Analytics tracking without code; Traffic overview and popular posts in wp-admin; Free core with a guided connect flow |
| Cons | Scanning, consent logs and premium options need a connected CookieYes account; Advanced consent management and custom branding are paid features | Reports depend on connecting a Google account through the vendor service; Advanced reporting and ecommerce need the paid Pro version; Admin shows upsell notices for Pro |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 3 |
| 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 ($) | Google Analytics gtag tracking code on the front end, Traffic overview reports in the dashboard, Popular posts widget and list, Report summary emails, Connect flow to link a Google account via the vendor service, Server-side events through the GA4 Measurement Protocol, Detects the Pro version and shows upgrade notices ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | Google Analytics, Google Ads and Google Tag Manager | Google Analytics |
| Plugins | Polylang and WPML | — |
| Other | CookieYes cloud app | MonsterInsights connect service, MonsterInsights usage check-in |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0.0 | 5.6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | app.cookieyes.com, cdn-cookieyes.com, feedback.cookieyes.com, wp-scanner.cookieyes.com | www.monsterinsights.com, www.google.com, analytics.google.com, plugin-cdn.monsterinsights.com, connect.monsterinsights.com, app.monsterinsights.com, miusage.com, cdn.get.mi-translations.com |
| Blocks | — | 4 |
| Shortcodes | 14 | 1 |
| Custom tables | 3 | — |