Consent Management (CMP) · head-to-head
Cookiebot vs CookieYes
As of 30 Oct 2026, the panel rates Cookiebot 3/5 and CookieYes 3/5 in Consent Management (CMP). Weighted by what each judge cares about, 1 of the 6 judges picks Cookiebot and 4 pick CookieYes, 1 calls it a tie. Cookiebot scores higher on 5 of 7 criteria (Scanning & cookie classification, Banner & choice architecture, Frameworks, signals & platforms, plus 2 more). CookieYes scores higher on 2 of 7 criteria (Pricing transparency and Prior blocking & script control). Provenance — Cookiebot: EU-Made; CookieYes: UK / wider Europe. Ratings are the AI panel’s opinion, formed from public evidence: how scores are made.
The short answer
The computed table splits the two along different criteria. Cookiebot leads banner and choice (7.2 vs 6.7, three leans, three ties), scanning and classification (7.0 vs 6.3, four leans to none), standards and platforms (7.0 vs 6.7), consent records (6.2 vs 6.0) and sovereignty (4.0 vs 3.8, five ties). CookieYes leads pricing transparency (7.5 vs 5.7, six leans to none) and prior blocking (6.5 vs 5.5, five leans to none). Weighted totals differ judge by judge: CookieYes ahead for four judges, Cookiebot for the data protection officer (6 vs 5.7), and the skeptic ties at 5.8. The verdicts cite CookieYes's four published tiers at $0, $10, $25 and $55 per month per domain and missing prices for Cookiebot above Premium Lite (7 €/month). Sovereignty attributes list Cookiebot's legal entity as DK with ownership, data residency and subprocessor exposure unknown; CookieYes lists each of its four as unknown.
Choose Cookiebot if
- You need scanning that reaches cookies, local storage, IndexedDB, pixel tags and dynamic cookies — four judges lean Cookiebot on scanning and classification (7.0 vs 6.3).
- You depend on Google Consent Mode v2 with Google-certified (Golden Badge) status, Microsoft UET, Clarity, Amazon signals and GPC — two judges lean Cookiebot on standards and platforms (7.0 vs 6.7).
- You weigh banner and choice heaviest in your decision — three judges lean Cookiebot there (7.2 vs 6.7).
- You must contract with an entity in Denmark — Cookiebot's sovereignty attributes list its legal entity jurisdiction as DK.
- You sit in the data protection officer role — the weighted total runs Cookiebot 6 vs CookieYes 5.7.
Choose CookieYes if
- You need published prices before you buy — six judges lean CookieYes on pricing transparency (7.5 vs 5.7), with tiers at $0, $10, $25 and $55 per month per domain.
- You need third-party scripts blocked before consent — five judges lean CookieYes on prior blocking (6.5 vs 5.5).
- You need a free starting tier and predictable overage — CookieYes publishes a $0 tier and overage at $0.30 per 1,000 extra pageviews.
- Your team builds or maintains client sites — the agency developer's weighted total runs 6.5 vs 6.2 and the WordPress webmaster's 6.5 vs 6.2.
- You run a publishing or marketing site — the publisher marketing lead's weighted total runs 6.6 vs 6.3.
Read this comparison as one judge. Each weighs the same scores by what they care about.
The bench's picks
Same scores, different priorities: each judge's weighting applied to both products. The split is the finding.
- The Data Protection Officer Cookiebot CookieYes picks Cookiebot
- The Agency Developer Cookiebot CookieYes picks CookieYes
- The Publisher Marketing Lead Cookiebot CookieYes picks CookieYes
- The In-House Lawyer Cookiebot CookieYes picks CookieYes
- The WordPress Webmaster Cookiebot CookieYes picks CookieYes
- The Skeptic Cookiebot CookieYes tie
Criterion by criterion
| Criterion | Cookiebot | CookieYes |
|---|---|---|
| Banner & choice architecture | 3.5 of 5 | 3.5 of 5 |
| Prior blocking & script control | 3 of 5 | 3.5 of 5 |
| Scanning & cookie classification | 3.5 of 5 | 3 of 5 |
| Consent records & proof | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 |
| Frameworks, signals & platforms | 3.5 of 5 | 3.5 of 5 |
| European sovereignty | 2 of 5 | 2 of 5 |
| Pricing transparency | 3 of 5 | 4 of 5 |
| Criterion | Cookiebot | CookieYes | The bench leans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banner & choice architecture | Cookiebot, 3 of 6 judges | ||
| Prior blocking & script control | CookieYes, 5 of 6 judges | ||
| Scanning & cookie classification | Cookiebot, 4 of 6 judges | ||
| Consent records & proof | Cookiebot, 2 of 6 judges | ||
| Frameworks, signals & platforms | Cookiebot, 2 of 6 judges | ||
| European sovereignty | Cookiebot, 1 of 6 judges | ||
| Pricing transparency | CookieYes, 6 of 6 judges |
Stars show the bench average per criterion; the lean counts which product each judge scored higher. Open a judge's tab for their reasoning on both sides.
Sovereignty, side by side
| Dimension | Cookiebot | CookieYes |
|---|---|---|
| Legal entity | Not determined | Not determined |
| Hosting location | Not determined | Not determined |
| Hosting options | Not determined | Not determined |
| Open source | Not determined | Not determined |
| Data processing agreement | Not determined | Not determined |
| Transfer impact assessment | Not determined | Not determined |
Facts, side by side
Only facts both products carry under the same definition — anything else would not be a fair row.
| Compliance · DPA | DPA available in footer1 | yes2 |
|---|---|---|
| Compliance · DPA available | yes3 | yes4 |
| Integrations · Cms | WordPress · Wix · Shopify5 | yes6 |
| Integrations · Wix app | Usercentrics for Wix app · yes7 | yes2 |
| Integrations · Wordpress plugin | Usercentrics Cookiebot plugin for WordPress · yes7 | yes2 |
| Legal · Company registration | Usercentrics A/S · Denmark · 346246077 | CookieYes Limited · UK · 130740378 |
| Legal · DPA available | Data Processing Agreement linked in footer7 | yes9 |
| Legal · Entity | Usercentrics A/S · Denmark · 346246075 | CookieYes Limited · UK · 130740376 |
| Legal · Jurisdiction | Dänemark · 3462460710 | EU · UK11 |
| Pricing · Free tier | Free · unlimited · 1 · 5012 | yes13 |
| Pricing · Free trial | yes3 | yes · 1414 |
| Pricing · Trial | 14 · no12 | 14 · yes6 |
| Product · Banner customization | HTML · CSS · JavaScript12 | banner customization with colour, content, behaviour, branding, CSS6 |
| Product · Banner languages | 4715 | 30+2 |
| Product · Banner layouts | Dialog · Leiste · Kompakt12 | Box · Banner · Popup16 |
| Product · DPA available | yes17 | yes14 |
| Product · Geo targeting | yes18 | yes16 |
| Product · Google certified cmp | Golden Badge · yes3 | Google-certified CMP for Google Consent Mode V219 |
| Product · Gpc | yes20 | yes21 |
| Product · Iab tcf | IAB TCF 2.320 | GDPR Consent Template only · yes16 |
| Product · No legal advice | no3 | no22 |
| Product · Regulations supported | DMA (EU) · GDPR (EU) · CCPA (California) · VCDPA (Virginia) · LGPD (Brazil) · TCF v2.4 (IAB) · Google Consent Mode (EU) · Microsoft UET Consent Mode1 | yes2 |
| Product · Setup steps | 3 · script · integrations23 | 32 |
| Support · Channels | yes · email · email12 | yes · yes21 |
Questions about Cookiebot and CookieYes
Which is better, Cookiebot or CookieYes?
As of 30 Oct 2026, the panel rates both 3/5. Weighted by what each judge cares about, 1 of the 6 judges picks Cookiebot and 4 pick CookieYes, 1 calls it a tie. Which one fits depends on the criteria that matter to you; the table on this page shows both side by side, and each judge’s reading has its own page. Both were scored by the same AI bench under the same rubric, from public evidence only, as the methodology describes.
Is Cookiebot or CookieYes European?
Cookiebot is European (EU-Made). CookieYes is European (UK / wider Europe). Provenance is read from each company’s own legal pages: who builds it and who owns it.
Do Cookiebot and CookieYes have a free plan?
As of 30 Oct 2026, both vendors’ own pages state a free plan. Each product page links the pricing page it was read from.