What's the difference between Cookiebot and PolicyForge?

Cookiebot (by Usercentrics) is a consent management platform: it scans your site, shows a consent banner, and blocks cookies until visitors opt in. It does not write your privacy policy or terms of service. PolicyForge covers the whole stack — AI-generated privacy, cookie, and terms policies plus a consent banner, free cookie scanner, DSAR form, and consent records — in one plan.

If I use Cookiebot, do I still need a privacy policy generator?

Yes. Cookiebot produces a cookie declaration for your banner, but GDPR, CCPA, and most other privacy laws also require a full privacy policy — and often terms of service and other legal documents. That usually means paying for a second tool on top of Cookiebot. PolicyForge bundles the policies and the consent banner together.

How does Cookiebot pricing compare to PolicyForge?

Cookiebot is priced per domain, with plans that scale up with the number of subpages on your site — costs grow as your site or portfolio grows. PolicyForge Pro is a flat $15/month for unlimited sites, including the consent banner and cookie scanner. For multi-domain businesses and agencies the difference compounds quickly.

Does PolicyForge block cookies until consent like Cookiebot?

Yes. PolicyForge's banner holds tagged scripts until the visitor consents to their category, supports Google Consent Mode v2, respects Global Privacy Control signals, and stores consent records with per-category detail. You can also geo-target so EU visitors get opt-in behavior while other regions see lighter treatment.

Does PolicyForge support IAB TCF like Cookiebot?

No. If you run programmatic advertising that requires the IAB Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF), Cookiebot or another TCF-registered CMP is the right tool for that specific need. For the vast majority of businesses — SaaS, e-commerce, agencies, content sites using standard analytics and marketing tags — TCF isn't required, and PolicyForge covers consent plus all your legal policies for less.

How do I migrate from Cookiebot to PolicyForge?

Run PolicyForge's free cookie scanner to confirm what your site sets, configure your banner in the PolicyForge dashboard (categories are pre-selected from your scan), replace Cookiebot's script tag with PolicyForge's embed, and tag any scripts you want blocked until consent. Then generate the privacy and cookie policies to match. Most sites finish in under an hour.

Is there a free way to see what cookies my site uses?

Yes — PolicyForge's cookie scanner is free and requires no account. It detects cookies and 30+ common trackers (Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, TikTok, Hotjar, HubSpot and more) and tells you which consent categories your banner needs.

Can I try PolicyForge before cancelling Cookiebot?

Yes. The free plan includes 2 generated policies per month and access to the consent banner builder, with no credit card required — so you can stand everything up in parallel and switch the embed code over when you're satisfied.

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Looking for a Cookiebot Alternative?

Cookiebot handles consent — then you still need a policy generator. PolicyForge does both: AI-written legal policies plus a consent banner with GCM v2 and script blocking, for $15/month across unlimited sites.

Consent Banner + Policies

Google Consent Mode v2

Free Cookie Scanner

Unlimited Sites