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Didomi vs CookieYes: cookie banner speed and features compared

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On emulated mobile, CookieYes showed its banner sooner, in a median 2.42 s against 4.41 s for Didomi. CookieYes delayed the main content 1.10 s less. 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.

DidomiDidomi

Didomi Tested: Hosted
All Didomi results

CookieYesCookieYes

CookieYes Tested: Hosted
All CookieYes results

Which is faster, Didomi or CookieYes?

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

Didomi and CookieYes on the mobile (emulated) profile, Next.js 16
QuestionDidomiCookieYesDifference
Banner appearsTime from navigation until the banner is visible on screen. Lower is better.
4.41 sSlow
2.42 sFast

CookieYes’ banner appeared 1.99 s sooner.

Page slowed byExtra time before the main content paints (LCP), compared with the same page without a consent manager.
+1.28 s95% interval 1.26 s to 1.29 sLarge
+176 ms95% interval 148 ms to 212 msSmall

CookieYes delayed the main content 1.10 s less.

Click responds inTime from pressing Accept until the screen updates. Under 200 ms feels instant.
16 msOne visit measuredFast
24 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
3 of 4 checks passed1 could not be checkedPartly 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.
+253 KB95% interval: 253 KBHeavy
+31 KB95% interval: 31 KBLight

CookieYes added 222 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 We do not publish a direct head-to-head interval yet.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.

Page vitalsChange against the same page without a consent manager.
MetricDidomiCookieYes
TTFBNo measurable delaypage 5 msNo measurable delaypage 8 ms
FCPNo measurable delaypage 248 msNo measurable delaypage 264 ms
LCP+1.28 spage 4.72 s+176 mspage 3.64 s
CLSNo measurable shiftpage 0.00No measurable shiftpage 0.00
Load timesMilliseconds from navigation.
MetricDidomiCookieYes
CMP script requested
CMP script loaded
Consent state known
Banner visible4.41 s2.42 s
After AcceptMilliseconds from the click.
MetricDidomiCookieYes
Screen responds16 ms24 ms
Banner gone
Consent applied
Analytics active

Which features differ between Didomi 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
Features that differ between Didomi and CookieYes, from vendor docs
FeatureDidomiCookieYes
Only Didomi · 1
First-party SDKsFrameworksReact (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)Script tag only (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)
Only CookieYes · 1
Free tierPricingContact sales (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)5,000 pageviews a month (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)
Not confirmed for one side · 4
IAB GPPStandardsPer vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)Unknown
Self-hostableDeveloperAssets through your domain (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)Unknown
Headless UIDeveloperPer vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)Unknown
TypeScript typesDeveloperReact SDK only (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)Unknown
Same on both · 11
Features with the same status for Didomi and CookieYes
FeatureDidomiCookieYes
IAB TCFStandardsTCF v2.2 (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)Pro and Ultimate plans (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)
Google Consent Mode v2StandardsPer vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)Per vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)
Google-certified CMPStandardsPer vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)Per vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)
Global Privacy ControlStandardsPer vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)Pro and Ultimate plans (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)
Geo-targeted bannersCompliancePer vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)Pro and Ultimate plans (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)
Script blockingComplianceTag-based (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)Per vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)
Consent recordsCompliancePer vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)Per vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)
Cookie scanningCompliancePer vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)Per vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)
Open sourceDeveloperProprietary (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)Proprietary (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)
Script tagFrameworksPer vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)Per vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)
First-party SDKsNext.js, Vue, Nuxt, Svelte, SvelteKit, Astro, TanStack StartScript tag only (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)Script tag only (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)

Should you choose Didomi or CookieYes?

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

Choose Didomi if

  • You want a first-party SDK for React

Choose CookieYes if

  • You want a free tier
  • A fast banner matters to you: CookieYes’ banner appeared 1.99 s sooner
  • Page load time matters to you: CookieYes delayed the main content 1.10 s less
  • Page weight matters to you: CookieYes added 222 KB less to the first load

What was tested?

Deployment
Both ran from their vendor-hosted services. Network distance to each vendor is part of the result.

How we test: methodology cookiebench-v3.2.4

Questions about Didomi and CookieYes

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

On the emulated mobile profile, CookieYes’ banner appeared in a median 2.42 s and Didomi’s in 4.41 s. CookieYes delayed the main content 1.10 s less.