CookieYes vs OneTrust: cookie banner speed and features compared
On desktop, CookieYes showed its banner sooner, in a median 387 ms against 629 ms for OneTrust. Neither added a measurable delay. Neither leaked a tracker in the checks that ran. We could not run 1 of 4 checks for CookieYes. Per vendor docs, only CookieYes offers a free tier.
CookieYes Tested: Hosted
All CookieYes results
OneTrust Tested: Hosted
All OneTrust results
Which is faster, CookieYes or OneTrust?
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. | 387 ms | 629 ms | CookieYes’ banner appeared 242 ms sooner. |
| Page slowed byExtra time before the main content paints (LCP), compared with the same page without a consent manager. | No measurable delay95% interval −12 ms to 24 ms | No measurable delay95% interval −20 ms to 20 ms | Neither added a measurable delay. |
| Click responds inTime from pressing Accept until the screen updates. Under 200 ms feels instant. | 16 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. | 3 of 4 checks passed1 could not be checked | 4 of 4 checks passed | 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. | +31 KB95% interval: 31 KB | +211 KB95% interval: 211 KB | CookieYes added 180 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 We do not publish a direct head-to-head interval yet.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.
| Metric | CookieYes | OneTrust |
|---|---|---|
| TTFB | No measurable delaypage 8 ms | No measurable delaypage 6 ms |
| FCP | No measurable delaypage 64 ms | No measurable delaypage 60 ms |
| LCP | No measurable delaypage 132 ms | No measurable delaypage 124 ms |
| CLS | No measurable shiftpage 0.00 | No measurable shiftpage 0.00 |
| Metric | CookieYes | OneTrust |
|---|---|---|
| CMP script requested | ||
| CMP script loaded | ||
| Consent state known | ||
| Banner visible | 387 ms | 629 ms |
| Metric | CookieYes | OneTrust |
|---|---|---|
| Screen responds | 16 ms | 24 ms |
| Banner gone | ||
| Consent applied | ||
| Analytics active |
Which features differ between CookieYes and OneTrust?
Statuses come from each vendor’s documentation. Each status links to its source.
- Verified by test
- Per vendor docs
- Partial
- Not supported
- Unknown
| Feature | CookieYes | OneTrust |
|---|---|---|
| Only CookieYes · 1 | ||
| Free tierPricing | 5,000 pageviews a month (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab) | Quote-based pricing (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab) |
| Not confirmed for one side · 3 | ||
| IAB GPPStandards | Unknown | Per vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab) |
| Self-hostableDeveloper | Unknown | Script only; hosted backend (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab) |
| Headless UIDeveloper | Unknown | Mobile and CTV only (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab) |
Same on both · 12
Should you choose CookieYes or OneTrust?
We built these lists from the measured and documented differences above. Neither list is a recommendation.
Choose CookieYes if
- You want a free tier
- A fast banner matters to you: CookieYes’ banner appeared 242 ms sooner
- Page weight matters to you: CookieYes added 180 KB less to the first load
Choose OneTrust if
- Nothing measured or documented here favours OneTrust. Decide on price, support and the tools that you already use
What was tested?
- Deployment
- Both ran from their vendor-hosted services. Network distance to each vendor is part of the result.
Questions about CookieYes and OneTrust
Answers come from the benchmark run and from each vendor’s documentation.
On the desktop profile, CookieYes’ banner appeared in a median 387 ms and OneTrust’s in 629 ms. Neither added a measurable delay.
Both document it. Statuses come from vendor docs.
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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