Cookiebot Alternative
Cookiebot costs €9-€23/month per domain. FreeTOS generates a complete GDPR-compliant cookie policy AND consent banner code.
FreeTOS vs Cookiebot: Full Comparison
Every feature side by side: what Cookiebot restricts versus what FreeTOS gives.
| Feature | FreeTOS.org | Cookiebot Free | Cookiebot Essential (€9/mo) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $19 a month | Free (100 subpages max) | €9/month |
| Cookie Policy Document | Full doc, download instantly | Basic only | Full |
| Consent Banner | Banner code included | Limited | Yes |
| Auto Cookie Scanning | Manual | No | Yes |
| Consent Log | No | No | Yes |
| Pages Limit | None | 100 subpages | None |
Pricing data accurate as of May 2026. Cookiebot pricing subject to change.
Why Choose FreeTOS Over Cookiebot
The practical reasons small businesses and developers skip Cookiebot's subscription.
€108+/Year Saved Per Domain
Cookiebot Essential is €9/month per domain, €108/year. Managing multiple domains multiplies that cost fast.
100 Subpage Limit Is Too Restrictive
Cookiebot's free plan caps you at 100 subpages. Any real website (a blog with 50 posts, an e-commerce shop, a SaaS with documentation) exceeds this instantly. FreeTOS has no page limits, ever.
Download and Own the Document
Cookiebot hosts consent management on their infrastructure. FreeTOS gives you the actual HTML policy file to download and host yourself. No vendor dependency, no risk of your policy disappearing if Cookiebot changes plans.
AI-Written, Not Template-Assembled
FreeTOS uses Google Gemini AI to write a cookie policy specific to your business, data practices, and jurisdiction. Cookiebot generates policy text from template blocks. AI output reads more naturally and handles edge cases better.
GDPR Coverage Without the Price Tag
Cookiebot is built by a Danish company (Cybot A/S) and emphasizes EU compliance, which is great, but not worth €9-€23/month for most small sites. FreeTOS generates fully GDPR-compliant cookie policies.
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Stop Paying Cookiebot €9/Month Per Domain
Generate your GDPR cookie policy AND banner code in under 60 seconds. No page limits.
Frequently Asked Questions
Cookiebot's free plan is limited to 1 domain with a maximum of 100 subpages. Most real websites (blogs, shops, SaaS apps) exceed this limit. Unlimited pages require their €9/month Essential plan. For 5 domains with a consent log, you're looking at €23/month on the Professional plan.
Cookiebot scans your site for cookies and generates a consent banner. It's a consent management platform (CMP) rather than a document generator: it manages the consent process, stores records, and provides a hosted banner widget. FreeTOS generates the policy document and banner code that you implement yourself, without the managed backend.
Not specifically. Any GDPR-compliant consent banner and a published cookie policy will satisfy requirements. GDPR doesn't require a specific vendor: it requires informed consent before non-essential cookies are placed.
FreeTOS generates a full GDPR cookie policy and banner code, with no page limits. For most small to mid-size websites, this covers everything legally required. If you need automatic cookie scanning or hosted consent logs for enterprise audit trails, Cookiebot's paid plans serve that use case, but those are enterprise needs, not standard website requirements.
Cookiebot's free plan can only scan and manage cookies on up to 100 pages of your site. Once your site has more than 100 pages, Cookiebot's free consent management stops covering the additional pages. A WordPress blog with two years of posts easily exceeds 100 pages. FreeTOS generates your cookie policy as a document: there's no scanning or page limit involved.
Yes. FreeTOS generates GDPR-compliant cookie policies covering EU data protection requirements including disclosure of cookie categories, purposes, retention periods, and user consent rights. Cookiebot was built by a Danish company specifically for GDPR, which is excellent, but the legal requirement is about the content of your policy and the functioning of your consent mechanism, not the vendor you used to generate it.
When You Should Actually Choose Cookiebot Instead
Honesty first. Cookiebot has features FreeTOS doesn't offer.
You need automatic cookie scanning
Cookiebot crawls your site and automatically discovers and categorizes every cookie placed by your scripts, plugins, and third-party embeds. FreeTOS requires you to manually describe which cookies your site uses. For large sites with many third-party integrations, automated scanning saves significant time and reduces the risk of missing undisclosed cookies.
You need a consent log for enterprise audits
Cookiebot's Professional plan stores consent records: timestamped proof of who accepted, when, and what version of the policy they consented to. Regulators can request this during audits. FreeTOS generates the policy and banner code but doesn't operate a consent logging backend. If you need an auditable consent trail, Cookiebot's €23/month Professional plan provides it.
You want a fully managed hosted CMP
Cookiebot is a consent management platform: you add their script tag and the entire consent process is handled on their infrastructure. FreeTOS is a document and code generator: you get the policy HTML and banner JavaScript, which you host and integrate yourself. The hosted approach requires less technical setup from you, which some users genuinely prefer.
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