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Best Consent Management in 2026

Consent tools let websites and apps request user permission, stop cookies, and store consent choices. You will find options for web, API, iOS, Android, self-hosted environments, and browser extensions.

21 apps
Research read 7 Oct 2026
How the order is worked out

1

SimpleCMP

Free plan Open source APIExtensionSelf-hosted+1

SimpleCMP combines development-time tracker discovery with production alerts and regional consent handling. Its free self-hosted model is suited to teams that can manage a pre-1.0 implementation.

8.6 Free plan Visit site
2

Consenti

Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

Consenti offers a self-hosted consent widget and optional backend, with dashboard, framework, and integration options.

7.4 Free plan Visit site
3

Civic Cookie Control
by Civic Cookie Control
Free plan APIWeb

Civic Cookie Control combines consent records, configurable banners, regional targeting, and premium scanning tools.

7.3 Free plan · paid from £45/yr Visit site
4

Complianz
by Complianz
Free plan Self-hostedWeb

Complianz combines consent management, cookie scanning, and legal-document generation for WordPress websites.

7.3 Free plan · paid from $59/yr Visit site
5

Captain Compliance Cookie Consent Manager
by Captain Compliance Cookie Consent Manager
Free plan Web

Captain Compliance combines scanning, consent controls, reporting, and deployment options for website privacy workflows.

7.2 Free plan · paid from $499 Visit site
6

ConsentStack
by ConsentStack
Free plan APIWeb

ConsentStack combines jurisdiction-based consent behavior with blocking, records, analytics, and export tools.

7.2 Free plan · paid from $29/mo Visit site
7

CookieFirst
by CookieFirst
Free plan APIWeb

7.1 Free plan · paid from €9/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
8

CookieYes

Free plan Self-hostedWeb

Choose CookieYes if you need scanning, configurable consent banners, policy tools, or integrations with the listed consent standards.

7.0 Free plan · paid from $10/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
9

Klaro!
by Klaro!
Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

Klaro! offers flexible deployment, multilingual banners, consent records, and Google integrations for privacy management.

7.0 Free plan · paid from €19/mo · 7-day trial Visit site
10

Secure Privacy
by Secure Privacy
Free plan WebiPhoneAndroid

Secure Privacy offers consent management with geographic targeting, integrations, and broad language and privacy-law coverage.

6.9 Free plan · paid from $15/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
11

Quantcast

Free plan APIWeb

Quantcast covers audience insights, campaign activation, and measurement across several media channels. Review product-level spend minimums and CRM upload limits before choosing it.

6.8 Free plan · 30-day trial Visit site
12

Termly Cookie Consent Manager
by Termly Cookie Consent Manager
Free plan Web

Termly Cookie Consent Manager offers a free starting tier and paid plans that increase banner-view capacity and user allowances.

6.5 Free plan · paid from $10/mo (annual) Visit site
13

Consent Studio
by Consent Studio
Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb

Consent Studio provides browser-based consent controls with progressively larger plan allowances.

6.2 From €10/mo · 7-day trial Visit site
14

Axeptio
by Axeptio
Paid WebiPhoneAndroid

Axeptio provides consent records, targeting, and framework support across web and mobile platforms. Its paid annual plans vary by pageviews, with automatic blocking absent and no free option.

6.0 From $7/mo (annual) Visit site
15

consentmanager
by consentmanager
Paid WebiPhoneAndroid

consentmanager provides consent controls with plans that scale website, view, crawl, and language allowances. The 14-day trial offers an evaluation period, while Enterprise requires custom pricing.

5.8 From $25/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
16

CookieScript

Free plan Web

5.8 Free plan · paid from €6/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
17

Cookie Information
by Cookie Information
Paid WebiPhoneAndroid

Cookie Information offers consent management with language, location, and standards support.

5.6 From €19.50/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
18

Didomi Consent Management Platform
by Didomi Consent Management Platform
Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1

Didomi provides cross-platform consent controls with regional targeting, records, automatic blocking, and standards support.

5.6 Pricing on request Visit site
19

OneTrust Consent Management Platform
by OneTrust Consent Management Platform
Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1

OneTrust combines consent management with privacy, risk, assessment, and regulatory workflow capabilities.

5.5 Pricing on request Visit site
20

Osano Consent Management

Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

4.3 Pricing on request Visit site
21

Sourcepoint CMP

Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

4.2 Pricing on request Visit site

#1Places #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 on this list can be bought by the makers of the software on it. See the price

Review free tiers, entry-level paid prices, trial length, and monthly page-view allowances. Look at cookie discovery, pre-consent blocking, location-based rules, IAB TCF compatibility, mobile SDK availability, and licensing that permits inspecting or editing open-source code.

Questions

What does consent management software do?

It requests permission, finds cookies, can block them before consent, and records choices for websites or apps.

Can I use a consent management tool for free?

Yes. Some entries have free plans or free pricing, while others offer trials. Check each option’s limits and conditions before depending on a no-cost tier.

Which platforms are supported?

The list covers web, API, iOS, Android, self-hosted deployments, and browser extensions. Confirm that a product supports the platform you need.

What features should I compare?

Evaluate cookie discovery, automatic blocking, consent records, geographic rules, IAB TCF compatibility, mobile SDK availability, and monthly page-view allowances.

Are any consent management tools open source?

Yes, some entries publish open-source code. Check the licence to see whether reading, changing, or self-hosting it is permitted.

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