The best Complianz alternatives for WordPress, compared fairly
Complianz is a strong free plugin. If premium-only features, setup or documents are pushing you to look elsewhere, check the common fixes first, then match an alternative to your reason. Every fact here comes from the vendor's own page.
The short answer
The best Complianz alternative depends on why you are leaving. For Consent Mode v2 and a consent log on every plan, look at CookieYes. For Consent Mode v2 and GPC in a free plugin, WPConsent. For free consent records inside WordPress, Real Cookie Banner or WPLP Cookie Consent. For vendor-maintained policies, iubenda or Termly. For many WordPress sites from one dashboard, WPCentrify. If a banner is not showing, try the fixes first, because the cause is often caching or script order.
Disclosure: WPCentrify is our product and one of the tools listed. Every fact about another tool comes from that vendor's own pages, checked 8 November 2026 and linked beside it. We did not run paid trials of other tools, and we do not use affiliate links.
What Complianz does well
Complianz is one of the most installed consent plugins on WordPress, with more than a million active installs on WordPress.org. The free plugin has no pageview limit, blocks third-party cookies and embeds, and runs on your own site. Its premium plans are a Google-certified CMP with IAB TCF, and Complianz also publishes a free terms and conditions plugin. For many sites it is a sensible choice, and switching takes work, so be clear on your reason first.
Source: Complianz on WordPress.org, Complianz pricing, checked 8 November 2026.
Why people look for a Complianz alternative
These are the reasons that come up most often, each one a fact from the Complianz pages rather than a judgement:
- Features on premium. According to the Complianz pricing page, records of consent, Google Consent Mode v2, Global Privacy Control and IAB TCF are on the premium plans.
- Setup. Complianz is set up through a wizard of questions about your business and the services you use. Plan some time to work through it properly.
- The free scan size. The wizard on the free plugin scans up to 50 posts.
- A lapsed license. Complianz says configuration and documents are locked and IAB TCF stops if a premium license lapses.
- Documents spread over plugins. Terms and conditions are a separate free Complianz plugin.
Is the problem Complianz, or the site? Fix these first
If your reason is a banner that does not appear or trackers that still load, check these before you switch, because they affect every consent tool:
- Caching. Empty your caching plugin, your host's cache and any CDN, then test in a private window.
- JavaScript delay and combine. Speed plugins that delay or combine scripts can load the banner after your trackers. Exclude the consent scripts from those settings.
- Two consent tools. Make sure only one consent plugin is active, and no old consent script is left in the header.
- A tag manager. Trackers fired from Google Tag Manager need consent settings in Tag Manager too.
- A new tracker. Run the scan again after adding a plugin, an embed or a pixel.
Our guide explains why a banner shows but does not block and how to test any banner in five minutes.
What to check before you switch
- Setup effort. How long from install to a banner that blocks, on a site like yours.
- Records of consent. Which plan keeps a record of each answer, where it is stored, and whether you can export it.
- Consent Mode v2 and Global Privacy Control. Free or paid, and basic or advanced mode.
- Legal documents. Whether you need a cookie policy, a privacy policy and terms, and which plan writes them.
- Ads. If you serve personalized Google ads in the EEA, UK or Switzerland, you need a Google-certified CMP with IAB TCF.
- Cost for all your sites.
Complianz alternatives compared
Every cell comes from the vendor's own published terms, checked 8 November 2026.
| Tool | Records of consent | Consent Mode v2 | IAB TCF | Paid plans from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complianz (for reference) | Premium, per its pricing page | Premium | Premium | $59 a year, 1 site |
| CookieYes | Every plan | Every plan | Pro and up | $10 a month or $100 a year per domain |
| WPConsent | Paid plans | Free | Paid plans, from Basic | $99 a year list price, 1 site |
| Real Cookie Banner | Free, in your WordPress database | PRO | PRO | €59 a year, 1 site |
| WPLP Cookie Consent | Free, in your own database | Free | Paid plans | Agency: $168 a year for 25 sites |
| Cookiebot | Kept in Cookiebot's cloud | Free | Paid plans | From €7 a month, 1 domain under 50 subpages |
| iubenda | See iubenda's plans | Every plan, including Free | Paid plans | €4.99 a month billed yearly, 1 site |
| Termly | Pro+ and up | Basic free, advanced on Pro+ | Pro+ and up | $10 a month per site billed yearly |
| WPCentrify | Yes, with the banner version shown | Yes, basic or advanced | No | Agency and Scale, or a $15 a month add-on |
The 8 best Complianz alternatives, by reason for switching
Listed by the reason you might switch, not ranked.
1. CookieYes, for Consent Mode v2 and a consent log on every plan
If you want Consent Mode v2 and a consent log without a premium plugin license, CookieYes includes both on every plan, including the free one, which has a monthly pageview limit.
- Free plan: 5,000 pageviews a month (websites already on the free plan before 1 July 2025 keep 15,000), and one free plan per account. CookieYes says that once the monthly limit is reached the banner stops showing until the pageview count resets the next month or you upgrade.
- Paid plans: Basic $10 a month or $100 a year, Pro $25 a month or $250 a year, Ultimate $55 a month or $550 a year, each per domain. CookieYes runs a partner program with discounts of up to 50%.
- Included on every plan: Google Consent Mode v2 and a consent log. Global Privacy Control and IAB TCF are on Pro and up.
- Good to know: CookieYes is a Google-certified CMP. The plugin can run on its own or connect to the CookieYes web app, and its scanning and consent logs run in CookieYes's cloud.
Source: CookieYes pricing, CookieYes pageview quota, checked 8 November 2026.
2. WPConsent, for Consent Mode v2 and GPC in a free plugin
WPConsent puts Google Consent Mode v2 and Global Privacy Control in its free plugin. Consent logs are on its paid plans.
- Free plan: a free plugin with a banner, automatic script blocking, a cookie scanner, Google Consent Mode v2, Global Privacy Control and a cookie policy generator, with no pageview caps.
- Paid plans: list prices of $99 a year for 1 site, $199 for 5 sites and $399 for 25 sites. The first year is often discounted.
- On the paid plans: consent logs and IAB TCF, from the Basic plan up.
- Good to know: settings and data stay in your WordPress site.
Source: WPConsent pricing, WPConsent on WordPress.org, checked 8 November 2026.
3. Real Cookie Banner, for free consent records inside WordPress
Real Cookie Banner keeps consents in your WordPress database on the free plugin, and adds Consent Mode and IAB TCF on PRO.
- Free plan: the core plugin is free, with unlimited services and content blockers, and consents are stored in your WordPress database.
- Paid plans: PRO from €59 a year for 1 site, €129 for 5 sites and €299 for 25 sites.
- On PRO: Google Consent Mode, IAB TCF and cookie policy generation. Real Cookie Banner is a Google-certified CMP (ID 367).
- Good to know: everything runs inside WordPress, with no cloud account.
Source: Real Cookie Banner on WordPress.org, devowl.io, checked 8 November 2026.
4. WPLP Cookie Consent, for free records and Consent Mode on one site
WPLP includes consent logs, Consent Mode v2 and GPC in its free plan for one site, within a monthly banner pageview limit.
- Free plan: 1 site and 20,000 banner pageviews a month. WPLP says the banner stops showing until the next month starts once the limit is reached. Script blocking, consent logs stored in your own database, Google Consent Mode v2 and Global Privacy Control are free.
- Paid plans: plans for more sites, including the Agency plan at $168 a year for 25 sites, according to its WordPress.org listing.
- On the paid plans: IAB TCF and more legal page templates. WPLP says it is a Google-certified CMP; we could not find it on Google's published list on 8 November 2026.
- Good to know: consent records and settings stay in your WordPress database, connecting to the WPLP web app is optional, and cookie scans use WPLP's scanning service. It pairs with the WPLP Legal Pages plugin.
Source: WPLP Cookie Consent on WordPress.org, WPLP pricing, checked 8 November 2026.
5. Cookiebot, for a hosted banner on a small site
Cookiebot runs from its own cloud and sizes plans by page count, so a small site with few pages may fit the free plan.
- Free plan: 1 domain with up to 50 subpages, with Google Consent Mode and Global Privacy Control.
- Paid plans: Cookiebot says plans start from €7 a month (Premium Lite, one domain with fewer than 50 subpages). Prices rise with the number of subpages and domains.
- On the paid plans: IAB TCF.
- Good to know: the banner runs from Cookiebot's cloud, and consents are kept there.
Source: Cookiebot pricing, Cookiebot on WordPress.org, checked 8 November 2026.
6. iubenda, for policies maintained by the vendor
If your reason is the documents, iubenda pairs the banner with privacy and cookie policies maintained by iubenda, with terms on its higher plans.
- Free plan: 5,000 pageviews a month, with Google Consent Mode v2 included. iubenda says the banner is deactivated for the rest of the month once the limit is passed, and the free privacy policy covers up to 3 third-party services.
- Paid plans: Essentials from €4.99 a month billed yearly for one site, with higher plans for more pageviews.
- On the paid plans: IAB TCF. Google Consent Mode v2 is on every plan, including Free. iubenda is a Google-certified CMP (ID 123). Terms and conditions are on the Advanced plan and up.
- Good to know: it pairs the banner with policy generators maintained by iubenda.
Source: iubenda pricing, iubenda free plan limits, checked 8 November 2026.
7. Termly, for a banner with policy generators
Termly combines an automatic script blocker on every plan with privacy policy and terms generators.
- Free plan: 1 policy and 10,000 banner views a month. Termly says the banner is deactivated until the following month once the limit is reached.
- Paid plans: Starter $10 a month per website billed yearly ($14 billed monthly), with higher plans above it and custom pricing for agencies.
- Plan by plan: the automatic script blocker is on every plan. Consent logs, advanced Consent Mode and IAB TCF are on Pro+ and up. Termly is a Google-certified CMP (ID 412).
- Good to know: it includes policy generators for privacy policies and terms.
Source: Termly pricing, Termly on WordPress.org, checked 8 November 2026.
8. WPCentrify, for consent across many WordPress sites from one dashboard
If you run many sites, WPCentrify sets up consent for each one from a single dashboard and also writes the privacy policy, cookie policy and terms of use pages from templates. On our own test site it held Google Analytics, the Meta pixel and a YouTube embed until Accept all.
- What it is: the WordPress management tool we build. Cookie consent runs on every WordPress site you connect, from one dashboard, with no consent plugin to set up on each site.
- What it does: holds analytics, advertising and embed trackers until the visitor chooses, including code pasted into the theme header. It shows Reject all beside Accept all with the same weight, sends Google Consent Mode v2 signals (basic by default), respects Global Privacy Control and records each answer with the banner version that was showing.
- Pricing: included on the Agency and Scale plans, and a $15 a month add-on on Solo and Studio. Plan prices are still to be revealed.
- Not for everyone: WPCentrify is not a Google-certified CMP and does not support IAB TCF, so a site serving personalized ads through AdSense or Ad Manager in the EEA, UK or Switzerland should use a certified tool.
Source: WPCentrify cookie consent, WPCentrify pricing, checked 8 November 2026.
What each option costs for 1, 5 and 25 sites
Yearly list prices from each vendor's pricing page, checked 8 November 2026, before tax, discounts and any pageview or page limits.
| Tool | 1 site | 5 sites | 25 sites | How it is priced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complianz | $59 | $179 | $399 | Bundles of sites |
| CookieYes Basic | $100 | $500 | $2,500 | Per domain; partner discounts of up to 50% available |
| WPConsent | $99 | $199 | $399 | Bundles of sites, list price |
| Real Cookie Banner PRO | €59 | €129 | €299 | Bundles of sites |
| WPLP | Check WPLP pricing | Check WPLP pricing | $168 | Bundles of sites; the 25-site price is from its WordPress.org listing |
| Termly Starter | $120 | $600 | Custom | Per website; bulk discount from 5 licenses; agency pricing from 10 sites |
| WPCentrify | Plan prices to be revealed | Plan prices to be revealed | Plan prices to be revealed | Included on Agency and Scale; a $15 a month add-on on Solo and Studio |
How to switch from Complianz without losing your records
- Export what you need to keep. Download your consent records and copy your banner text, categories and cookie list from Complianz, including any records of consent you keep on a premium plan. Keep the export for as long as you rely on that consent.
- List what your site loads. Note every tracker and embed: analytics, ad pixels, chat, call tracking, YouTube or Maps embeds, and any code pasted into the theme header or a tag manager.
- Set up the new tool and finish its setup. Install it, run its scan or wizard, set the categories, and switch blocking on. Prepare it on a staging copy or at a quiet time of day.
- Turn Complianz off before the new tool goes live. Deactivate and delete Complianz, so two banners never run at once. If Complianz created your cookie policy page, keep the page address and replace its content rather than deleting it, so links in your footer keep working.
- Clear caches and test in a private window. Empty your caching plugin, host cache and CDN, then check in DevTools that no tracking cookies or tracker requests appear before a choice or after Reject all.
- Update your policy pages and ask again. Point your cookie policy and privacy policy at the new tool, and expect visitors to see the new banner once, because the new tool cannot read the old tool's consent cookie.
Moving your cookie policy and other documents
Keep the addresses people already link to. Replace the content of your existing cookie policy page instead of deleting it, update the privacy policy page WordPress points to under Settings, Privacy, and check the links in your banner and footer. If an address must change, add a 301 redirect from the old one.
Something out of date?
Plans and prices change often. If you work for one of these companies, or you spot something that no longer matches a vendor's own page, tell us and we will check it and correct it. Here is how we research comparisons.
Sources
All checked 8 November 2026: Complianz pricing, Complianz on WordPress.org, Complianz Terms and Conditions, CookieYes pricing, WPConsent pricing, Real Cookie Banner, WPLP Cookie Consent, Cookiebot pricing, iubenda pricing, Termly pricing, Google certified CMPs.
Questions about Complianz alternatives
Yes, there is a free Complianz plugin with no pageview limits. According to its pricing page, records of consent, Google Consent Mode v2, Global Privacy Control and IAB TCF are on the premium plans, which start at $59 a year for one site, checked 8 November 2026.
According to the Complianz pricing page and WordPress.org listing, premium adds records of consent, Google Consent Mode v2, Global Privacy Control and IAB TCF, among other features. Prices are $59 a year for 1 site, $179 for 5 sites and $399 for 25 sites.
Complianz says the plugin keeps running, but configuration and documents are locked and IAB TCF stops working until the license is renewed. Check this on the Complianz pricing page before you decide.
WPConsent includes Google Consent Mode v2 and Global Privacy Control in its free plugin. Real Cookie Banner stores consents in your WordPress database on its free plugin. WPLP Cookie Consent includes consent logs, Consent Mode v2 and GPC free for one site with 20,000 banner pageviews a month.
Complianz itself is certified (ID 332). Of the alternatives here, CookieYes, Cookiebot, iubenda, Termly and Real Cookie Banner are on Google's list, and WPLP says it is certified. WPCentrify is not a certified CMP.
Try the fixes first: clear every cache, exclude the consent script from JavaScript delay and combine settings in your speed plugin, make sure no other consent plugin is active, and run the scan again. A banner that does not show is often a caching or script order problem that would affect any tool.
You keep the page, but its content may depend on the plugin. Before you remove Complianz, replace the page content with your new cookie policy and keep the same address, so links in your banner and footer keep working.
Yes. The new tool cannot read the Complianz consent cookie, so visitors see the new banner once and choose again.
That depends on your site, so we do not rank tools on it. Whichever you choose, the setup is not finished until the tool has scanned the site, blocking is switched on and you have tested in a private window that trackers wait for consent.
For people who run several WordPress sites, yes. WPCentrify runs cookie consent on every connected site from one dashboard, holds trackers until visitors choose, records every answer and writes privacy policy, cookie policy and terms of use pages. It is not a Google-certified CMP and does not support IAB TCF.
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Hold trackers until visitors choose, keep a record of every answer, and see what each site loads, without a consent plugin to set up on every install.
Included on Agency and Scale. A $15 a month add-on on Solo and Studio.