FixGDPR vs CookieYes

Key Differences

What actually separates these two tools.

Pageview-based pricing vs flat monthly pricing

The most immediate difference between CookieYes and FixGDPR is how you pay. CookieYes ties every plan to a pageview limit — 5,000 on the free tier, 100,000 on Basic, 300,000 on Pro. Exceed your limit and you are charged $0.30 for every additional 1,000 pageviews. That model works fine if your traffic is predictable and modest, but it creates a problem for growing sites. A single viral blog post, a seasonal spike in traffic, or an unexpectedly successful ad campaign can push you into overage territory before you even notice.

FixGDPR takes a different approach: flat monthly pricing with no pageview metering at all. Whether your site serves 500 visitors a month or 500,000, the price stays the same. The Starter plan is $4.99/mo for one site, Pro is $14.99/mo for unlimited sites, and the Agency plan is $39.99/mo. There are no usage-based fees, no overage surcharges, and no need to monitor a bandwidth meter. If you have been burned by variable pricing before — or if you simply want a number on the invoice that does not change — this is a meaningful advantage.

It is worth noting that CookieYes's Ultimate plan at $55/mo does offer unlimited pageviews, but at that price point you are paying more than FixGDPR's Agency tier and you still only get a consent management tool, not the full compliance suite that FixGDPR includes at every paid tier.

Consent-only vs full compliance toolkit

CookieYes is, at its core, a cookie consent platform. It does that job well: you get a customizable banner, automatic cookie blocking, a cookie scanner that categorizes the cookies on your site, and a privacy policy generator. For many site owners, that is enough. The banner pops up, visitors make their choice, scripts are blocked or allowed accordingly, and you have a record of consent.

FixGDPR starts with all of that — consent banner, auto-blocking, cookie scanning — and then adds a layer that CookieYes does not touch: compliance auditing and scoring. When FixGDPR scans your site, it does not just look at cookies. It checks for HTTPS enforcement, the presence and completeness of your privacy policy, whether your data processing disclosures match the third-party services actually running on your pages, whether contact information for your Data Protection Officer is accessible, and dozens of other GDPR requirements. Each scan produces a compliance score from 0 to 100, with specific, actionable issues listed and prioritized.

This matters because GDPR compliance is broader than cookie consent. A consent banner is necessary, but it is not sufficient. Regulators expect a privacy policy that accurately describes your data practices, a lawful basis for processing, transparent data retention policies, clear subject access request procedures, and more. If you are looking for a CookieYes alternative that addresses the full picture — not just the cookie banner — FixGDPR fills that gap.

Google CMP certification

CookieYes is a Google-certified Consent Management Platform (CMP), which means it has been vetted and approved by Google to work with their advertising and analytics products under the EU consent framework. If you rely heavily on Google Ads, Google AdSense, or Google Ad Manager, using a certified CMP can streamline your setup and ensure that your consent signals are recognized by Google's systems without additional configuration.

FixGDPR is not a Google-certified CMP, but it does support Google Consent Mode v2 natively. That means FixGDPR can still send the required consent signals — ad_storage, analytics_storage, ad_user_data, and ad_personalization — to Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics 4, and Google Ads. In practice, this means your GA4 data and your ad conversion tracking will still work correctly with FixGDPR. The primary difference is that CookieYes carries the official Google certification badge, which may matter if your organization requires certified vendors for procurement or audit purposes.

For most small-to-medium businesses, native Consent Mode v2 support is functionally equivalent to certified CMP status. But if you operate in a heavily regulated environment where vendor certifications are a procurement requirement, CookieYes has an edge here.

WordPress integration

Both CookieYes and FixGDPR offer WordPress plugins, and both are straightforward to install. The CookieYes plugin has been in the WordPress repository for several years and has accumulated a large install base with extensive documentation and community support. You install it, connect your CookieYes account, and the banner appears on your site.

The FixGDPR WordPress plugin follows a similar model — install, enter your Site ID, and the consent banner and compliance monitoring are active. Where FixGDPR differs is that the WordPress plugin also exposes compliance scan results directly in your wp-admin dashboard. You can trigger a new scan, view your current compliance score, and see the list of issues without leaving WordPress. CookieYes requires you to visit their separate web dashboard to view scan results and manage cookie categories.

If you manage multiple WordPress sites, FixGDPR's Pro plan covers unlimited sites for $14.99/mo, which can be considerably cheaper than running CookieYes on each domain separately, where each site counts against your pageview allocation. For agencies maintaining a portfolio of WordPress client sites, that flat pricing model simplifies both billing and budgeting.