Consent Management (CMP)
Quantcast Choice
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Quantcast Choice at a glance
- Vendor
- Quantcast, Inc.
- Headquarters
- Incorporated in United States source, captured 3 Nov 2026
- Data hosting
- Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 3 Nov 2026
- Free plan
- Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 3 Nov 2026
- Panel verdict
- The captured pages gave this bench almost nothing to score. how scores are made
- As of
- Vendor pages captured 3 Nov 2026; evaluated by the panel 3 Nov 2026. all sources
Read this page as one judge. Each weighs the same scores by what they care about.
The panel's verdict
The captured pages gave this bench almost nothing to score. The listing puts Quantcast Choice in the consent management category, yet the captured homepage markets an AI-powered demand-side platform for performance marketers — proprietary AI called the Audience Graph and a campaign product named Q+ — and the only other page captured is a trademark notice; no page describes the banner a visitor would see. Banner and choice, prior blocking, scanning and classification, consent records, standards and platforms, and pricing transparency each score 0 across the computed table (minimum 0, maximum 0), with rationales citing no public information on each; 'Permisio', the one consent-adjacent mark, appears solely as a registered trademark with no description. Sovereignty is the sole criterion scored above zero — 1 from five of six judges, 0 for the remaining score — resting on a trademark notice naming Quantcast Corporation with marks registered in the United States: not an imprint, stating no place of incorporation, leaving hosting, data residency, subprocessors and a data processing agreement unstated. flagged splits came back empty — a shared absence of evidence, not a split between judges.
Speaks for it
- Sovereignty drew the only nonzero scores on the table — 1 from five of six judges.
- The trademark notice is dated — updated August 12 2024 — and names Quantcast Corporation as holder of the listed marks.
- flagged splits came back empty, so the bench's findings are stable rather than contested.
Held against it
- The captured pages document an advertising platform and a trademark notice, with no description of a consent banner, blocking, scanning, consent records or framework signals.
- Banner and choice, prior blocking, scanning and classification, consent records, standards and platforms and pricing transparency each score 0 across the computed table (minimum 0, maximum 0).
- 'Permisio', the only consent-adjacent mark listed, appears solely as a registered trademark with no description attached.
- The trademark notice is not an imprint: it states no place of incorporation, and hosting, data residency, subprocessors and a data processing agreement are unstated on the captured pages.
- No tiers, per-domain rates, free-tier limits or terms appear, so an annual cost cannot be computed from public material.
Best for
- You already buy Quantcast's advertising platform and want consent management from the same vendor, with documentation supplied directly rather than from the public site.
- You evaluate CMPs through hands-on trials or vendor-supplied documentation before shortlisting, since the public pages support none of the checks this bench ran.
Avoid if
- You need to verify banner choice design, prior blocking, scanning, consent records or IAB TCF / Google Consent Mode signals from public pages before contacting the vendor — the bench scored all of these 0.
- Your compliance process requires a reviewable data chain — ask the vendor: the public pages we read do not show it
- You came to the public site to research the consent product itself: the captured homepage markets an AI-powered demand-side platform for performance marketers.
- You must compute an annual cost from public prices before shortlisting.
The scores
Prior blocking & script control
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What happens before the visitor decides: automatic blocking of scripts, pixels, cookies and embedded content until consent is given, content blockers with placeholders for videos, maps and social embeds, integration with tag managers (Google Tag Manager, Matomo Tag Manager) and server-side tagging, consent passed to forms and plugins, and a documented way for the site owner to check that nothing loads too early.
0 — No blocking of any kind; the product only shows a banner and leaves every script running.
3 — Blocking by hand: the site owner changes script tags or tag-manager triggers using the consent state; automatic blocking, embeds and testing are basic or not described.
5 — Automatic blocking of known scripts and cookies before consent, placeholders for embedded videos and maps, a Google Tag Manager template or integration, and the blocking method documented in the help centre.
8 — Blocking described in depth: an auto-blocking mode and a manual mode with their limits explained, content blockers for named services that the vendor maintains, consent passed to forms, CAPTCHAs and plugins through a JavaScript API or events, server-side tagging supported, and instructions to test in the browser or a tag-manager preview that nothing loads before consent.
10 — Prior blocking the site owner can verify: an automated check or monitor that reports scripts and cookies set before consent on the live site, alerts when a new tracker bypasses the banner, blocking covering local storage, fingerprinting and pixels as well as cookies, and the method published so an auditor can follow it.
The Data Protection Officer not rated — no public information
We found no public information on what happens before the visitor decides — no documentation of automatic script or cookie blocking, placeholders for embedded videos or maps, tag-manager integration, or any way to check that nothing loads too early. The captured pages describe the vendor's advertising platform and its trademarks only. 1 2
The Agency Developer not rated — no public information
We found no public information on script blocking before consent, content blockers for videos or maps, or tag-manager integration. For the forty client sites I maintain, that is the first thing I check, and the captured homepage covers only the advertising side of the business. 1 2
The Publisher Marketing Lead not rated — no public information
We found no public information on automatic script, pixel and cookie blocking before consent, content blockers for videos and maps, or Google Tag Manager integration. Nothing captured describes a way for me to verify that nothing fires before a visitor has chosen. 1 2
The In-House Lawyer not rated — no public information
We found no public information on blocking of scripts, pixels or embedded content before consent, on tag-manager integration, or on any way to verify nothing loads early. The captured pages cover advertising products and trademarks only. 1 2
The WordPress Webmaster not rated — no public information
I found no public information on blocking before consent — nothing on automatic script blocking, placeholders for YouTube or Maps embeds, or handling for a contact form's reCAPTCHA; the captured homepage sells advertising technology and the second page is a list of trademarks. 1 2
The Skeptic not rated — no public information
We found no public information on what happens to scripts, pixels and cookies before a visitor decides; the two captured pages we read document an advertising platform and a trademark notice, with nothing on blocking modes, embeds, or steps an owner could follow to verify nothing fires early. 1 2
Scanning & cookie classification
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How the product knows what the site sets: a scanner that crawls the site for cookies, local storage, pixels and third-party requests, scheduled rescans, a maintained database that classifies cookies and services by purpose, provider and lifetime, alerts on new or changed trackers, and a cookie declaration or policy section that updates itself from the scan.
0 — No scanning and no cookie list; every service is entered and described by the site owner from scratch.
3 — A one-off scan or a list of services the site owner fills in, with some predefined templates; scheduled scans, classification and the declaration are basic or not described.
5 — A scanner that finds cookies and third-party services on the site, regular rescans, automatic classification into categories from a vendor database, and a cookie declaration generated from the result and kept on the site.
8 — Scanning described in depth: scheduled scans with a stated depth or page count, scanning behind logins or in different regions, local storage and pixels as well as cookies, a large maintained database of services with purposes, providers and lifetimes, email alerts on new or changed trackers, and the declaration updated automatically in several languages.
10 — The cookie list stays true without manual work: continuous monitoring of the live site with a change history, unknown trackers flagged for review rather than silently classified, the classification sources and update process published, and scan reports exportable for an audit.
The Data Protection Officer not rated — no public information
We found no public information on scanning or cookie classification: no scanner, rescan schedule, classification database, tracker alerts or generated cookie declaration in the captured material. A cookie list that matches the live site is the first thing I check, and there is nothing captured to assess it against. 1 2
The Agency Developer not rated — no public information
We found no public information on a cookie scanner, rescans, a classification database or a generated cookie declaration. The only product detail captured is the Audience Graph AI described as powering the advertising platform. 1
The Publisher Marketing Lead not rated — no public information
We found no public information on a cookie scanner, scheduled rescans, a maintained vendor and cookie classification database, alerts on new trackers, or a self-updating cookie declaration. As a publisher I need the scan to keep my cookie policy true, and the captured pages give me nothing on it. 1 2
The In-House Lawyer not rated — no public information
We found no public information on site scanning, cookie classification, a maintained service database or a generated cookie declaration. Nothing in the captures describes how the vendor would discover what our sites set. 1 2
The WordPress Webmaster not rated — no public information
I found no public information on any cookie scanner, classification database or generated cookie declaration; neither captured page describes how the tool would discover the trackers on a site. 1 2
Consent records & proof
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What the site owner can show afterwards: a record per consent with time, pseudonymous ID, the choices made and the banner version shown, how long records are kept and where, export of the consent log, re-consent when the services or texts change, consent expiry, records available to the visitor (a consent ID), and proof that withdrawal took effect.
0 — No record of consent is kept anywhere; the choice lives only in the visitor's browser.
3 — Consent stored in a cookie with a simple log or counter; per-visitor records, retention, export and banner versions are basic or not described.
5 — A consent log with a record per consent (time, pseudonymous ID, choices), a retention period stated, export of the log as a file, and the banner asking again when the configuration changes.
8 — Proof described in depth: each record tied to the banner version and texts shown, a consent ID the visitor can look up, retention and storage location stated, consent expiry configurable, withdrawal recorded as its own event, cross-domain or cross-device consent recorded consistently, and the log searchable and exportable through an API.
10 — Records built for a dispute: a tamper-evident or audit-proof log, every record reproducible with the exact banner and texts the visitor saw, documentation on how to answer a supervisory authority's request, and the full log exportable in an open format when the customer leaves.
The Data Protection Officer not rated — no public information
We found no public information on consent records — nothing on a per-consent log, the banner version shown to each visitor, retention, export, re-consent or proof of withdrawal. When a supervisory authority writes about a cookie banner, the consent log is the first document I have to produce, and the captured pages describe only an advertising platform and a trademark notice. 1 2
The Agency Developer not rated — no public information
We found no public information on consent records, banner versions, retention periods or export. Nothing captured shows what a site owner could present to a client or an auditor after the fact. 1 2
The Publisher Marketing Lead not rated — no public information
We found no public information on consent records — nothing on per-consent logging with time and pseudonymous ID, retention and storage location, export, banner versioning, or proof of withdrawal. For demonstrating lawful consent to partners and authorities, the captured pages offer nothing to work with. 1 2
The In-House Lawyer not rated — no public information
We found no public information on consent records — no log with time, pseudonymous ID, choices and banner version, no retention period, no export. Without that I could not answer a supervisory authority or a consumer group, and the captured pages do not begin to address it. 1 2
The WordPress Webmaster not rated — no public information
I found no public information on consent records — no consent log, retention period, banner versions or export is described on the captured pages. 1 2
The Skeptic not rated — no public information
We found no public information on consent records — the two captured pages we read show no consent log, retention period, storage location, export format or banner-version history, so there is nothing on which to judge what could be shown to a supervisory authority. 1 2
Frameworks, signals & platforms
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Where the consent goes and where the product runs: the IAB Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF, current version) with a registered CMP ID, Google Consent Mode v2 and Google's CMP certification, Microsoft UET consent mode and other ad-platform signals, the Global Privacy Platform and Global Privacy Control for US laws, plugins and apps for WordPress, Shopify, TYPO3 and other systems, iOS and Android SDKs, connected TV, multi-domain and agency accounts, and an API.
0 — No consent signal is passed on; other tools cannot read the visitor's choice.
3 — Consent readable through a cookie or a JavaScript variable, perhaps one CMS plugin; TCF, Consent Mode, app SDKs and multi-site management are basic or not described.
5 — Google Consent Mode v2 supported with the vendor named as a Google-certified CMP, IAB TCF supported, plugins or integrations for several named CMS and shop systems, a JavaScript API, and several domains manageable from one account.
8 — Signals and platforms described in depth: a registered IAB Europe CMP ID and the current TCF version, Google Consent Mode v2 in basic and advanced mode, Microsoft UET consent mode and other named ad signals, GPP and GPC for US states, iOS and Android SDKs documented, agency or partner accounts managing many client sites, and a REST API for configuration.
10 — One consent across every channel: web, apps and connected TV under one configuration, consent shared across domains and logged-in devices, every signal (TCF, Consent Mode, GPP, ad platforms) documented with its mapping to the banner choices, and configuration exportable or managed as code.
The Data Protection Officer not rated — no public information
We found no public information on framework signals or platform reach: no IAB TCF registration or CMP ID, no Google Consent Mode certification, no CMS plugins, app SDKs or API documentation appear in the captured pages. 1 2
The Agency Developer not rated — no public information
We found no public information on IAB TCF registration, Google Consent Mode, CMS plugins for WordPress, Shopify or TYPO3, SDKs, or a JavaScript API. The trademark notice lists many Quantcast marks, but the captured pages give no description of any of them as a consent platform. 1 2
The Publisher Marketing Lead not rated — no public information
We found no public information on an IAB TCF registration or CMP ID, Google Consent Mode v2 or Google's CMP certification, Microsoft UET signals, app SDKs, or CMS and shop plugins. The captured pages position Quantcast as a demand-side platform with autonomous campaign performance, not as a consent signal hub I could wire into my ad stack. 1 2
The In-House Lawyer not rated — no public information
We found no public information on IAB TCF, Google Consent Mode, Microsoft signals, CMS plugins, app SDKs or an API. The captured pages name no consent signals of any kind. 1 2
The WordPress Webmaster not rated — no public information
I found no public information on IAB TCF, Google Consent Mode, a WordPress plugin, tag-manager integrations or an API; the captured pages present advertising products only, and I need a plugin that finds my Analytics and Maps embeds by itself. 1 2
The Skeptic not rated — no public information
We found no public information on consent signals or platform reach: no IAB TCF registration, Google Consent Mode certification, ad-platform signal, CMS plugin or app SDK appears on the two captured pages we read, which document an advertising platform instead. 1 2
European sovereignty
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How this is scored
Who the contracting entity and the parent company are, where the banner script is served from, where consent logs and scan results are stored, and who the subprocessors are (hosting, CDN, geolocation, scanner infrastructure, app SDK telemetry, email and support). Independently sourced by the sovereignty pipeline; a CMP runs on every page of the customer's site and sees every visitor, so the whole chain counts, not only the database. For a plugin that runs on the customer's own server, the vendor's licence, update and scanner services are the chain.
0 — Non-EU vendor and contracting entity, hosting unstated, subprocessors unnamed, and no data processing agreement offered.
3 — A privacy policy and a data processing agreement exist, but hosting location is unstated or non-EU and the subprocessors are not listed.
5 — EU hosting available and an EU contracting entity or EU representative, but parts of the chain (CDN for the banner script, geolocation, scanner, analytics, support) run through non-EU providers without a stated safeguard.
8 — EU hosting on named infrastructure, EU contracting entity, banner script and consent logs served and stored in the EU, subprocessors listed with their locations, a data processing agreement published, and security certifications (ISO 27001, SOC 2) stated.
10 — Sovereign end to end and evidenced: European ownership, entity, hosting, CDN and every subprocessor, or a self-hosted option that keeps the banner and the logs on the customer's own server; data export and deletion documented, and certifications published with their scope rather than implied.
The Data Protection Officer
The only fact bearing on the chain is a trademark notice naming Quantcast Corporation with marks registered in the United States, though the notice does not state the entity's place of incorporation. We found no public information on hosting location, data residency, a data processing agreement or any subprocessor list; with two of my clients under a supervisory authority's eye over their banners, I would not let a script on every page run on a chain that cannot be reviewed from public pages. 1 2
The Agency Developer not rated — no public information
The only corporate detail captured is a trademark notice listing marks held by Quantcast Corporation registered in the United States, which is a filing notice rather than an imprint and does not state where the entity is incorporated. We found no public information on hosting location, where the banner script or consent logs are stored, subprocessors, or a data processing agreement. 1 2
The Publisher Marketing Lead
The only chain information captured is a trademark notice naming Quantcast Corporation with marks registered in the United States, which points to a US-facing vendor while leaving the place of incorporation unstated. We found no public information on hosting location for the banner script and consent logs, on subprocessors, or on a data processing agreement — for a CMP that sits on every pageview, I cannot see any part of the chain. 1 2
The In-House Lawyer
The only page touching the vendor's identity is a trademark notice naming Quantcast Corporation with marks registered 'in the United States', and that notice does not state where the entity is incorporated. We found no public information on where the banner script or consent logs are served and stored, on subprocessors, or on a data processing agreement — for a tool that sees every visitor, the whole chain is undocumented on these pages. 1 2
The WordPress Webmaster
The one legal page captured is a trademark notice naming Quantcast Corporation with marks registered in the United States — it is not an imprint, and it leaves the entity's incorporation, where the banner script is served, where logs are stored, the subprocessors and any data processing agreement unstated. For a script that would run on every page of our site, I could not verify any part of the chain from these pages. 1 2
The Skeptic
The only entity-related fact is a trademark notice placing registrations with Quantcast Corporation "in the United States or in other countries", and that fact itself carries the caveat that it is a trademark registration, not an imprint, and states no place of incorporation. Hosting for any banner script and consent logs, the subprocessor list and any data processing agreement are unstated on the captured pages, so the chain a visitor's data passes through cannot be assessed beyond that single ambiguous datapoint. 1 2
Pricing transparency
not rated — the vendor publishes no price
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How this is scored
Whether a buyer can compute the real annual cost from public pages alone: price per domain or site licence, the page-view, session or consent limits of each tier and what happens above them, the free tier's limits, which features (TCF, app SDKs, A/B testing, multi-domain, white label) cost extra, agency or reseller terms, minimum term, and setup.
0 — No public prices at all; every customer is a sales call.
3 — A starting price or a free tier exists, but how cost scales with domains, traffic or features is unclear.
5 — Tiers are public with their price per domain or licence and their main inclusions, but at least one commonly needed piece (traffic overage, extra domains, TCF, app SDKs, agency use) is unpriced or "on request".
8 — Every tier priced publicly with its scaling rule (per domain, per page view or session band, per site licence), overage and extra domains priced, add-ons listed with prices, minimum term and VAT treatment stated.
10 — Complete price computability: annual cost derivable for a given number of domains, traffic and apps, with every add-on, setup, support, overage and agency fee and the cancellation and data-return terms published.
The Data Protection Officer not rated — no public information
We found no public information on pricing: no tier prices, per-domain or page-view limits, free-tier terms, add-on costs, minimum terms or setup fees in the captured pages. 1 2
The Agency Developer not rated — no public information
We found no public information on pricing in the captured pages — no tiers, no free tier limits, no per-domain or traffic rules, and no agency terms. A buyer cannot compute any annual cost from what was captured. 1 2
The Publisher Marketing Lead not rated — no public information
We found no public information on pricing — no tier prices, per-domain or traffic limits, free tier terms, add-ons or agency conditions appear on the captured pages. I cannot begin to compute an annual cost for a consent setup from what was captured. 1 2
The In-House Lawyer not rated — no public information
We found no public information on pricing — no tiers, per-domain or per-traffic prices, free tier limits, add-on fees or terms appear on the captured pages, so an annual cost cannot be computed from what was read. 1 2
The WordPress Webmaster not rated — no public information
I found no public information on pricing — no tiers, no per-site price, no free tier and no limits; the captured pages carry no figures I could use to compute an annual cost. 1 2
European sovereignty — proven facts
1 of 6 dimensions provenBuilt only from facts shown on the vendor's own pages. A dimension we could not prove is left open, not scored as zero.
| Legal entity | Incorporated in US ⚠ unverified | 0/2 pts | 2 Report an error |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hosting location | Not determined | — | uncited Report an error |
| Hosting options | Not determined | — | uncited Report an error |
| Open source | Not determined | — | uncited Report an error |
| Data processing agreement | Not determined | — | uncited Report an error |
| Transfer impact assessment | Not determined | — | uncited Report an error |
Questions about Quantcast Choice
Is Quantcast Choice European?
Not determined: the vendor’s pages as captured do not say where Quantcast Choice is based. Its vendor, Quantcast, Inc., is incorporated in United States, per the vendor’s page captured 3 Nov 2026.
Where does Quantcast Choice store data?
Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 3 Nov 2026.
Does Quantcast Choice have a free plan?
Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 3 Nov 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Quantcast Choice?
As of 3 Nov 2026, the panel rates Usercentrics CMP (3.5/5), Didomi (3.5/5) and CCM19 (3.5/5) highest among the other 19 Consent Management (CMP) products evaluated. Ratings that look equal are rounded to half stars; the order uses the unrounded rating, then the name. The highest-rated European alternative is Usercentrics CMP (EU-Made). Ratings are the AI panel’s opinion, formed from public evidence: how scores are made. The full list, with European products first: Quantcast Choice alternatives.
Where this could be wrong
- Evidence ages. The oldest capture behind this page is from 3 Nov 2026. Vendors change pricing and policies without notice; every fact reflects its source as of the capture date shown in the registry.
- Weak sourcing — Legal entity. This is a trademark registration notice, not an imprint; 'in the United States' refers to where the trademarks are registered, so the entity's place of incorporation is not explicitly stated.
- AI can misread a source. Extraction and judgement are automated; a citation guarantees traceability, not infallibility. If something here is wrong, say so — no account needed, every report is decided within 5 business days, and accepted corrections are published.
What we left out
A claim that does not survive our checks costs us the claim, not the page. This is what was taken off this one.
- We found no public information on pricing on the pages we read (quantcast.com, quantcast.com/legal/trademarks). If the vendor publishes it somewhere else, send us the page. Know more? Tell us
- We found no public information on compliance on the pages we read (quantcast.com, quantcast.com/legal/trademarks). If the vendor publishes it somewhere else, send us the page. Know more? Tell us
- 6 product facts could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and were left out of this page and of the panel’s material. Know more? Tell us
- 1 legal fact could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and was left out of this page and of the panel’s material. Know more? Tell us
Sources (2)
The pages every claim on this page was read from — each one checked, dated, and kept verifiable.
- 1 Vendor page www.quantcast.com Checked 3 Nov 2026 Details →
- 2 Legal notice — found from the homepage www.quantcast.com Checked 3 Nov 2026 Details →