CookieYes is the pragmatic choice in the consent management field: a cloud service doing the heavy lifting, a WordPress connector handling the front-end, and a setup process measured in minutes rather than hours. The automated scanner crawls your pages, detects cookies and tracking scripts, categorizes them, and configures the banner from what it finds — re-scanning on schedule to catch cookies added by plugin updates. Where self-hosted rivals like Complianz GDPR trade in configuration depth, CookieYes bets on automation: banners auto-translate into 45+ languages, geo-targeting ships built-in, and Google Consent Mode v2 passes proper signals to Analytics and Ads without hand-wiring.
The compliance mechanics are serious despite the simple surface. Script blocking covers 90+ services until explicit category consent, consent records store timestamp, IP, and user agent for audit purposes, TCF v2.0 support handles IAB-framework requirements, and the cookie declaration table generates itself from scan data. For agencies running many small-to-mid sites, the cloud model also means consent infrastructure that never touches client hosting resources.
Competitive Features
- Automated scanning pipeline — detect, categorize, and configure from a scheduled scan, not manual mapping
- 45+ language auto-translation — banners localized by visitor browser language automatically
- Google Consent Mode v2 — default and update signals to Analytics, Ads, and Tag Manager
- TCF v2.0 integration — IAB-compliant consent for European ad ecosystems
- Geo-targeting built in — region-specific banner display without add-ons
- 90+ service integrations — Analytics, Pixel, Hotjar, and the standard tracking stack blocked pre-consent
- Zero server footprint — scanning and consent records live in the cloud
Key Features
- Category-based consent — necessary, functional, analytics, and marketing separated
- 14+ banner templates — live preview with custom CSS support
- Proof of consent records — timestamp, IP, user agent, and categories per visitor
- Auto-generated cookie declaration — descriptions, durations, and purposes from scan data
- Privacy policy generator — documents built from scan results and site configuration
- Deferred script loading — banner performance independent of page weight
- Conditional display rules — banner behavior per page category
Comparison with Competitors
CookieYes vs Complianz GDPR
| Aspect | CookieYes | Complianz GDPR |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Cloud service + connector | WordPress-native |
| Cookie scanner | Unlimited pages | 50 pages (free tier) |
| Banner translation | Auto, 45+ languages | Manual via translation plugins |
| Legal documents | Standard generator | Law-firm-drafted suite |
| Integrations | 90+ services | 250+ services |
| Server resource use | None on hosting | Runs on your WordPress |
Bottom line: Complianz produces legally stronger documents and blocks more services natively; CookieYes wins on automation — unlimited scanning, auto-translation, and no server footprint. Multilingual international sites get the fastest time-to-compliant with CookieYes.
CookieYes vs Borlabs Cookie
| Aspect | CookieYes | Borlabs Cookie |
|---|---|---|
| Data location | Vendor cloud | Self-hosted on your WordPress |
| Geo-targeting | Built in | Premium |
| Script blocking | 90+ integrations | 60+ integrations |
| Consent strictness | Configurable | Default-deny |
| Auto-translation | Yes | No |
| TCF v2.0 | Yes | No |
Bottom line: Borlabs keeps everything self-hosted with stricter defaults — the German-market favorite for a reason. CookieYes covers more global laws, translates itself, and offloads the work. Data residency requirements versus automation convenience is the deciding axis.
Recommended Stack — consent records are compliance evidence; losing them to a bad update hurts. Pair CookieYes with BlogVault so site backups run independent of your hosting and restore cleanly if anything breaks.
Official Changelog
Version 3.3.0
Release Date: August 8, 2026
- New: Google Consent Mode v2 integration with default consent settings.
- Enhancement: Cookie scanner detects dynamically loaded scripts more reliably.
- Fix: Compatibility with Cloudflare Rocket Loader script deferral.
Version 3.1.5
Release Date: June 30, 2026
- New: Auto-translation of the cookie declaration table in 45+ languages.
- Enhancement: Banner performance improved with deferred JavaScript loading.
- Fix: Consent log export encoding for non-Latin characters.
Version 3.1.0
Release Date: May 15, 2026
- New: Conditional banner display rules based on page categories.
- New: TCF v2.0 integration for IAB-compliant consent management.
- Performance: Sites with 100+ tracked cookies handled efficiently.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CookieYes free?
There’s a free plan with the scanner, banner, script blocking, and consent logging for one domain. Paid plans add unlimited page views, geo-targeting, priority support, and multi-site management.
How does the cookie scanner work?
It crawls your pages, detecting cookies, localStorage entries, and tracking scripts, then categorizes each as necessary, functional, analytics, or marketing. Scheduled re-scans catch new cookies introduced by plugin and theme updates — the usual source of compliance drift.
Does CookieYes support Google Consent Mode?
Yes, v2. Default and update signals flow to Google Analytics, Google Ads, and Tag Manager, so measurement respects individual consent choices while continuing for visitors who accept marketing cookies.
Can the banner be translated?
Automatically — 45+ languages selected by visitor browser language, with manual editing available per language through the dashboard. The cookie declaration table also auto-translates as of 3.1.5.
Where is consent data stored?
In CookieYes’s cloud, with timestamp, IP address, user agent, and category choices per consent action. That’s the audit evidence regulators ask for, and it survives independently of your WordPress database.
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