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Enzuzo vs Usercentrics: cookie banner speed and features compared

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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.

EnzuzoEnzuzo

Enzuzo Tested: Hosted
All Enzuzo results

UsercentricsUsercentrics

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.

Enzuzo and Usercentrics on the mobile (emulated) profile, Next.js 16
QuestionEnzuzoUsercentricsDifference
Banner appearsTime from navigation until the banner is visible on screen. Lower is better.
2.75 sModerate
4.16 sSlow

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 msNoticeable
+844 ms95% interval 836 ms to 864 msNoticeable

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 measuredFast

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 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.
+153 KBModerate
+164 KB95% interval: 164 KBModerate

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 We do not publish a direct head-to-head interval yet.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

Page vitalsChange against the same page without a consent manager.
MetricEnzuzoUsercentrics
TTFB+1 mspage 6 msNo measurable delaypage 7 ms
FCP+8 mspage 248 msNo measurable delaypage 252 ms
LCP+768 mspage 4.22 s+844 mspage 4.30 s
CLSNo measurable shiftpage 0.00No measurable shiftpage 0.00
Load timesMilliseconds from navigation.
MetricEnzuzoUsercentrics
CMP script requested
CMP script loaded
Consent state known
Banner visible2.75 s4.16 s
After AcceptMilliseconds from the click.
MetricEnzuzoUsercentrics
Screen responds56 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
Features that differ between Enzuzo and Usercentrics, from vendor docs
FeatureEnzuzoUsercentrics
Not confirmed for one side · 2
IAB GPPStandardsUnknownv3 script tag (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)
TypeScript typesDeveloperUnknownPer vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)
Same on both · 14
Features with the same status for Enzuzo and Usercentrics
FeatureEnzuzoUsercentrics
IAB TCFStandardsGrowth plan and up (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)Pro plan and up (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)Per vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)
Geo-targeted bannersComplianceGrowth plan and up (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)Plus plan and up (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)
Script blockingCompliancePer vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)Paid plans (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)
Consent recordsCompliancePer vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)Kept 12 months (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 sourceDeveloperHosted embed only (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)Commercial licence (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)
Self-hostableDeveloperHosted embed only (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)Hosted backend (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)
Headless UIDeveloperEnterprise plan (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)Per vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)
Free tierPricing5,000 visitors a month (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)1,000 sessions a month (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 SDKsReact, Next.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 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.

How we test: methodology cookiebench-v3.2.4

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.