c15t vs CookieYes: cookie banner speed and features compared
On emulated mobile, c15t showed its banner sooner, in a median 240 ms against 2.42 s for CookieYes. CookieYes delayed the main content 232 ms less. Neither leaked a tracker in the checks that ran. We could not run 1 of 4 checks for CookieYes. Per vendor docs, only c15t offers open-source code. Per vendor docs, only CookieYes offers a Google-certified CMP.
c15t Tested: 3.0.0-alpha.10
All c15t results
CookieYes Tested: Hosted
All CookieYes results
Which is faster, c15t or CookieYes?
Shorter bars are better. The exception is tracker blocking, where the bar shows the share of checks passed.
| Question | Difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Banner appearsTime from navigation until the banner is visible on screen. Lower is better. | 240 ms | 2.42 s | c15t’s banner appeared 2.18 s sooner. |
| Page slowed byExtra time before the main content paints (LCP), compared with the same page without a consent manager. | +408 ms95% interval 396 ms to 420 ms | +176 ms95% interval 148 ms to 212 ms | CookieYes delayed the main content 232 ms less. |
| Click responds inTime from pressing Accept until the screen updates. Under 200 ms feels instant. | 32 msOne visit measured | 24 msOne visit measured | About the same. They are less than 16 ms apart. |
| Blocks trackersChecks that no tracker runs, the page sets no cookie and no data leaves the page before the visitor chooses. | 4 of 4 checks passed | 3 of 4 checks passed1 could not be checked | Neither leaked a tracker in the checks that ran. We could not run 1 of 4 checks for CookieYes. |
| Adds to pageExtra data transferred during the first load, compared with the same page without a consent manager. | +112 KB95% interval: 112 KB | +31 KB95% interval: 31 KB | CookieYes added 81 KB less to the first load. |
“About the same” means that the two results fall within each other’s spread. We measure both against the same page without a consent manager. We do not publish a direct head-to-head interval yet.
Page vitals and load times
Lab detail for engineers. All values are medians on the mobile profile. Both CMPs ran on Next.js 16.
| Metric | c15t | CookieYes |
|---|---|---|
| TTFB | +15 mspage 21 ms | No measurable delaypage 8 ms |
| FCP | +28 mspage 268 ms | No measurable delaypage 264 ms |
| LCP | +408 mspage 3.86 s | +176 mspage 3.64 s |
| CLS | No measurable shiftpage 0.00 | No measurable shiftpage 0.00 |
| Metric | c15t | CookieYes |
|---|---|---|
| CMP script requested | ||
| CMP script loaded | ||
| Consent state known | 1.98 s | |
| Banner visible | 240 ms | 2.42 s |
| Metric | c15t | CookieYes |
|---|---|---|
| Screen responds | 32 ms | 24 ms |
| Banner gone | ||
| Consent applied | ||
| Analytics active |
Which features differ between c15t and CookieYes?
Statuses come from each vendor’s documentation. Each status links to its source.
- Verified by test
- Per vendor docs
- Partial
- Not supported
- Unknown
| Feature | c15t | CookieYes |
|---|---|---|
| Only c15t · 2 | ||
| Open sourceDeveloper | Apache-2.0 (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab) | Proprietary (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab) |
| First-party SDKsFrameworks | React, Next.js, Vue, Nuxt, Svelte, SvelteKit, Astro, TanStack Start (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab) | Script tag only (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab) |
| Only CookieYes · 1 | ||
| Google-certified CMPStandards | Not on Google’s list (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab) | Per vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab) |
| Not confirmed for one side · 4 | ||
| IAB GPPStandards | GPP 1.1 (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab) | Unknown |
| Self-hostableDeveloper | Per vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab) | Unknown |
| Headless UIDeveloper | Per vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab) | Unknown |
| TypeScript typesDeveloper | Per vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab) | Unknown |
Same on both · 9
Should you choose c15t or CookieYes?
We built these lists from the measured and documented differences above. Neither list is a recommendation.
Choose c15t if
- You want open-source code
- You want a first-party SDK for React, Next.js, Vue, Nuxt, Svelte, SvelteKit, Astro and TanStack Start
- A fast banner matters to you: c15t’s banner appeared 2.18 s sooner
Choose CookieYes if
- You need a Google-certified CMP
- Page load time matters to you: CookieYes delayed the main content 232 ms less
- Page weight matters to you: CookieYes added 81 KB less to the first load
What was tested?
- Deployment
- Both ran as hosted services. c15t ran against the hosted inth backend, not a local mock. CookieYes ran from its vendor-hosted service. Network distance to each vendor is part of the result.
Questions about c15t and CookieYes
Answers come from the benchmark run and from each vendor’s documentation.
On the emulated mobile profile, c15t’s banner appeared in a median 240 ms and CookieYes’ in 2.42 s. CookieYes delayed the main content 232 ms less.
No, per vendor docs. CookieYes documents Google-certified CMP support. c15t does not.
Neither leaked a tracker in the checks that ran. We could not run 1 of 4 checks for CookieYes. Each check loads the page. Then it looks for trackers that ran, cookies that the page set or data that left the page before the visitor chose.
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