GDPR Cookie Compliance vs iubenda
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| Feature | GDPR Cookie Compliance v5.2.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 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 | 300,000+ | 200,000+ |
| Last updated | October 8, 2026 | September 1, 2026 |
| Editions | GDPR Cookie Compliance · GDPR Cookie Compliance premium add-on ($) | iubenda | All-in-one Compliance for GDPR / CCPA Cookie Consent + more |
| Pros | Cookie notice and consent modal in the free version; Holds GA4, Tag Manager and Meta Pixel behind consent; Settings stored on the site, not on vendor servers | Cookie banner and policy links generated from the iubenda service; Auto-blocking of scripts until consent is given; Consent records for WPForms and WooCommerce checkout |
| Cons | Premium add-ons need a licence from the vendor shop; Consent logic only covers the integrations the plugin knows about; Licence checks contact the vendor's shop | Depends on an iubenda account and external scripts from iubenda; Form submissions are sent in full to iubenda as consent proofs; Site scan and configuration rely on the vendor service |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Cookie notice infobar and modal, Cookie categories and consent settings, Settings shortcode for pages, Premium add-on install and licence check ($) | 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 4, Google Tag Manager | — |
| Social | Meta Pixel | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | WPForms, Polylang |
| Other | Moove licence shop ($) | iubenda service |
| Requires WordPress | 4.5 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | shop.mooveagency.com | cs.iubenda.com, cdn.iubenda.com, consent.iubenda.com, radar.iubenda.com |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 5 |
| Custom tables | 1 | — |