Our verdict: for one to three sites under 100,000 sessions a month, FlowConsent costs less than CookieScript, is billed monthly and includes consent records from the free plan. Pick CookieScript if you need IAB TCF today, if your traffic is very high, or if you manage dozens of domains.
What is a CMP and why do you need one?
A Consent Management Platform (CMP) is an essential tool for complying with the GDPR and the ePrivacy directive as soon as a site uses non-essential cookies. It allows you to:
- Display a consent banner that meets legal requirements
- Collect and record user choices
- Block cookies before consent is obtained
- Keep proof of consent (a consent log)
- Let anyone change or withdraw their consent at any time
The fourth point is often underestimated. Article 7 of the GDPR requires the controller to be able to demonstrate that the person consented. Without a log, a banner alone cannot provide that proof during an audit, and fines can reach €20 million or 4% of global turnover.
This is precisely one of the areas where CookieScript and FlowConsent differ the most.
FlowConsent overview
What is FlowConsent?
FlowConsent is a French consent management solution, positioned as an accessible alternative to premium CMPs. Its goal is to make GDPR compliance available to everyone, with a professional solution at an affordable price and data hosted in Europe.
FlowConsent's philosophy
FlowConsent takes an "anti-premium" approach: every essential compliance feature, including consent recording, from the free plan. Billing is monthly and session-based, and the Pro plan covers 3 domains for a single price.
FlowConsent's strengths
Proof of consent for everyone
- Consent log included on every plan
- 13 months of retention
- CSV export of consent data
Simple pricing with no yearly commitment
- Free plan up to 25,000 sessions a month
- Pro plan at €14.99/month excl. VAT up to 100,000 sessions
- 3 domains and subdomains included on Pro
Fast installation
- 10-minute setup, no Google Tag Manager required
- Google Consent Mode v2 enabled with a single toggle
- Microsoft UET Consent Mode included
EU hosting and automation
- Servers in Europe, no data transferred outside the EU
- Automatic cookie scanning and a catalog of more than 7,000 known services
- Services automatically blocked until consent
CookieScript overview
What is CookieScript?
CookieScript (sometimes written Cookie-Script) is a CMP published by Objectis Ltd, a Lithuanian company based in Vilnius, which makes it an EU vendor. The solution is available in several languages and claims compliance with the GDPR, California's CCPA, Brazil's LGPD, Canada's PIPEDA and other laws.
CookieScript's philosophy
CookieScript bets on a decreasing per-domain price and on no traffic limit in its paid plans. The more domains you add, the less each one costs, up to 200 domains. Plans are sold by the year, with a 7-day money-back guarantee.
CookieScript's strengths
Recognized certifications
- CMP registered with IAB Europe (Objectis Ltd, ID 374), TCF 2.3 integration
- Google-certified CMP
- Google Consent Mode v2 and Microsoft UET Consent Mode
Unlimited page views
- No traffic limit on the Lite, Standard and Plus plans
- Price independent of the site's audience
A model that suits many domains
- Decreasing per-domain price, from 1 to 200 domains
- Example: Plus costs €29/month for 1 domain, €56/month for 3 domains, €142/month for 10 domains
- Unlimited subdomains when they share the same banner
Useful features from the Lite plan
- 42 languages
- Geo-targeting
- Self-hosted code
- CookieScript branding removed
- Privacy policy generator
A complete Plus plan
- Consent recording and banner analytics
- Banner sharing and cross-domain consent
- API access
- Automatic monthly scan of up to 3,000 pages
CookieScript's limitations
Consent recording reserved for the Plus plan
- The vendor describes the Free, Lite and Standard plans as not including "all GDPR tools"
- Consent recording only appears in the Plus plan (€29/month per domain)
A yearly commitment
- Every paid plan is a one-year subscription paid upfront
- No monthly billing option
- Full refund only within 7 days of purchase
A limited free plan
- 10,000 page views a month
- 10 pages scanned
- 1 domain
IAB TCF and automation on higher plans
- IAB TCF only on Plus
- Automatic monthly scanning and automatic script blocking from Standard (€19/month)
Detailed pricing comparison
FlowConsent pricing
FlowConsent offers a simple, session-based grid billed monthly. Full details are on the pricing page.
Free plan (€0)
- Up to 25,000 sessions a month, banner deployed on your own Cloudflare account
- 1 domain, 1 banner, 2 languages, 2 team members
- Google Consent Mode v2 and Microsoft UET Consent Mode
- 13-month consent log
- Cookie scan (1 per week)
- 7-day analytics
- FlowConsent mention visible
Pro plan (€14.99/month excl. VAT)
Everything in Free, plus:
- Up to 100,000 sessions a month
- 3 domains and subdomains included
- 3 banners and 10 users per workspace
- Up to 5 languages per banner
- 1 automatic scan per day
- 90-day analytics and audit trail
- Hosted on FlowConsent's CDN
Enterprise plan (custom quote)
- Sessions priced according to your traffic
- Unlimited banners, scans and users
- Sub-page scanning
- Consent records on your own domain
- Priority support with a dedicated CSM
CookieScript pricing (October 2026)
CookieScript sells one-year subscriptions per domain. The prices below are those shown for 1 domain, excluding VAT, with the yearly amount charged at checkout.
Free plan (€0)
- 1 domain
- 10,000 page views a month
- 10 pages scanned
- Google Consent Mode, 42 languages
Lite plan (€9/month, so €108 a year)
- Unlimited page views
- 100 pages scanned per domain
- Privacy policy generator, self-hosted code
- CookieScript branding removed
- Geo-targeting, custom colors
Standard plan (€19/month, so €228 a year)
Everything in Lite, plus:
- 1,000 pages scanned per domain
- Automatic monthly scan
- Automatic script blocking
Plus plan (€29/month, so €348 a year)
Everything in Standard, plus:
- 3,000 pages scanned per domain
- Consent recording and banner analytics
- IAB TCF integration
- Banner sharing, cross-domain consent, API access
- Free trial available
Example prices for several domains (per month, billed yearly)
- 3 domains: €19 (Lite), €39 (Standard), €56 (Plus)
- 10 domains: €49 (Lite), €97 (Standard), €142 (Plus)
- 200 domains: €225 (Lite), €492 (Standard), €630 (Plus)
Comparative pricing analysis
Since CookieScript is only billed yearly, we compare yearly costs. FlowConsent Pro comes to €179.88 a year excl. VAT (12 × €14.99). All prices below exclude VAT. For GDPR purposes, we first compare against Plus, the only CookieScript plan that includes consent recording.
Scenario 1: small site (3,000 sessions, about 9,000 page views a month)
- FlowConsent: free, consent records included
- CookieScript: free (Free plan, 10,000 page views), but without consent recording
- With consent records: €348 a year (Plus plan)
Scenario 2: mid-size site (20,000 sessions, about 60,000 page views)
- FlowConsent: free (under the 25,000-session limit)
- CookieScript: €348 a year with consent records (Plus), or €108 a year without (Lite, since Free stops at 10,000 page views)
- Savings with FlowConsent: €348 a year (100%) for equivalent coverage
Scenario 3: large site (100,000 sessions)
- FlowConsent: €179.88 a year (Pro plan)
- CookieScript: €348 a year (Plus)
- Savings with FlowConsent: €168.12 a year (48%)
- Against the Standard plan (€228 a year, without consent recording): €48.12 a year (21%)
Scenario 4: agency with 3 sites, 90,000 sessions in total
- FlowConsent: €179.88 a year for all 3 domains (Pro plan)
- CookieScript: €672 a year (Plus, 3 domains)
- Savings with FlowConsent: €492.12 a year (73%)
Scenario 5: very high-traffic site (1 million sessions, 1 domain)
- FlowConsent: custom quote (Enterprise plan)
- CookieScript: €348 a year (Plus), whatever the traffic
- At this level, CookieScript is very competitive: its paid plans have no page view limit
Scenario 6: agency with 10 sites or more
- FlowConsent: the Pro plan covers 3 domains; beyond that, Enterprise is on quote
- CookieScript: €142/month for 10 domains on Plus, with a public decreasing grid up to 200 domains
- For a large domain portfolio, CookieScript offers a public price list that is hard to match
Two different pricing logics
CookieScript: per domain and per feature tier
- Price depends on the number of domains and the chosen plan
- Traffic has no impact on paid plans
- Advanced compliance features (consent records, TCF) sit in the most expensive plan
- Yearly payment upfront
FlowConsent: per session, with features included
- Price depends on the number of visits
- Consent records are included everywhere
- 3 domains in a single Pro subscription
- Monthly payment
Installation and setup
FlowConsent installation
Step 1: account creation (2 minutes)
- Sign up at flowconsent.com
- Verify your email address
- Create your first project
Step 2: banner setup (5 minutes)
- Pick a banner template
- Customize colors and copy
- Configure cookie categories
- Turn on Google Consent Mode v2 (a simple toggle)
Step 3: script installation (3 minutes)
- Copy the unique script generated for you
- Paste it into your site's
<head>tag - Publish and test
Total: about 10 minutes
CookieScript installation
Step 1: account creation (2 minutes)
- Sign up at cookie-script.com
- Add your site
Step 2: scan and banner (10 minutes)
- Run the site scan
- Check cookie categorization against the vendor's cookie database
- Customize the banner and its language
Step 3: installation (5 minutes)
- Copy the script into the
<head>, or use one of the integrations offered for popular CMSs - Turn on Google Consent Mode
- Check that cookies are blocked
Total: about 15 to 20 minutes
CookieScript is easy to install and well documented. The main decision comes earlier: picking the right yearly plan, since switching plans means paying the difference.
Using CookieScript? Check what is really running on your site. FlowConsent scans your site to detect every active third-party service, then turns the result into a compliant cookie banner in one click. Scan my site for free: no installation, no commitment, results in 1 to 3 minutes.
Feature comparison
GDPR compliance and regulations
| Feature | FlowConsent | CookieScript |
|---|---|---|
| GDPR compliance | Yes | Yes |
| Consent recording | Every plan, 13 months | Plus plan only |
| Company based in | France (EU) | Lithuania (EU) |
| Google Consent Mode v2 | Yes (toggle) | Yes |
| Microsoft UET Consent Mode | Yes | Yes |
| IAB TCF | Coming soon | Yes (Plus) |
| Google-certified CMP | No | Yes |
Verdict: CookieScript has the edge on certifications; FlowConsent has the edge on consent records available without buying the most expensive plan.
Customization and design
FlowConsent
- Customizable colors, fonts and copy
- Several banner formats and positions
- Real-time preview
- FlowConsent mention visible on every plan
CookieScript
- Customizable, responsive banner
- Custom colors from Lite
- CookieScript branding removed from Lite
- Badge to reopen preferences on every page
Verdict: CookieScript has the edge, since it removes its branding from the Lite plan.
Languages
FlowConsent
- 28 languages available
- 2 languages per banner on Free, 5 on Pro, custom on Enterprise
CookieScript
- 42 languages on every plan
Verdict: CookieScript has the edge.
Cookie and service management
FlowConsent
- Automatic cookie scanning (1 per week on Free, 1 per day on Pro)
- Catalog of more than 7,000 services, automatic classification
- Services automatically blocked until consent, from the free plan
- Home page scanning on Free and Pro, sub-pages on Enterprise
CookieScript
- Scanning of 10 to 3,000 pages depending on the plan
- Automatic monthly scan from Standard
- Cookie blocking on every plan, automatic script blocking from Standard
- Cookie database for categorization
Verdict: CookieScript scans more pages; FlowConsent scans more often and automates blocking from the free plan.
Analytics and support
FlowConsent
- Consent analytics over 7 days (Free) or 90 days (Pro)
- Acceptance rate by category, CSV export
- Ticket support, dedicated CSM on Enterprise
CookieScript
- Banner analytics on the Plus plan
- Help center and contact form
Verdict: analytics are available earlier at FlowConsent.
Use cases: who should choose what?
Choose FlowConsent if...
- You want consent records without paying for the top plan. They are included from the free plan.
- Your site stays under 25,000 sessions a month. Everything is free.
- You manage up to 3 sites under 100,000 sessions in total. €179.88 a year excl. VAT versus €672 for CookieScript Plus.
- You prefer paying monthly. No yearly subscription to pay upfront.
- You want a 10-minute setup, with Google Consent Mode v2 behind a toggle.
Typical profiles:
- SMEs and startups
- Freelancers and small agencies
- Blogs and content sites
- Mid-volume e-commerce
- Webflow and no-code sites
Choose CookieScript if...
- You need IAB TCF now. CookieScript is registered with IAB Europe and certified by Google.
- Your traffic is very high. Paid plans have no page view limit.
- You manage dozens of domains. The decreasing grid goes up to 200 domains, with public prices.
- You want to remove the vendor's branding cheaply. It is possible from the Lite plan.
- You need many languages. 42 languages on every plan.
Typical profiles:
- High-traffic media sites
- Publishers monetizing through programmatic advertising
- Agencies with a large portfolio of client sites
- Multilingual sites
Final verdict: our recommendation
For most sites: FlowConsent
Why?
- Consent records included everywhere, where CookieScript reserves them for its Plus plan
- Free up to 25,000 sessions, consent records included
- 48% cheaper than CookieScript Plus for one domain up to 100,000 sessions
- 3 domains for €179.88 a year, versus €672 with CookieScript Plus
- Monthly billing, no yearly commitment
For specific cases: CookieScript
Pick CookieScript if:
- IAB TCF is essential today
- Your traffic is well above 100,000 sessions a month
- You manage more than 3 domains and want a public price list
- Low-cost white label matters to you
CookieScript is a solid European CMP, with a no-traffic-limit model that becomes very attractive at high volume.
Try FlowConsent for free and simplify your compliance.
Summary table
| Criteria | FlowConsent | CookieScript |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 25,000 sessions | 10,000 page views |
| Consent records | Every plan | Plus only |
| 1 domain, 100,000 sessions, with consent records | €179.88/year excl. VAT | €348/year |
| 3 domains, 90,000 sessions, with consent records | €179.88/year excl. VAT | €672/year |
| 1 domain, 1 million sessions | Custom quote | €348/year |
| Pricing model | Sessions, monthly | Domains, yearly |
| Domains included | 1 (Free) / 3 (Pro) | 1 to 200 depending on subscription |
| IAB TCF | Coming soon | Yes (Plus) |
| Google-certified CMP | No | Yes |
| Languages | 28 | 42 |
| Vendor branding removal | No | Yes (from Lite) |
| Company based in | France | Lithuania |
| Setup time | 10 min | 15 to 20 min |
Conclusion
CookieScript and FlowConsent are both European CMPs, but their models suit different profiles:
- Choose FlowConsent if you want consent records at no extra cost, a free plan that covers a real site, 3 domains in one subscription and monthly billing.
- Choose CookieScript if you need IAB TCF, if your traffic is very high, or if you manage a large number of domains.
For most SMEs, startups and small agencies, FlowConsent is the most cost-effective choice for equivalent compliance.
Ready to get started?
- Try FlowConsent for free: free up to 25,000 sessions a month, no credit card required.
- Try CookieScript: free plan, a trial available on Plus and a 7-day refund window.
Need help choosing? Book a demo for a free audit of your site and a personalized recommendation.