# KookiOk

> KookiOk is a free GDPR cookie consent platform for websites: a customizable consent banner, an automatic cookie scanner, tamper-evident consent records, and Google Consent Mode v2 - with no page-view limits and no credit card.

## Pages
- [Home](https://kookiok.com/): What KookiOk is, the free plan, the cookie scanner, and how it compares to paid tools.
- [Best free cookie consent tools, compared](https://kookiok.com/compare): KookiOk vs Cookiebot, CookieYes, iubenda, Termly, Complianz, Osano, Usercentrics and OneTrust - every free plan side by side.
- [WordPress cookie consent plugin](https://kookiok.com/wordpress-cookie-plugin): KookiOk's official free WordPress plugin - install, paste your Domain Group ID, and the banner is live.

## Guides
- [Do I need a cookie banner?](https://kookiok.com/do-i-need-a-cookie-banner): Do you need a cookie consent banner? Usually yes - if your site uses analytics, ads or embeds. When consent is required, and how to add one free.
- [What is a CMP?](https://kookiok.com/what-is-a-consent-management-platform): A consent management platform (CMP) collects and manages cookie consent on a website. What a CMP does, how it works, and how to get one free.
- [GDPR cookie consent guide](https://kookiok.com/gdpr-cookie-consent-guide): How to make your site's cookies GDPR-compliant - prior consent, an equal Reject, granular categories and consent records, explained step by step.
- [EU cookie tracking study](https://kookiok.com/eu-cookie-tracking-study): We scanned 21 popular EU websites with a neutral cookie scanner. 95% fired non-essential cookies or trackers before any consent - here is the data and what it means.

## Alternatives
- [Cookiebot alternative](https://kookiok.com/cookiebot-alternative): A free Cookiebot alternative - unlimited sites and page-views, a cookie scanner and Consent Mode v2, with no per-domain fees and no credit card.
- [CookieYes alternative](https://kookiok.com/cookieyes-alternative): A free CookieYes alternative with no page-view cap - the banner never stops. Unlimited sites and traffic, cookie scanner, Consent Mode v2, no credit card.
- [iubenda alternative](https://kookiok.com/iubenda-alternative): A free iubenda alternative for GDPR cookie consent - unlimited sites and page-views, no per-site fees, a scanner and Consent Mode v2. No credit card.
- [Termly alternative](https://kookiok.com/termly-alternative): A free Termly alternative for GDPR cookie consent - no monthly view cap; consent records and Consent Mode v2 free on unlimited sites. No credit card.
- [Complianz alternative](https://kookiok.com/complianz-alternative): A free Complianz alternative that works on any website, not just WordPress - GPC, Consent Mode v2 and 5-year consent records free, no premium plan.
- [Osano alternative](https://kookiok.com/osano-alternative): A free Osano alternative - unlimited sites and visitors, a real cookie scanner and Consent Mode v2, with no 5,000-visitor cap and no credit card.
- [Usercentrics alternative](https://kookiok.com/usercentrics-alternative): A free Usercentrics alternative - unlimited sites and sessions, a cookie scanner and Consent Mode v2, with no 1,000-session cap and no credit card.
- [OneTrust alternative](https://kookiok.com/onetrust-alternative): A free OneTrust alternative for small and mid-sized sites - unlimited sites, a real cookie scanner, Consent Mode v2, no sales call and no credit card.

## Platform guides
- [Webflow cookie banner](https://kookiok.com/cookie-banner-for-webflow): Add a free, GDPR-ready cookie consent banner to your Webflow site. Paste one line of KookiOk script into Custom Code, publish, and trackers stay blocked until consent.
- [Squarespace cookie banner](https://kookiok.com/cookie-banner-for-squarespace): Add a free GDPR cookie consent banner to your Squarespace site by pasting one line of code into Code Injection. No native extension needed.
- [Shopify cookie banner](https://kookiok.com/cookie-banner-for-shopify): Add a free GDPR cookie consent banner to your Shopify store. Paste one line of KookiOk script into your theme - no Shopify app, no per-page fees.
- [Wix cookie banner](https://kookiok.com/cookie-banner-for-wix): Add a free GDPR cookie consent banner to your Wix site in minutes - paste one line of code in Custom Code, no native app or plugin needed.

## FAQ
- Do I need a cookie consent banner? Most likely, yes. Under the EU GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive, a site that sets analytics, advertising or other non-essential cookies (including Google Analytics) generally needs prior, informed consent before those cookies load.
- Is KookiOk really free, and what is the catch? Yes - the banner, cookie scanner, consent records and AI design are all free, with no website limit, no page-view limit and no credit card. The only trade-off is a small "Powered by KookiOk" label on the banner.
- Are there page-view or traffic limits? No. KookiOk never caps page-views, so the banner keeps showing however much traffic you get - unlike free tiers that stop the banner after a monthly view cap.
- How do I install it? Paste one line of script (a single <script> tag) into your site, or add it through your CMS or tag manager. On WordPress, install the official KookiOk plugin instead (https://wordpress.org/plugins/kookiok/) - it places the script correctly and verifies the install.
- Does it work with Google Consent Mode v2? Yes. Google Consent Mode v2 and Global Privacy Control (GPC) are built in, so it works with Google Analytics and Google Ads. It also ships an IAB TCF v2.2-compatible API, though it is not a registered or certified CMP.
- Does it block cookies before consent? Yes. Non-essential scripts, cookies and storage (analytics, marketing, preferences) stay blocked until the visitor opts in - "prior-consent" blocking.
- Do you keep proof of consent? Yes. Every choice is saved as a tamper-evident (SHA-256) record - the categories chosen, the time and an anonymized signal - kept for 5 years and exportable as PDF or JSON.
- Will it slow my site or load Google Fonts? No. The banner is a lightweight script served from a fast CDN in an isolated layer, with self-hosted fonts and no Google Fonts or other third-party assets. Data is processed in the EU (France) with anonymized IP addresses and no device fingerprinting.
- Does using KookiOk make my website GDPR compliant? It gives you the tools GDPR, ePrivacy and CCPA expect - prior-consent blocking, an equally easy "Reject all", granular choices and consent records - but full compliance also depends on your own setup. KookiOk does not generate legal policy documents and is not legal advice.

## Key facts
- Price: free, with no paid tier and no credit card. The only trade-off is a small "Powered by KookiOk" label on the banner.
- Sites and traffic: unlimited websites and no page-view limit - the banner never stops showing.
- Cookie scanner: a headless browser crawls your site and flags every cookie, pixel and tracker that fires before consent.
- Prior-consent blocking: non-essential scripts, cookies and storage stay blocked until the visitor opts in.
- Signals: Google Consent Mode v2 and Global Privacy Control (GPC) are built in.
- Consent records: 5-year, tamper-evident (SHA-256) records, exportable as PDF or JSON.
- Banner design: no-code - 7 templates, your brand colour and custom CSS, or describe your brand and let AI design it; 34 languages.
- Privacy by design: self-hosted fonts (no Google Fonts), EU data residency (France), anonymized IP addresses, no device fingerprinting.
- Install: one hosted line of script that works on any site, or the official KookiOk WordPress plugin (https://wordpress.org/plugins/kookiok/).
- Honest limits: KookiOk ships an IAB TCF v2.2-compatible API - it is NOT a registered or certified CMP, so for full programmatic IAB advertising you register your own CMP ID. It does NOT generate legal policy documents (privacy policies, terms). It is designed to support GDPR, ePrivacy and CCPA compliance, but is not legal advice.

## How KookiOk compares (verified June 2026 against public pricing)
- vs Cookiebot: Cookiebot bills per domain (the free plan is one domain and 50 subpages) and roughly doubled its base price in August 2025; KookiOk is free on unlimited domains with no page metering. Cookiebot is a registered IAB-certified CMP; KookiOk ships a TCF-compatible API.
- vs CookieYes: the CookieYes free plan caps at about 5,000 page-views a month and then stops showing the banner; KookiOk never caps page-views.
- vs iubenda: iubenda bills one plan per website and the free banner stops after about 1,000 page-views a month; iubenda also auto-generates lawyer-drafted legal documents, which KookiOk does not.
- vs Termly: the Termly free banner deactivates above 10,000 monthly views and keeps exportable consent records on the paid Pro+ tier; Termly also generates legal documents; KookiOk has no view cap and includes consent records free.
- vs Complianz: Complianz runs only on WordPress and Shopify, and keeps GPC and Google Consent Mode v2 on premium; KookiOk is one script for any website with both included free.
- vs Osano: the Osano first paid step is around $199/month and the free tier caps at roughly 5,000 unique visitors; KookiOk is free on every site with no visitor cap, though Osano offers a broader privacy-management suite.
- vs Usercentrics: Usercentrics meters around 1,000 sessions a month on the free tier and limits free use to two languages (it also owns Cookiebot); KookiOk has no session meter and 34 languages free.
- vs OneTrust: OneTrust is an enterprise, quote-based suite with no genuine free plan (typical deals run into five figures a year); KookiOk is free and self-serve, while OneTrust suits large enterprises with broad governance needs.

## Legal
- [Privacy policy](https://kookiok.com/privacy): how KookiOk processes personal data.
- [Terms of service](https://kookiok.com/terms): the terms for using KookiOk.
- [Data processing addendum (DPA)](https://kookiok.com/dpa): processor terms for website owners using KookiOk.

## Contact
- [Contact page](https://kookiok.com/contact) - or email contact@kookiok.com (general enquiries, privacy and data-subject requests, security reports).
- KookiOk is an independent service operated by a private individual.

## About
KookiOk helps website owners comply with the GDPR, the ePrivacy Directive and CCPA by managing cookie consent. It provides a customizable consent banner, an automatic cookie scanner that crawls your site and flags trackers firing before consent, tamper-evident consent records (kept 5 years, exportable as PDF or JSON), AI banner design, and Google Consent Mode v2 with Global Privacy Control (GPC). The free plan has no website limit and no page-view limit, and needs no credit card; a small "Powered by KookiOk" label appears on the banner. KookiOk ships an IAB TCF v2.2-compatible API (it is not a registered/certified CMP) and does not generate legal policy documents. KookiOk provides tools to support compliance and is not legal advice. Available in 34 languages.