ConsentOS vs CookieYes
Which cookie consent tool fits your site best?
The decision between Consentos and CookieYes revolves around the degree of automation you are looking for. Do you opt for complete control with a steep technical learning curve, or do you want to be GDPR-compliant instantly with a few mouse clicks?
Where they are identical
Both platforms are designed to prevent tracking scripts from firing without the visitor having given explicit consent. In doing so, they both cover the core requirements of European privacy legislation. Because they are both CMS-agnostic, you are not tied to one specific website platform.
Where the difference lies
Plug-and-Play versus Manual Work. CookieYes (UK) is the embodiment of a modern, cloud-based SaaS (Software as a Service). You paste the script on your website, the cloud scanner does the rest, and you also have access to an automatic privacy policy generator. Consentos is a bare-bones open-source framework without a cloud scanner or generators. It requires a programmer to manually link and block scripts on your own server.
Data Sovereignty. Because CookieYes is a British company and stores data in the UK (which is a "third country" for the EU post-Brexit), you are dependent on their external data security. With Consentos, you host the system yourself (self-hosted). Therefore, not a single byte of visitor data disappears to external (cloud) servers.
Costs. CookieYes operates with a free entry-level plan and scales up (starting at $10/month) based on your website traffic. Consentos is free of licensing costs, but you will have to invest heavily in the (expensive) hours of web developers to install and maintain the system.
Quick overview
| ConsentOS | CookieYes | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Self-hosted (free) | from $10/mo |
| Free plan | ✓ | ✓ |
| EU-based | ✓ | ✗ |
| Consent Mode v2 | ✓ | ✓ |
Feature comparison
| Feature | ConsentOS | CookieYes |
|---|---|---|
| Google Consent Mode v2 Support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automated Cookie Scanning | ✗ | ✓ |
| Automatic Script/Cookie Blocking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Customizable Consent Banners | ✓ | ✓ |
| IAB TCF 2.2 Support | ✓ | ⚡ Paid |
| Policy Generator (Cookie/Privacy) | ✗ | ✓ |
| Consent Audit Trail / Logs | — | ✓ |
| Self-hosted Data Processing | ✓ | ✗ |
| CCPA Support | — | ✓ |
| Google Tag Manager Support | ✓ | ✓ |
✓ Included ⚡ Paid plan only ✗ Not available
Platform support
| Platform | ConsentOS | CookieYes |
|---|---|---|
| WordPress | — | ✓ |
| Shopify | ✓ | ✓ |
| Wix | — | ✓ |
| Squarespace | — | ✓ |
| Webflow | — | ✗ |
| Any HTML/JS Website | ✓ | ✓ |
Based on explicit mentions on the vendor's website.
Our recommendation
For regular websites, webshops, and SMEs, we recommend CookieYes. The automatic scanner and the addition of a policy generator save you days of programming work, which more than compensates for the slight British cloud risk for 99% of users.
Choose Consentos exclusively if you work for a tech company that refuses to deploy third-party cloud services (SaaS), and you have the internal programming knowledge to handle the manual installation on your own infrastructure.
Setting up a banner does not equal compliance. Most violations occur post-installation because scripts still load too early via Google Tag Manager. Always run a free scan after configuration to verify it actually works.
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