Osano vs CookieYes: cookie banner speed and features compared
On desktop, CookieYes showed its banner sooner, in a median 387 ms against 644 ms for Osano. Neither added a measurable delay. Neither leaked a tracker in the checks that ran. We could not run 1 of 4 checks for CookieYes. Per vendor docs, only Osano offers open-source code.
Osano Tested: Hosted
All Osano results
CookieYes Tested: Hosted
All CookieYes results
Which is faster, Osano 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. | 644 ms | 387 ms | CookieYes’ banner appeared 257 ms sooner. |
| Page slowed byExtra time before the main content paints (LCP), compared with the same page without a consent manager. | No measurable delay95% interval −20 ms to 20 ms | No measurable delay95% interval −12 ms to 24 ms | Neither added a measurable delay. |
| Click responds inTime from pressing Accept until the screen updates. Under 200 ms feels instant. | 32 msOne visit measured | 16 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. | +87 KB95% interval 85 KB to 87 KB | +31 KB95% interval: 31 KB | CookieYes added 56 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 We do not publish a direct head-to-head interval yet.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 desktop profile. Both CMPs ran on Next.js 16.
| Metric | Osano | CookieYes |
|---|---|---|
| TTFB | No measurable delaypage 6 ms | No measurable delaypage 8 ms |
| FCP | No measurable delaypage 68 ms | No measurable delaypage 64 ms |
| LCP | No measurable delaypage 120 ms | No measurable delaypage 132 ms |
| CLS | No measurable shiftpage 0.00 | No measurable shiftpage 0.00 |
| Metric | Osano | CookieYes |
|---|---|---|
| CMP script requested | ||
| CMP script loaded | ||
| Consent state known | ||
| Banner visible | 644 ms | 387 ms |
| Metric | Osano | CookieYes |
|---|---|---|
| Screen responds | 32 ms | 16 ms |
| Banner gone | ||
| Consent applied | ||
| Analytics active |
Which features differ between Osano 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 | Osano | CookieYes |
|---|---|---|
| Only Osano · 1 | ||
| Open sourceDeveloper | Older library only (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab) | Proprietary (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab) |
| Not confirmed for one side · 3 | ||
| IAB GPPStandards | Per vendor docs (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab) | Unknown |
| Self-hostableDeveloper | Hosted script (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab) | Unknown |
| TypeScript typesDeveloper | React Native SDK only (vendor documentation, opens in a new tab) | Unknown |
Same on both · 12
Should you choose Osano or CookieYes?
We built these lists from the measured and documented differences above. Neither list is a recommendation.
Choose Osano if
- You want open-source code
Choose CookieYes if
- A fast banner matters to you: CookieYes’ banner appeared 257 ms sooner
- Page weight matters to you: CookieYes added 56 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 Osano and CookieYes
Answers come from the benchmark run and from each vendor’s documentation.
On the desktop profile, CookieYes’ banner appeared in a median 387 ms and Osano’s in 644 ms. Neither added a measurable delay.
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.
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