WordPress plugin comparison

GDPR Compliance & Cookie Consent vs Lightweight Cookie Notice

GDPR Compliance & Cookie Consent

by Mortgage Calculator

4K+ installs2.7

Lightweight Cookie Notice

by DAEXT

5K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Lightweight Cookie Notice has more active installs: 5K+, against 4K+ for GDPR Compliance & Cookie Consent.
On a typical day, GDPR Compliance & Cookie Consent is downloaded about 96 times, Lightweight Cookie Notice about 37.
Lightweight Cookie Notice is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 2.7 from 10 reviews.
Lightweight Cookie Notice was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Oct 28, 2026 for GDPR Compliance & Cookie Consent.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
GDPR Compliance & Cookie Consent has been around longer: since 2019, against 2021 for Lightweight Cookie Notice.

Lightweight Cookie Notice leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	GDPR Compliance & Cookie Consent	Lightweight Cookie Notice
Popular rank	#3,411	#3,031
Active installs	4K+	5K+
Downloads, last 30 days	12.3K	2.6K
Rating	2.7(10)	5.0(4)
Support threads resolved	–	50%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.57	×0.94
Last release	14 days ago	4 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.3

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