Enzuzo vs Usercentrics: cookie banner speed and features compared
On emulated mobile, Enzuzo showed its banner sooner, in a median 2.75 s against 4.16 s for Usercentrics. Their delay to the main content was about the same. The gap is under 20%, within run-to-run noise. Both held trackers back in every check. Their documented features are the same in this comparison.
Enzuzo Tested: Hosted
All Enzuzo results
Usercentrics Tested: Hosted
All Usercentrics results
Which is faster, Enzuzo or Usercentrics?
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. | 2.75 s | 4.16 s | Enzuzo’s banner appeared 1.40 s sooner. |
| Page slowed byExtra time before the main content paints (LCP), compared with the same page without a consent manager. | +768 ms | +844 ms95% interval 836 ms to 864 ms | About the same. The gap is under 20%, within run-to-run noise. |
| Click responds inTime from pressing Accept until the screen updates. Under 200 ms feels instant. | 56 msOne visit measured | No comparison. Usercentrics has no result here, so we call neither one better. | |
| 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 | 4 of 4 checks passed | 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. | +153 KB | +164 KB95% interval: 164 KB | About the same. The gap is under 20%, within run-to-run noise. |
“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 We do not publish a direct head-to-head interval yet.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 | Enzuzo | Usercentrics |
|---|---|---|
| TTFB | +1 mspage 6 ms | No measurable delaypage 7 ms |
| FCP | +8 mspage 248 ms | No measurable delaypage 252 ms |
| LCP | +768 mspage 4.22 s | +844 mspage 4.30 s |
| CLS | No measurable shiftpage 0.00 | No measurable shiftpage 0.00 |
| Metric | Enzuzo | Usercentrics |
|---|---|---|
| CMP script requested | ||
| CMP script loaded | ||
| Consent state known | ||
| Banner visible | 2.75 s | 4.16 s |
| Metric | Enzuzo | Usercentrics |
|---|---|---|
| Screen responds | 56 ms | |
| Banner gone | ||
| Consent applied | ||
| Analytics active |
Which features differ between Enzuzo 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
| Feature | Enzuzo | Usercentrics |
|---|---|---|
| Not confirmed for one side · 2 | ||
| IAB GPPStandards | Unknown | v3 script tag (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab) |
| TypeScript typesDeveloper | Unknown | Per vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab) |
Same on both · 14
Should you choose Enzuzo or Usercentrics?
We built these lists from the measured and documented differences above. Neither list is a recommendation.
Choose Enzuzo if
- A fast banner matters to you: Enzuzo’s banner appeared 1.40 s sooner
Choose Usercentrics if
- Nothing measured or documented here favours Usercentrics. 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 Enzuzo and Usercentrics
Answers come from the benchmark run and from each vendor’s documentation.
On the emulated mobile profile, Enzuzo’s banner appeared in a median 2.75 s and Usercentrics’ in 4.16 s. Their delay to the main content was about the same. The gap is under 20%, within run-to-run noise.
Both document it. Statuses come from vendor docs.
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.
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