The short answer
The right website compliance checker depends on the job. For a hosted cookie banner, CookieYes, Cookiebot, Usercentrics, Termly, iubenda or Enzuzo. For California only, Privisy. For enterprise privacy programs, OneTrust. For a full audit of a website, repository or app against many markets, with the law cited and fixes written, SafeLaunch.
Key takeaways
- Most tools called "GDPR checkers" are consent banners with a cookie scanner. They list cookies; they don't audit the rest of the law.
- Listing cookies and testing consent are different checks. SafeLaunch's paid audits record what loads before a choice, after Reject and after Accept; Privisy tests network requests and Global Privacy Control.
- Few tools cite the law behind each finding. SafeLaunch and Privisy do; GDPR Scout tags findings to articles.
- Banner tools and audit tools work well together: one collects consent, the other checks it works and audits everything else.
- SafeLaunch covers 138 laws in 54 markets, reads code and app packages, and writes fixes as prompts for AI builders.
On this page
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Who wrote this, and how we compared
We compared each tool on five things a small team needs to know: what it costs, whether it tests consent in a real browser, whether each finding cites the law, whether it gives you fixes, and who it is best for. The comparison hub has a full page for each.
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Website compliance checkers at a glance
| Tool | Choose it if | Price | Browser consent test | Law cited per finding | Fixes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SafeLaunch | You want a full audit of a site, repo or app across many markets, with fixes | Free scan; $49 or $149 one-time; from $49/month | Yes (paid audits) | Yes | Yes |
| CookieYes | You need a consent banner installed today and nothing more | Free for small sites; about $10–55 per domain a month | Cookie scan of your site | No | No |
| Cookiebot | You need a widely used consent banner with Google Consent Mode support | Free for 1 domain up to 50 subpages; paid plans per domain | Cookie scan of your site | No | No |
| Usercentrics | You need consent management across websites and apps at scale | Free up to 1,000 sessions a month; paid plans priced by sessions | Cookie and tracker scanning | No | No |
| Termly | You only need a hosted cookie banner and policy text | Free; $10–15 per site a month; agency on quote | Cookie scan of your site | No | No |
| iubenda | You want hosted policies, a banner and consent records from one provider | Free for small sites; paid plans per site, from about $6 a month | Site scanning for cookies | No | No |
| Enzuzo | You want a banner, policies and data subject request handling in one low-cost tool | Free for 1 domain and 5,000 monthly visitors; paid from about $9 a month | Cookie scan of your site | No | No |
| Privisy | You only sell in California and want weekly monitoring of one site today | Free summary; $49 per audit; $348 a year for weekly monitoring | Network requests and Global Privacy Control | Yes | Remediation steps |
| GDPR Scout | You want a very cheap, quick check of a simple site | Free; $3.99 or $9.99 a month | No | Tagged to articles | AI-written suggestions |
| OneTrust | You run a large company with a privacy team, many systems and data requests at scale | Custom quote; reported minimum around $10,000 a year | Cookie scanning | Not stated | No |
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Which type of tool do you need?
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You need policies written
Termly, iubenda and Enzuzo generate policies from a questionnaire. SafeLaunch's Launch Fix drafts them from what it finds in your product, so they name your real vendors.
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You only sell in California
Privisy audits against the CCPA with cited findings and Global Privacy Control testing.
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You run a large privacy program
OneTrust covers data mapping, vendor management and consent at enterprise scale, with custom pricing.
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You want to know what in your product breaks the law, and how to fix it
SafeLaunch reads your pages, code or app, maps every finding to the law of each market you choose, scores each market and writes the fix, including prompts for Lovable, Cursor and other AI builders.
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Each tool in one paragraph
CookieYes
CookieYes runs a cookie banner per domain. SafeLaunch tests whether the banner actually works in a real browser, and checks everything else the law asks of your product. Choose CookieYes if: You need a consent banner installed today and nothing more. Full comparison.
Cookiebot
Cookiebot, from Usercentrics, runs a cookie consent banner and scanner priced per domain. SafeLaunch checks whether consent actually works on your site and audits everything else the law asks of your product. Choose Cookiebot if: You need a widely used consent banner with Google Consent Mode support; You want monthly cookie scans and a generated cookie declaration. Full comparison.
Usercentrics
Usercentrics is a consent management platform priced by sessions, from a free tier to enterprise. SafeLaunch is a compliance audit: it tests what your site and code do against 138 laws in 54 markets and writes the fixes. Choose Usercentrics if: You need consent management across websites and apps at scale; You want consent analytics and enterprise support. Full comparison.
Termly
Termly generates privacy policies and runs a cookie banner. SafeLaunch audits your whole website or app against 138 laws in 54 markets, shows what breaks them and writes the fixes. Choose Termly if: You only need a hosted cookie banner and policy text; You want consent records stored by a banner provider. Full comparison.
iubenda
iubenda generates privacy and cookie policies and runs a consent banner, billed per site. SafeLaunch audits what your website or app actually does against 138 laws in 54 markets, cites the law for every finding and writes the fixes. Choose iubenda if: You want hosted policies, a banner and consent records from one provider; You run a small number of sites and want a set-and-forget subscription. Full comparison.
Enzuzo
Enzuzo combines a consent banner, policy generator, data request handling and a free privacy compliance scanner. SafeLaunch goes deeper on the audit: 138 laws in 54 markets, code and app checks, cited findings and exact fixes. Choose Enzuzo if: You want a banner, policies and data subject request handling in one low-cost tool; You're a small business focused on privacy policies and consent. Full comparison.
Privisy
Privisy audits websites against California's CCPA, with cited findings at $49 an audit. SafeLaunch covers California too, plus 23 more markets, reads code and apps, and writes the fixes, at the same $49. Choose Privisy if: You only sell in California and want weekly monitoring of one site today; You only need a CCPA grade, without other markets or code checks. Full comparison.
GDPR Scout
GDPR Scout runs 13 privacy and 9 security checks for a few dollars a month. SafeLaunch maps 547 requirements across 54 markets, tests consent in a real browser and cites every finding to the law. Choose GDPR Scout if: You want a very cheap, quick check of a simple site. Full comparison.
OneTrust
OneTrust is an enterprise privacy platform for legal and privacy teams, with custom pricing reported from about $10,000 a year. SafeLaunch is self-serve: a free scan, then $49 or $149 for a full audit of one product. Choose OneTrust if: You run a large company with a privacy team, many systems and data requests at scale; You need consent records, data mapping and vendor management in one enterprise tool. Full comparison.
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