Ketch vs CookieYes: cookie banner speed and features compared
On emulated mobile, CookieYes showed its banner sooner, in a median 2.42 s against 7.95 s for Ketch. CookieYes delayed the main content 1.57 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 Ketch offers open-source code.
Ketch Tested: Hosted
All Ketch results
CookieYes Tested: Hosted
All CookieYes results
Which is faster, Ketch or CookieYes?
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. | 7.95 s | 2.42 s | CookieYes’ banner appeared 5.53 s sooner. |
| Page slowed byExtra time before the main content paints (LCP), compared with the same page without a consent manager. | +1.74 s | +176 ms95% interval 148 ms to 212 ms | CookieYes delayed the main content 1.57 s less. |
| Click responds inTime from pressing Accept until the screen updates. Under 200 ms feels instant. | 40 msOne visit measured | 24 msOne visit measured | CookieYes responded 16 ms sooner. Both are under 200 ms, which feels instant. |
| 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 | 3 of 4 checks passed1 could not be 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. | +532 KB | +31 KB95% interval: 31 KB | CookieYes added 501 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 We do not publish a direct head-to-head interval yet.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.
| Metric | Ketch | CookieYes |
|---|---|---|
| TTFB | +1 mspage 6 ms | No measurable delaypage 8 ms |
| FCP | +12 mspage 252 ms | No measurable delaypage 264 ms |
| LCP | +1.74 spage 5.19 s | +176 mspage 3.64 s |
| CLS | No measurable shiftpage 0.00 | No measurable shiftpage 0.00 |
| Metric | Ketch | CookieYes |
|---|---|---|
| CMP script requested | ||
| CMP script loaded | ||
| Consent state known | ||
| Banner visible | 7.95 s | 2.42 s |
| Metric | Ketch | CookieYes |
|---|---|---|
| Screen responds | 40 ms | 24 ms |
| Banner gone | ||
| Consent applied | ||
| Analytics active |
Which features differ between Ketch 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
| Feature | Ketch | CookieYes |
|---|---|---|
| Only Ketch · 1 | ||
| Open sourceDeveloper | SDKs and samples only (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab) | Proprietary (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab) |
| Not confirmed for one side · 4 | ||
| IAB GPPStandards | Per vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab) | Unknown |
| Self-hostableDeveloper | Hosted service (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab) | Unknown |
| Headless UIDeveloper | Per vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab) | Unknown |
| TypeScript typesDeveloper | Per vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab) | Unknown |
Same on both · 11
Should you choose Ketch or CookieYes?
We built these lists from the measured and documented differences above. Neither list is a recommendation.
Choose Ketch if
- You want open-source code
Choose CookieYes if
- A fast banner matters to you: CookieYes’ banner appeared 5.53 s sooner
- Page load time matters to you: CookieYes delayed the main content 1.57 s less
- Page weight matters to you: CookieYes added 501 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.
Questions about Ketch 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 Ketch’s in 7.95 s. CookieYes delayed the main content 1.57 s less.
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.
Other comparisons
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Ketchc15t’s banner 7.71 s sooner · 1 standard differs
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iubendavs
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Cookie Controlvs
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