GDPR Cookie Compliance vs MonsterInsights
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| Feature | GDPR Cookie Compliance v5.2.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 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 | 300,000+ | 2M+ |
| Last updated | October 8, 2026 | September 16, 2026 |
| Editions | GDPR Cookie Compliance · GDPR Cookie Compliance premium add-on ($) | Google Analytics for WordPress by MonsterInsights · MonsterInsights Pro ($) |
| 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 | Adds Google Analytics tracking without code; Traffic overview and popular posts in wp-admin; Free core with a guided connect flow |
| 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 | 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 | Cookie notice infobar and modal, Cookie categories and consent settings, Settings shortcode for pages, Premium add-on install and licence check ($) | Google Analytics gtag tracking code on the front end, Traffic overview reports in the dashboard, Popular posts widget and list, Report summary emails, Connect flow to link a Google account via the vendor service, Server-side events through the GA4 Measurement Protocol, Detects the Pro version and shows upgrade notices ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | Google Analytics 4, Google Tag Manager | Google Analytics |
| Social | Meta Pixel | — |
| Other | Moove licence shop ($) | MonsterInsights connect service, MonsterInsights usage check-in |
| Requires WordPress | 4.5 | 5.6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | shop.mooveagency.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 | 1 | 1 |
| Custom tables | 1 | — |