FixGDPR vs Cookiebot

Key differences

Pricing model

The most fundamental difference between FixGDPR and Cookiebot is how they charge you. Cookiebot uses a per-domain, per-subpage pricing model. Every domain you want to protect requires its own subscription, and the cost of that subscription depends on how many subpages the domain has. Subpages are counted automatically by Cookiebot's scanner, and if your count exceeds your current tier, you are moved to the next one without any manual intervention.

This model made sense in 2016, when most businesses had a single website with a relatively fixed page count. Today, it creates real pain. A marketing agency managing ten client websites, each with a few hundred pages, would need ten separate Cookiebot subscriptions. Even at the lowest paid tier, that adds up quickly. And if one of those sites publishes a large content update that pushes it past a tier boundary, the bill increases automatically.

FixGDPR takes a per-account approach. You pay one price based on the plan you choose, and that plan covers the number of sites included in your tier. The Pro plan, for example, covers unlimited sites for $14.99 per month. There are no subpage limits, no automatic upgrades, and no surprises on your invoice. For anyone managing more than one website, this alone can make FixGDPR the more cost-effective Cookiebot alternative.

The August 2025 price increase

In August 2025, Cookiebot restructured its pricing tiers in a way that significantly impacted small-site owners. The entry-level paid plan, which had previously been available for approximately €7 per month for sites with fewer than 500 subpages, roughly doubled to around €15 per month. For sites in the 500–2,000 subpage range, the increase was similar — from approximately €15 to €30 per month.

The change was controversial. Many small business owners and freelancers who had been using Cookiebot for years found their costs doubling overnight with little advance notice. Forum threads and social media posts from affected users expressed frustration, particularly because the feature set at those tiers did not change materially. The same consent banner and cookie scanner, just at a higher price.

This pricing shift is one of the reasons we have seen increased interest in Cookiebot alternatives. For budget-conscious site owners, predictability matters. FixGDPR's Starter plan has been $4.99 per month since launch, and we have no plans to change that. We believe compliance tools should become more affordable over time, not less.

Setup and ease of use

Both FixGDPR and Cookiebot offer WordPress plugins that simplify installation. With Cookiebot, you install the plugin, enter your Cookiebot ID (obtained from their dashboard), and the consent banner appears on your site. Configuration options include banner layout, colors, text, and consent categories. The Cookiebot dashboard provides a management interface for viewing scan results and adjusting settings.

FixGDPR follows a similar pattern: install the plugin, paste your Site ID, and enable the banner. The key difference is what happens next. Beyond the consent banner, FixGDPR runs a full compliance scan from within your WordPress admin panel. You get a 0–100 compliance score, a list of issues organized by severity, and step-by-step instructions for fixing each one. Cookiebot tells you what cookies your site sets; FixGDPR tells you what is wrong with your GDPR posture and how to fix it.

For site owners who just want a consent banner and nothing else, either tool will get the job done quickly. For those who want a more comprehensive view of their compliance posture — including issues beyond cookies, such as missing privacy policy fields, insecure form handling, or third-party data transfers — FixGDPR provides that out of the box without requiring additional tools.

Compliance approach

Cookiebot is, at its core, a consent management platform. It focuses on cookies: scanning for them, categorizing them, blocking them before consent, and recording consent. It does this well and has a deep, well-maintained cookie database. For organizations whose primary concern is cookie consent compliance, Cookiebot is a solid choice.

FixGDPR takes a broader view of GDPR compliance. While it includes a consent banner and cookie auto-blocking, it also performs comprehensive compliance audits that check for dozens of GDPR requirements beyond cookies. Does your site have a compliant privacy policy? Are your contact forms transmitting data over HTTPS? Do your third-party integrations have adequate data processing agreements? Are you disclosing international data transfers? FixGDPR checks for all of this and assigns you a numerical compliance score that you can track over time.

This difference in approach reflects a difference in philosophy. Cookiebot assumes that if you get consent right, the rest of your compliance program will follow. FixGDPR assumes that consent is just one piece of a larger puzzle, and that most small businesses need guidance on all the other pieces too. Neither approach is wrong — they simply serve different needs. If you have a dedicated privacy team that handles everything beyond consent, Cookiebot may be all you need. If you are a small business owner who wears multiple hats and needs one tool to cover as much compliance ground as possible, FixGDPR is designed for you.