CookieYes vs. CookieFirst: A Comparative Analysis

CookieYes: features, support & pricing

Features:

• Consent Mechanism: Offers a customizable banner with various design options and the ability to group cookies into categories. Google Consent Mode v2 is supported on every plan, including Free, and Microsoft UET Consent Mode is supported too.
• Cookie Scanning: Automatically scans your website to identify and categorize cookies. Free scans up to 100 pages, Basic 600, Pro 4,000 and Ultimate 8,000. Scheduled scans are monthly on Pro and weekly on Ultimate.
• Cookie Management: Provides a user-friendly interface for managing cookie settings, including the ability to withdraw consent and delete cookies.
• Analytics and Reporting: A dashboard with consent trends and page views, on all plans.
• GDPR Compliance: Provides features to help businesses comply with GDPR requirements, such as clear consent banners, granular control over cookie categories, and a consent log (anonymised IP address, country, consent status, date and time) that you can export as CSV, on all plans.
• Additional Features: Google-certified CMP (CMP ID 401). IAB TCF v2.4 banner on Pro and Ultimate. The banner can show in 170+ languages, with automatic translation in 40+ languages on paid plans.

Integration with Other Tools: CookieYes has its own apps for WordPress, Shopify and Wix, and works with Google Tag Manager. Other platforms use a script you add to the site.

Customer Support: The Free plan has no chat support. Paid plans do.

Scalability: Pricing is based on page views per domain. Basic covers 100,000 page views a month, Pro 300,000 and Ultimate is unlimited. Above the Basic and Pro limits you pay €0.30 per 1,000 extra page views.

Privacy and Security: The consent log stores an anonymised IP address rather than the full one.

Customization: The Free plan has basic customization only, without custom colours. Removing CookieYes branding and adding your own logo is Ultimate only.

Cost-Effectiveness: The Free plan covers 5,000 page views a month for one domain. Paid plans per domain per month: Basic €9, Pro €23, Ultimate €50 (or €90, €230 and €500 a year). There is a 14-day free trial on paid plans.

CookieFirst: features, support & pricing

Features:

• Consent Mechanism: Offers a customizable banner (or a box, on paid plans) and the ability to group cookies into categories. Supports Google Consent Mode v2 and Microsoft UET Consent Mode.
• Cookie Scanning: Automatically scans your website to identify and categorize cookies. Free gets a one-time scan; Basic and Plus scan monthly. Scanner settings are Plus only.
• Cookie Management: Provides a user-friendly interface for managing cookie settings, including the ability to withdraw consent and delete cookies.
• Analytics and Reporting: Consent statistics and cookie scan reports on Basic and Plus. Plus adds opt-in rate optimization.
• GDPR Compliance: Provides features to help businesses comply with GDPR requirements, such as clear consent banners and granular control over cookie categories. Consent audit trails (proof of consent) are Plus only.
• Additional Features: Google-certified CMP (CMP ID 382). IAB TCF support on Plus. A cookie policy generator in 44+ languages. The free plan is banner only, with one third-party script and one language.

Integration with Other Tools: CookieFirst lists integrations for WordPress, WooCommerce, Shopify, Shopware, Magento / Adobe Commerce, PrestaShop, Drupal, Joomla, Typo3, Wix, HubSpot, React and Google Tag Manager.

Customer Support: CookieFirst states support response times per plan, on business days: under 96 hours on Free, under 72 hours on Basic and under 24 hours on Plus. Enterprise plans come with API integration support.

Scalability: Plans have a soft limit on page views per domain per month, with 25% overuse allowed for two consecutive months. Above that, or with many domains, CookieFirst asks you to contact them for a custom offer.

Privacy and Security: CookieFirst is run by Digital Data Solutions BV, which joined iubenda and is now part of the team.blue group. CookieFirst says no features were removed after the move.

Customization: Banner customization and a white label banner start at Basic. A white label preferences panel is Plus only.

Cost-Effectiveness: CookieFirst has a free banner-only plan. Paid plans per domain (excl. VAT): Basic €9 a month or €99 a year, Plus €19 a month or €209 a year. Enterprise is on request. Paid plans have a two-week free trial without a payment method.

Conclusion

Both CookieYes and CookieFirst are effective tools for managing cookie consent and ensuring compliance with data privacy regulations. While they share many similarities, there are key differences in terms of features, scalability, and pricing.

If you need consent logs on a small budget, CookieYes is the better choice: they are included on every plan, Free too. If you need IAB TCF and proof of consent, CookieFirst Plus (€19 per domain per month) costs less than CookieYes Pro (€23). It has no overage fee, but above its soft page view limit you need a custom offer.

It’s important to carefully evaluate the features, pricing, and customer support offered by both platforms to determine which one best fits your business’s requirements.