WordPress plugin comparison

Cookie Compliance for WordPress vs WP Consent API

Cookie Compliance for WordPress

by Humanityco

800K+ installs4.8

WP Consent API

by Rogier Lankhorst

300K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Cookie Compliance for WordPress has more active installs: 800K+, against 300K+ for WP Consent API.
On a typical day, Cookie Compliance for WordPress is downloaded about 8,894 times, WP Consent API about 2,551.
WP Consent API is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 3,027 reviews.
WP Consent API was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Nov 2, 2026 for Cookie Compliance for WordPress.
WP Consent API resolves more of its support threads: 50% in the last two months, against 0% for Cookie Compliance for WordPress.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Cookie Compliance for WordPress has been around longer: since 2013, against 2020 for WP Consent API.

Cookie Compliance for WordPress leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Cookie Compliance for WordPress	WP Consent API
Popular rank	#75	#199
Active installs	800K+	300K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1M	65.6K
Rating	4.8(3K)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	0%	50%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.69	×1.59
Last release	7 days ago	today
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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