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Complianz
Site owners and agencies who want a self-hosted consent banner with generated legal documents and no traffic quotas.
96overall scoreDetails
Best WordPress Cookie Consent & GDPR Plugins (2026)
Cookie banners, script blocking, Google Consent Mode, consent logs and US privacy laws: how the main WordPress cookie consent plugins compare.
About Cookie Consent & GDPR Plugins
If your site uses analytics, advertising pixels, embedded videos or other third-party services, privacy laws such as the GDPR, the UK GDPR, the ePrivacy Directive and several US state laws expect you to tell visitors and, in many regions, ask for consent before those services run. Cookie consent plugins show the banner, block scripts until visitors agree, record their choices and pass consent signals to tools such as Google Analytics and Google Ads.
We compare the most popular WordPress consent plugins, including Complianz, CookieYes, Cookiebot, Borlabs Cookie, GDPR Cookie Compliance, Real Cookie Banner, WPConsent and Cookie Notice & Compliance. Each one is checked against 25 features covering the consent banner, scanning and blocking, compliance and records, and technical details such as whether it relies on an external service.
Every feature is marked as free, paid, add-on, partial or not offered, with a note and a link to the source. The ranking combines feature coverage with popularity and ratings. This comparison is not legal advice.
The ranking
Overall score = 55% features, 20% popularity, 25% ratings. Filter by the features you need, or tick two plugins to compare them.
Must have
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WPConsent
Small and mid-sized sites that want automatic scanning and blocking in a self-hosted plugin without a SaaS subscription.
93overall scoreDetails
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CookieYes
Small and medium sites that want a quick, managed cookie banner and are comfortable with a SaaS account priced per domain.
91overall scoreDetails
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Cookiebot
Businesses and ad-funded publishers that want a hosted, certified consent platform and accept per-domain subscription pricing.
87overall scoreDetails
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Real Cookie Banner
EU-based sites, especially in German-speaking markets, that want detailed self-hosted consent management with content blockers.
85overall scoreDetails
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Borlabs Cookie
EU-focused sites and agencies that want a self-hosted, highly configurable consent banner with a large service library.
80overall scoreDetails
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Cookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR / CCPA
Small sites that want a familiar banner plugin with hosted autoblocking and consent records, and are comfortable with a SaaS subscription as traffic grows.
79overall scoreDetails
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GDPR Cookie Compliance
Site owners who want a free, self-hosted consent banner with Consent Mode v2 and are happy to manage their own list of tracking scripts.
77overall scoreDetails
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Pricing compared
Entry and top plans on the same billing period, plus any lifetime deal. Prices are list prices before discounts or tax.
| Plugin | Free version | Entry plan | Top plan | Lifetime | Paid plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complianz |
Yes | $59/yrPersonal, 1 site | $399/yrAgency, 25 sites | — | 3 |
| WPConsent |
Yes | $99/yrBasic, 1 site | $599/yrElite, 100 sites | — | 4 |
| CookieYes |
Yes | $100/yrBasic, 1 site | $550/yrUltimate, 1 site | — | 3 |
| Cookiebot |
Yes | $8/moPremium Lite, 1 site | $96/moPremium Extra Large, 1 site | — | 5 |
| Real Cookie Banner |
Yes | €59/yrSingle, 1 site | €299/yrAgency, 25 sites | — | 5 |
| Borlabs Cookie |
No | €49/yrPersonal, 1 site | €499/yrAgency, 99 sites | — | 6 |
| Cookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR / CCPA |
Yes | $149.50/yrProfessional (1 domain) | $499.50/yrProfessional (10 domains) | — | 3 |
| GDPR Cookie Compliance |
Yes | £59/yrSingle, 1 site | £499/yrUltimate, Unlimited | — | 4 |
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Full feature matrix
Every plugin against every feature. Scroll sideways on small screens.
| Feature | Complianz | WPConsent | CookieYes | Cookiebot | Real Cookie Banner | Borlabs Cookie | Cookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR / CCPA | GDPR Cookie Compliance |
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| Consent banner | ||||||||
| Banner design & customisation | ||||||||
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| Granular consent categories | ||||||||
| Region-based banners | ||||||||
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| Cookie & privacy policy generator | ||||||||
| Accessible banner | ||||||||
| Scanning & blocking | ||||||||
| Cookie scanner | ||||||||
| Prior blocking of scripts | ||||||||
| Embed blocking & placeholders | ||||||||
| Google Consent Mode v2 | ||||||||
| IAB TCF 2.2 | ||||||||
| Service templates | ||||||||
| Compliance & records | ||||||||
| GDPR & ePrivacy | ||||||||
| US privacy laws (CCPA and others) | ||||||||
| Other privacy laws | ||||||||
| Consent logs | ||||||||
| Export consent records | ||||||||
| Data subject request forms | ||||||||
| Global Privacy Control & Do Not Track | ||||||||
| Technical | ||||||||
| Works without an external service | ||||||||
| WP Consent API | ||||||||
| Caching & page builder compatibility | ||||||||
| Multisite support | ||||||||
| No page-view limits | ||||||||
Statuses: Yes Pro Add-on Partial 3rd-party No ?
Head-to-head comparisons
Complianz/Cookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR / CCPACookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR / CCPA/CookiebotGDPR Cookie Compliance/WPConsentComplianz/Real Cookie BannerCookiebot/Real Cookie BannerComplianz/WPConsentCookiebot/WPConsentComplianz/CookieYesBorlabs Cookie/ComplianzCookieYes/GDPR Cookie ComplianceBorlabs Cookie/CookieYesCookieYes/Real Cookie BannerBorlabs Cookie/CookiebotCookieYes/WPConsentBorlabs Cookie/GDPR Cookie ComplianceCookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR / CCPA/CookieYesBorlabs Cookie/Real Cookie BannerComplianz/CookiebotBorlabs Cookie/WPConsentCookiebot/CookieYesBorlabs Cookie/Cookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR / CCPAComplianz/GDPR Cookie ComplianceCookiebot/GDPR Cookie ComplianceGDPR Cookie Compliance/Real Cookie BannerReal Cookie Banner/WPConsentCookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR / CCPA/GDPR Cookie ComplianceCookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR / CCPA/Real Cookie BannerCookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR / CCPA/WPConsent Buyer's guide
A banner is not enough
A notice that says "we use cookies" does not meet GDPR rules on its own. For EU and UK visitors, non-essential scripts generally must not run until the visitor opts in. Prior blocking, a cookie scanner that finds what your site loads, and granular categories are the features that actually do this work.
Google Consent Mode v2
If you use Google Analytics 4 or Google Ads with visitors in the EEA, Google expects consent signals through Consent Mode v2. Check that the plugin supports it, and whether it is in the free plan.
Proof and records
Regulators can ask you to show how consent was collected. Consent logs and the ability to export them are important for businesses, and data request forms help with access and deletion requests.
Self-hosted or SaaS
Some tools, such as Cookiebot and CookieYes, run the banner and scanning from their own cloud and price by page views or pages scanned. Others, such as Complianz, Borlabs Cookie and Real Cookie Banner, run inside WordPress. Consider pricing at your traffic level and where consent records are stored.
Regions and languages
If you have visitors from several regions, region-based banners let you show opt-in banners where required and lighter opt-out notices elsewhere, in the visitor's language. Always check current legal requirements for your audience; this comparison is not legal advice.
Browse by feature
Banner design & customisation (8)
Banner templates (8)
Granular consent categories (8)
Region-based banners (8)
Multilingual banners (8)
Cookie & privacy policy generator (6)
Accessible banner (7)
Cookie scanner (6)
Prior blocking of scripts (8)
Embed blocking & placeholders (7)
Google Consent Mode v2 (8)
IAB TCF 2.2 (6)
Service templates (8)
GDPR & ePrivacy (8)
US privacy laws (CCPA and others) (6)
Other privacy laws (6)
Consent logs (8)
Export consent records (6)
Data subject request forms (3)
Global Privacy Control & Do Not Track (7)
Works without an external service (7)
WP Consent API (6)
Caching & page builder compatibility (8)
Multisite support (8)
No page-view limits (8)