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iubenda vs CookieYes: cookie banner speed and features compared

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On emulated mobile, iubenda and CookieYes showed their banners in about the same time. The medians were 2.66 s for iubenda and 2.42 s for CookieYes. CookieYes delayed the main content 436 ms less. Neither leaked a tracker in the checks that ran. We could not run 1 of 4 checks for CookieYes. Their documented features are the same in this comparison.

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iubenda Tested: Hosted
All iubenda results

CookieYesCookieYes

CookieYes Tested: Hosted
All CookieYes results

Which is faster, iubenda or CookieYes?

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

iubenda and CookieYes on the mobile (emulated) profile, Next.js 16
QuestioniubendaCookieYesDifference
Banner appearsTime from navigation until the banner is visible on screen. Lower is better.
2.66 sModerate
2.42 sFast

About the same. The gap is under 20%, within run-to-run noise.

Page slowed byExtra time before the main content paints (LCP), compared with the same page without a consent manager.
+612 ms95% interval 600 ms to 624 msNoticeable
+176 ms95% interval 148 ms to 212 msSmall

CookieYes delayed the main content 436 ms less.

Click responds inTime from pressing Accept until the screen updates. Under 200 ms feels instant.
32 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.
+122 KB95% interval: 122 KBModerate
+31 KB95% interval: 31 KBLight

CookieYes added 91 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 We do not publish a direct head-to-head interval yet.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.
MetriciubendaCookieYes
TTFBNo measurable delaypage 6 msNo measurable delaypage 8 ms
FCPNo measurable delaypage 252 msNo measurable delaypage 264 ms
LCP+612 mspage 4.06 s+176 mspage 3.64 s
CLSNo measurable shiftpage 0.00No measurable shiftpage 0.00
Load timesMilliseconds from navigation.
MetriciubendaCookieYes
CMP script requested
CMP script loaded
Consent state known
Banner visible2.66 s2.42 s
After AcceptMilliseconds from the click.
MetriciubendaCookieYes
Screen responds32 ms24 ms
Banner gone
Consent applied
Analytics active

Which features differ between iubenda 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 iubenda and CookieYes, from vendor docs
FeatureiubendaCookieYes
Not confirmed for one side · 3
IAB GPPStandardsPer vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)Unknown
Self-hostableDeveloperHosted embed only (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)Unknown
Headless UIDeveloperExperimental (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)Unknown
Same on both · 13
Features with the same status for iubenda and CookieYes
FeatureiubendaCookieYes
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 bannersComplianceAdvanced and Ultimate plans (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)Pro and Ultimate plans (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)
Script blockingCompliancePer vendor docs (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 sourceDeveloperHosted embed only (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)Proprietary (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)
TypeScript typesDeveloperUnknownUnknown
Free tierPricingUnder 5,000 pageviews a month (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab)5,000 pageviews 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 iubenda or CookieYes?

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

Choose iubenda if

  • Nothing measured or documented here favours iubenda. Decide on price, support and the tools that you already use

Choose CookieYes if

  • Page load time matters to you: CookieYes delayed the main content 436 ms less
  • Page weight matters to you: CookieYes added 91 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 iubenda and CookieYes

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

Not in a way this run can separate. Their banner times were about the same. The gap is under 20%, within run-to-run noise. CookieYes delayed the main content 436 ms less.