Cookiebot CMP vs. iubenda

Both Cookiebot™ and iubenda support compliance with the GDPR and CCPA/CPRA regulations. However, only Cookiebot™ extends its coverage to include South Africa’s POPIA. The Cookiebot™ commitment to enabling compliance with numerous global regulations ensures data privacy coverage across regions and jurisdictions. Cookiebot™ also enables continuous adaptation as new laws are passed and existing ones evolve, saving your time and resources while safeguarding your privacy compliance strategies for the future.

Both platforms offer robust core functionality, such as cookie and tracker management, compliance management, and auto-blocking. However, Cookiebot™ distinguishes itself by providing geotargeting with all premium packages, whereas iubenda includes this feature only in their Advanced and Ultimate plans. Cookiebot™ provides an extensive range of core features, including geotargeting and patented scanning. Businesses can easily navigate the complexities of cookie consent and data protection, achieving and maintaining privacy compliance while delivering a user-friendly experience.

Both platforms include a variety of options, such as banner customization, templates, CSS customization, and multi-language support. iubenda also only provides unbranded or whitelabel options with its most expensive plan. Additionally, Cookiebot™ supports many more languages (47+).

Both Cookiebot™ vs. iubenda enable integrations with popular tools and platforms, like Google Consent Mode, Google Tag Manager and WordPress. Both companies offer free and highly rated WordPress plugins.

Both platforms provide an analytics dashboard to support you in learning about user interactions and analyzing your data to develop valuable business insights.

While both iubenda and CookiebotTM are Google-certified and IAB-registered CMPs, the patented scanning Cookiebot™ provides sets it apart as a strong choice to deliver confidence in your privacy compliance strategy. Cookiebot CMP’s patented scanning technology is an advanced feature automatically identifies and manages all cookies and trackers operating on your website, helping to ensure that data usage adheres to transparency and user consent requirements.

Of the two platforms, iubenda might appear cheaper at first glance, but there are some important factors to consider that may increase the total price of iubenda’s solution. All of the Cookiebot™ Premium Plans include all features necessary for comprehensive cookie consent management.

With iubenda you need to subscribe to their most expensive plan to get features like geolocation, access to the unbranded or whitelabel solution, and use of unlimited third-party services and clauses. With iubenda, storing proof of consent is an extra monthly cost ($6/month per 1000 new consents saved) and they have an Extra Usage fee that applies to the Privacy Controls and Cookie Solutions. Cookiebot™ offers a free plan and free trial to test out their solution.