# Cookiequiet vs Secure Privacy: priced by consents or priced by website

> Pick Cookiequiet if you want a flat price that does not count consents: $0, or $29 a year on Starter for one site and $145 a year for five, against $180 and $900 a year billed monthly on Secure Privacy Small. Pick Secure Privacy if you need a Google-certified CMP with the IAB TCF 2.3 (from Small), more than 70 languages, consent for mobile and TV apps, data subject requests, or scans behind a login.

Source: https://cookiequiet.com/vs/secure-privacy
Published: 2026-10-21
Publisher: Cookiequiet

| | Cookiequiet | Secure Privacy |
|---|---|---|
| Price for one website | Free for 1 website; Starter €3 a month or €29 a year per website; Pro €9 a month or €99 a year per website | Free (500 consents a month); Small $15 a month per domain (5,000 consents); Business $59 (50,000) |
| Price for five websites, per year | $145 a year on Starter (5 × $29) or $495 on Pro (5 × $99); $190 a year on Agency for up to 10 Pro websites | $900 on Small billed monthly (5 × $15 × 12); annual billing takes off 2 months |
| Free plan limits | 1 website, unlimited pageviews, geo-targeting, consent log kept 30 days, 10 pages per scan monthly, policies in one language, a small Cookiequiet link | Up to 10 domains, 500 consents a month, 1 language, 1 legal template, cookie policy, domain scan report |
| Usage limits | None on any plan | 500 (Free), 5,000 (Small), 50,000 (Business), 5 million (Advanced) consents a month; upgrade or buy usage blocks beyond |
| Geo-targeting | Every plan, Free included: regulated countries, a custom list, or a US opt-out notice | Every plan, Free included |
| Google Consent Mode v2 | Every plan, Free included, plus Microsoft UET | Every plan ('basic compliance' on Free) |
| Consent records | 30 days on Free, 1 year on Starter, 5 years on Pro; CSV export on Starter and Pro | Consent logging; retention period customization from Small; audit logs on Advanced |
| Cookie scanner | 10 pages per scan on Free, 50 on Starter and Pro; monthly on Free, weekly on Starter and Pro; about 80 providers | Domain scan report on Free; monthly automated scans from Small; scan behind login on Advanced |
| Languages | 24, picked from the visitor's browser, every string editable | 1 on Free, 70+ from Small, with auto-translation |
| Google-certified CMP / IAB TCF | No: not a Google-certified CMP, no IAB TCF | Yes: 'Secure Privacy CMP' is on Google's certified list (TCF CMP ID 264); IAB TCF 2.3 from Small |
| Branding removal | Removed on Starter, Pro and Agency | 'Remove branding' from Small; white-label banner from Business |
| Setup | One script tag before your other scripts, no plugin or tag-manager setup; the scan fills the cookie table and prefills the policies; Reject all on by default, Consent Mode v2 with one attribute; about five minutes | Consent Mode Advanced through a GTM community template: Domain ID, default consent per category and per region in ISO 3166-2 codes, Consent Initialization trigger, publish the container |
| AI banner design | AI brand match on Starter (10 scans per website a month); AI design agent (Claude Opus) on Pro and Agency (40 messages per website a month) | Not offered on the pricing page |

**Secure Privacy pricing, read on 2026-10-21:** Read on 2026-10-21 at secureprivacy.ai/pricing (web plans), in US dollars: Free, '$ 0/ month / domain', 'Max. 10 domains', '500 consents/month', 1 legal template, domain scan report, cookie policy, 1 language, 'Basic compliance with Google Consent Mode V2'; Small, '$ 15/ month / domain', 'Billed monthly', '5K consents/month', 5 legal templates, automatic cookie blocking, monthly domain scanning, 'IAB TCF 2.3 framework', 'Remove branding'; Business, '$ 59/ month / domain', '50K consents/month', 'All 55+ legal templates', DSAR, privacy policies, cross-domain consent; Advanced, '$ 249/ month / domain', '5M consents/month', audit logs, scan behind login, single sign-on. Enterprise on quote. The comparison table marks geotargeting and Google Consent Mode V2 on every plan, 70+ languages from Small, and a white-label banner from Business. FAQ: 'Annual plans are billed once per year and include 2 months free compared to monthly billing'; when the consent limit is reached, 'You can upgrade to the next tier or add usage blocks as needed.' 30-day trial on paid web plans.

## Pricing

Secure Privacy prices its web plans per domain and per number of consents collected each month. On 2026-10-21 its pricing page listed, in US dollars: Free at $0 for up to 10 domains and 500 consents a month; Small at $15 a month per domain, billed monthly, for 5,000 consents; Business at $59 a month per domain for 50,000 consents; and Advanced at $249 a month per domain for 5 million consents. Enterprise is quoted. Annual plans include two months free compared to monthly billing, though the page shows no annual prices. When a site reaches its consent limit, Secure Privacy says it notifies you first, then you upgrade or buy usage blocks.

Cookiequiet prices by website and counts nothing else. One website is free with unlimited pageviews and geo-targeting. Starter is $3 per website per month or $29 a year, and Pro, with the AI design agent, $9 per website per month or $99 a year (the same figures in euros).

| Websites | Secure Privacy Small, per year | Cookiequiet, per year |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | $180 billed monthly, or 10 months' worth ($150) on annual billing | $0 (Free) or $29 (Starter) |
| 5 | $900 billed monthly, or $750 on annual billing | $145 (Starter) or $495 (Pro) |

The annual figures apply Secure Privacy's "2 months free" rule to the monthly price; the page does not print them. The [cost calculator](/tools/cookie-banner-cost-calculator) gives Cookiequiet's figure for other site counts.

Counting consents has an odd effect: the more visitors answer the banner, the sooner the plan fills. A site with 10,000 monthly visitors who mostly click a button passes Small's 5,000 consents. Cookiequiet's view on traffic-based pricing is in [why pageview pricing is wrong for consent](/blog/why-pageview-pricing-is-wrong-for-consent).

## Compliance features

Both tools include geo-targeting on every plan, Free included, and both support Google Consent Mode v2 on every plan; Secure Privacy describes its free plan as "basic compliance" with Consent Mode v2. Cookiequiet's geo-targeting covers everywhere, regulated countries only (the EEA, the UK, Switzerland, Brazil, Canada, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey), or a custom list, with a US opt-out notice and Global Privacy Control honored.

Consent records: Secure Privacy logs consents, offers retention period customization from Small and audit logs on Advanced; its pricing page does not give a default retention. Cookiequiet keeps records 30 days on Free, 1 year on Starter and 5 years on Pro, with CSV export on Starter and Pro.

Secure Privacy is a Google-certified CMP and includes the IAB TCF 2.3 from Small. Cookiequiet is not certified, so a site that shows AdSense, Ad Manager or AdMob ads to EEA, UK or Swiss visitors needs a certified CMP for those ads.

## Setup

Secure Privacy's Consent Mode Advanced guide runs through Google Tag Manager: add the Secure Privacy CMP template from the community gallery, enter the Domain ID from the dashboard, set a default consent state for each category and each region using ISO 3166-2 codes (or "all"), trigger the tag on Consent Initialization, then publish the container. A separate guide covers sites without Tag Manager.

Cookiequiet is one script tag placed before your other scripts, with no plugin or tag-manager configuration. The scan fills the cookie table and prefills the policies. Reject all is on by default, and Consent Mode v2 is one attribute on the same tag, as the [Consent Mode v2 guide](/guides/google-consent-mode-v2) explains. Sign-up to a live banner takes about five minutes.

## Where Secure Privacy is better

- A Google-certified CMP with the IAB TCF 2.3 from $15 a month.
- More than 70 banner languages from Small, with auto-translation.
- Consent for mobile apps and smart TVs, data subject requests and 55+ legal templates on Business, scans behind a login on Advanced.
- Up to 10 domains on the free plan, for very small sites.

## Where Cookiequiet is better

- Price: $29 a year per site on Starter against $150 to $180, and $145 against $750 to $900 for five sites.
- No consent, session or pageview counter on any plan.
- 24 languages on the free plan, where Secure Privacy Free has one.
- Consent records kept 5 years on Pro, policies written from the scan, AI brand match on Starter and an AI design agent on Pro.

## Switching

Remove the Secure Privacy script or GTM tag, add the Cookiequiet tag before every other script, and mark the scripts that must wait for consent with `type="text/plain" data-cq-category="analytics"`. Run a scan, review the categories and generate the cookie policy. Export your Secure Privacy consent records before closing the account.

## Questions

### How much does Secure Privacy cost?

Read on 2026-10-21: Free for 500 consents a month, Small at $15 a month per domain for 5,000 consents, Business at $59 for 50,000, Advanced at $249 for 5 million, billed monthly, with two months free on annual plans. Cookiequiet is free for one website and $29 a year per website on Starter, with no usage limit.

### What counts as a consent on Secure Privacy?

Its plans are measured in consents collected per month: 500 on Free, 5,000 on Small, 50,000 on Business. Past the limit, its FAQ says you upgrade or add usage blocks. Cookiequiet does not count consents, sessions or pageviews.

### Does Secure Privacy support the IAB TCF?

Yes, from the Small plan, and Secure Privacy CMP is on Google's list of certified CMPs. Cookiequiet is not certified, so publishers showing Google ads to European visitors need a certified CMP for those ads.

## Sources

- [Secure Privacy pricing](https://secureprivacy.ai/pricing)
- [Secure Privacy support: Google Consent Mode advanced setup with GTM](https://support.secureprivacy.ai/article/implementing-google-consent-mode-advanced-using-google-tag-manager-community-template)
- [Google: Certified CMPs that integrate with the IAB TCF](https://support.google.com/admanager/answer/13554116)