WordPress plugin comparison

CookieStart vs Cookie Choices (for EU Cookie Law & GDPR)

CookieStart

by cookiestart

10+ installs5.0

Cookie Choices (for EU Cookie Law & GDPR)

by overclokk

9K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Cookie Choices (for EU Cookie Law & GDPR) has more active installs: 9K+, against 10+ for CookieStart.
On a typical day, Cookie Choices (for EU Cookie Law & GDPR) is downloaded about 129 times, CookieStart about 4.
CookieStart is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 35 reviews.
Cookie Choices (for EU Cookie Law & GDPR) was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Oct 17, 2026 for CookieStart.
Cookie Choices (for EU Cookie Law & GDPR) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for CookieStart.
Cookie Choices (for EU Cookie Law & GDPR) has been around longer: since 2015, against 2026 for CookieStart.

Cookie Choices (for EU Cookie Law & GDPR) leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	CookieStart	Cookie Choices (for EU Cookie Law & GDPR)
Popular rank	#29,846	#2,180
Active installs	10+	9K+
Downloads, last 30 days	183	6.8K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.5(35)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.19	×0.82
Last release	24 days ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	8.1	8.2

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