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Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner vs Cookie Compliance for WordPress (September 2026)

Updated September 7, 2026 · Data from WordPress.org, refreshed daily · How this works

Both rank in the WordPress.org GDPR Plugins top 10: Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner at #1 and Cookie Compliance for WordPress at #4. Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner leads on 3 of the 5 measures we track. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.

Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner

4.7 (1,656) 1 million+ active installs #1 in GDPR Plugins

Publish your cookie banner or notice in minutes. Automatically scan cookies, and create policies to align with GDPR, CCPA, and Google Consent Mode.

Cookie Compliance for WordPress

Cookie Compliance for WordPress – Cookie Consent, GDPR & CCPA

4.8 (3,025) 900,000+ active installs #4 in GDPR Plugins

Consent management platform for WordPress — GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy cookie consent, autoblocking, consent records, Google Consent Mode v2 & GPC.

Who leads on what

Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner leads on 3 of the 5 measures we track.

GDPR Plugins ranking Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner

Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner ranks higher on WordPress.org: #1 against #4 in GDPR Plugins.

Users Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner

Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner has more users: 1 million+ active installs against 900,000+.

Rating Cookie Compliance for WordPress

Cookie Compliance for WordPress is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 3,025 reviews, against 4.7 from 1,656 reviews.

Reviews Cookie Compliance for WordPress

Cookie Compliance for WordPress has more reviews behind its score: 3,025 against 1,656.

Maintenance Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner

Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner was updated more recently, on August 31, 2026; Cookie Compliance for WordPress on August 26, 2026.

Which one to pick

Each plugin is the better answer for the measure it actually leads on. Nothing here is a recommendation we invented.

Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner

Pick Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner if you go by where WordPress.org itself puts them, you want the plugin more sites already run or you want the one shipping releases most recently.

Cookie Compliance for WordPress

Pick Cookie Compliance for WordPress if the review score matters most to you or you want the score backed by more reviews.

Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner vs Cookie Compliance for WordPress side by side

Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner Cookie Compliance for WordPress
GDPR Plugins ranking #1 #4
Rating 4.7 4.8
Reviews 1,656 3,025
Active installs 1 million+ 900,000+
Total downloads 32,617,129 42,013,343
Downloads, last 30 days
Last updated Aug 31, 2026 Aug 26, 2026
First published Jun 26, 2018 Jul 8, 2013
Tested up to WordPress 7.1 7.0.4
Requires PHP 7.4 7.4
Pricing Free on WordPress.org Free on WordPress.org

30-day download figures appear after both plugins have 30 days of tracking.

Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner ratings

5★
1,501
4★
43
3★
17
2★
18
1★
77

Cookie Compliance for WordPress ratings

5★
2,851
4★
34
3★
11
2★
20
1★
109

How we compare these two

Every figure here is pulled from the WordPress.org plugin API every day at 03:00 UTC, for both plugins in the same run, so the two are always read on the same day. We compare only what the directory reports: active installs, the rating and how many reviews stand behind it, the last release date and, once we have a month of history, downloads over the last 30 days. Ratings are only called a win above 50 reviews each, because a handful of five-star reviews is not evidence. Nothing is weighted into an overall score, no measure is worth more than another, and neither Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner nor Cookie Compliance for WordPress can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the GDPR Plugins top 10. Full methodology.

Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner vs Cookie Compliance for WordPress: common questions

Is Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner better than Cookie Compliance for WordPress?

Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner leads on 3 of the 5 measures we track. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner ranks higher on WordPress.org: #1 against #4 in GDPR Plugins.

Which has more users, Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner or Cookie Compliance for WordPress?

Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner ranks higher on WordPress.org: #1 against #4 in GDPR Plugins.

Which is rated higher, Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner or Cookie Compliance for WordPress?

Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner has more users: 1 million+ active installs against 900,000+.

Are Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner and Cookie Compliance for WordPress free?

Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner may also sell a paid version or add-ons. Cookie Compliance for WordPress may also sell a paid version or add-ons.

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