CookieYes vs GDPR Cookie Consent Banner
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| Feature | CookieYes v3.5.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | GDPR Cookie Consent Banner v3.3.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 80,000+ |
| Last updated | October 14, 2026 | January 9, 2026 |
| Editions | CookieYes | GDPR Cookie Consent · CookieYes Premium ($) | Termly Cookie Consent Banner · Termly Pro plan ($) |
| 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 loaded from the Termly service; Site cookie scan from the admin; Cookie and policy pages from the Termly account |
| Cons | Scanning, consent logs and premium options need a connected CookieYes account; Advanced consent management and custom branding are paid features | Needs a Termly account; banner is served by Termly; Free plan has limits; paid plans are promoted; Site scan sends site data to the Termly 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 ($) | Cookie consent banner from the Termly service, Site cookie scan, Cookie management screen, Policy page management from the Termly account, Banner settings screen, REST route for consent toggle, Connect the website to a Termly account, WP-CLI command to connect with an API key, Upgrade to Pro prompts for free users ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | Google Analytics, Google Ads and Google Tag Manager | — |
| Plugins | Polylang and WPML | — |
| Other | CookieYes cloud app | Termly API |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0.0 | 5.2 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.9 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | app.cookieyes.com, cdn-cookieyes.com, feedback.cookieyes.com, wp-scanner.cookieyes.com | app.termly.io |
| Shortcodes | 14 | — |
| Custom tables | 3 | — |