iubenda vs MonsterInsights
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| Feature | iubenda v3.13.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 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 | 200,000+ | 2M+ |
| Last updated | September 1, 2026 | September 16, 2026 |
| Editions | iubenda | All-in-one Compliance for GDPR / CCPA Cookie Consent + more | Google Analytics for WordPress by MonsterInsights · MonsterInsights Pro ($) |
| Pros | Cookie banner and policy links generated from the iubenda service; Auto-blocking of scripts until consent is given; Consent records for WPForms and WooCommerce checkout | Adds Google Analytics tracking without code; Traffic overview and popular posts in wp-admin; Free core with a guided connect flow |
| Cons | Depends on an iubenda account and external scripts from iubenda; Form submissions are sent in full to iubenda as consent proofs; Site scan and configuration rely on the vendor service | Reports depend on connecting a Google account through the vendor service; Advanced reporting and ecommerce need the paid Pro version; Admin shows upsell notices for Pro |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 3 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Cookie consent banner loaded from iubenda's script, Auto-blocking of scripts until consent, Policy and cookie block shortcodes, Consent records for WPForms and WooCommerce forms, No-script policy link in the body, Legal links widget, Radar site scan with a compliance dashboard widget, AMP support for the consent banner | Google Analytics gtag tracking code on the front end, Traffic overview reports in the dashboard, Popular posts widget and list, Report summary emails, Connect flow to link a Google account via the vendor service, Server-side events through the GA4 Measurement Protocol, Detects the Pro version and shows upgrade notices ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | — | Google Analytics |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | WPForms, Polylang | — |
| Other | iubenda service | MonsterInsights connect service, MonsterInsights usage check-in |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 5.6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0.0 | 7.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | cs.iubenda.com, cdn.iubenda.com, consent.iubenda.com, radar.iubenda.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 | 5 | 1 |