Does c15t support Google-certified CMP like Usercentrics?

No, per vendor docs. Usercentrics documents Google-certified CMP support. c15t does not.

Do c15t and Usercentrics block trackers before consent?

Both held trackers back in every check. 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.

c15t vs Usercentrics: cookie banner speed and features compared

Results forFramework

On desktop, c15t showed its banner sooner, in a median 60 ms against 672 ms for Usercentrics. Their delay to the main content was about the same. The 95% intervals overlap. Both held trackers back in every check. Per vendor docs, only c15t offers open-source code and self-hosting. Per vendor docs, only Usercentrics offers a Google-certified CMP.

c15tinth

c15t Tested: 3.0.0-alpha.10
All c15t results

UsercentricsUsercentrics

Usercentrics Tested: Hosted
All Usercentrics results

Which is faster, c15t or Usercentrics?

Shorter bars are better. The exception is tracker blocking, where the bar shows the share of checks passed.

c15t and Usercentrics on the desktop profile, Next.js 16
Question	c15t	Usercentrics	Difference
Banner appearsTime from navigation until the banner is visible on screen. Lower is better.	60 msFast	672 msModerate	c15t’s banner appeared 612 ms sooner.
Page slowed byExtra time before the main content paints (LCP), compared with the same page without a consent manager.	+16 ms95% interval 8 ms to 40 msSmall	No measurable delay95% interval −16 ms to 16 msNone	About the same. The 95% intervals overlap.
Click responds inTime from pressing Accept until the screen updates. Under 200 ms feels instant.	16 msOne visit measuredFast	16 msOne visit measuredFast	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 passedBlocked	4 of 4 checks passedBlocked	Both held trackers back in every check.
Adds to pageExtra data transferred during the first load, compared with the same page without a consent manager.	+112 KB95% interval: 112 KBModerate	+164 KB95% interval: 164 KBModerate	c15t added 52 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 We do not publish a direct head-to-head interval yet.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 desktop profile. Both CMPs ran on Next.js 16.

Page vitalsChange against the same page without a consent manager.
Metric	c15t	Usercentrics
TTFB	+17 mspage 22 ms	No measurable delaypage 5 ms
FCP	+28 mspage 92 ms	No measurable delaypage 64 ms
LCP	+16 mspage 148 ms	No measurable delaypage 120 ms
CLS	No measurable shiftpage 0.00	No measurable shiftpage 0.00

Load timesMilliseconds from navigation.
Metric	c15t	Usercentrics
CMP script requested
CMP script loaded
Consent state known	166 ms
Banner visible	60 ms	672 ms

After AcceptMilliseconds from the click.
Metric	c15t	Usercentrics
Screen responds	16 ms	16 ms
Banner gone
Consent applied
Analytics active

Which features differ between c15t and Usercentrics?

Statuses come from each vendor’s documentation. Each status links to its source.

Verified by test
Per vendor docs
Partial
Not supported
Unknown

Features that differ between c15t and Usercentrics, from vendor docs
Feature	c15tc15t	UsercentricsUsercentrics
Only c15t · 3
Open sourceDeveloper	Apache-2.0 (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)	Commercial licence (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)
Self-hostableDeveloper	Per vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)	Hosted backend (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 Usercentrics · 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)

Same on both · 12

Features with the same status for c15t and Usercentrics
Feature	c15tc15t	UsercentricsUsercentrics
IAB TCFStandards	Per vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)	Pro plan and up (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)
IAB GPPStandards	GPP 1.1 (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)	v3 script tag (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)
Google Consent Mode v2Standards	Per vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)	Per vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)
Global Privacy ControlStandards	Per vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)	Per vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)
Geo-targeted bannersCompliance	Per vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)	Plus plan and up (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)
Script blockingCompliance	Per vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)	Paid plans (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)
Consent recordsCompliance	With a backend (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)	Kept 12 months (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)
Cookie scanningCompliance	Via Inth Website Audit (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)	Per vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)
Headless UIDeveloper	Per vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)	Per vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)
TypeScript typesDeveloper	Per vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)	Per vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)
Free tierPricing	Open source; hosted free plan (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)	1,000 sessions a month (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)
Script tagFrameworks	Per vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)	Per vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)

Should you choose c15t or Usercentrics?

We built these lists from the measured and documented differences above. Neither list is a recommendation.

Choose c15t if

You want open-source code and self-hosting
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 612 ms sooner
Page weight matters to you: c15t added 52 KB less to the first load

Choose Usercentrics if

You need a Google-certified CMP

What was tested?

Deployment: Both ran as hosted services. c15t ran against the hosted inth backend, not a local mock. Usercentrics ran from its vendor-hosted service. Network distance to each vendor is part of the result.

How we test: methodology cookiebench-v3.2.4

Questions about c15t and Usercentrics

Answers come from the benchmark run and from each vendor’s documentation.

Report a correction

On the desktop profile, c15t’s banner appeared in a median 60 ms and Usercentrics’ in 672 ms. Their delay to the main content was about the same. The 95% intervals overlap.