CookieYes vs. CookieScript: 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 (5 scans per month), Basic 600 pages, 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.
• 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. Integrations for WordPress, Shopify, Wix and Google Tag Manager.

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.

CookieScript: features, support & pricing

Features:

• Consent Mechanism: Offers a customizable banner with adjustable layouts, texts and buttons, and the ability to group cookies into categories. Google Consent Mode v2 and Meta (Facebook) consent mode are included on all plans, including Free.
• Cookie Scanning: Automatically scans your website and categorizes the cookies it finds. Free scans 10 pages per domain, Lite 100, Standard 1,000 and Plus 3,000. Automatic monthly scans and automatic script blocking start at Standard.
• Cookie Management: Visitors can change or withdraw consent on any page, with a link or the cookie badge.
• Analytics and Reporting: Cookie banner analytics, on the Plus plan.
• GDPR Compliance: Covers GDPR, CCPA and other privacy laws on all plans. User consent records (downloadable proof of consent) are Plus only, as is the complete GDPR toolset.
• Additional Features: Google-certified CMP (CMP ID 374). IAB TCF integration (CookieScript still lists version 2.3; check that it supports 2.4 before you rely on it), cross-domain consent and API access on Plus. Banner and cookie descriptions translated into 42 languages on all plans. Geo-targeting and self-hosted code from Lite.

Integration with other tools: CookieScript lists integrations for Google Tag Manager, WordPress, Shopify, Squarespace, Joomla, Magento, Drupal, PrestaShop, Shopware, Wix, Weebly and OpenCart.

Customer support: Paid plans come with a 7-day money-back guarantee, and Plus has a 14-day free trial.

Scalability: All paid plans have unlimited page views. Volume pricing runs up to 200+ domains, and the price per website drops as you add more.

Privacy and security: Paid plans let you download the banner code and host it yourself, so your website doesn’t depend on CookieScript’s servers.

Customization: Custom colours and CSS, and removing CookieScript branding, start at Lite. The Free plan shows CookieScript branding.

Cost-effectiveness: The Free plan covers one domain, 10 pages scanned and 10,000 page views a month. Paid plans per domain per month (excl. VAT): Lite €9, Standard €19 and Plus €29 (or €108, €228 and €348 billed yearly).

Conclusion

Both CookieYes and CookieScript are effective tools for managing cookie consent and ensuring GDPR compliance. Both scan your site automatically, support Google Consent Mode v2 on every plan and are Google-certified. The difference is in how they price. CookieYes charges by page views and includes consent logs and analytics on every plan. CookieScript has unlimited page views on paid plans, but keeps consent records, analytics and IAB TCF for Plus.

If you have a low-traffic site and want consent logs without paying for a top plan, CookieYes is likely the better choice. If your traffic is high and you need TCF or consent records, CookieScript Plus at €29 with unlimited page views can work out cheaper than CookieYes Pro at €23 plus overage.

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.