Legal · head to head
Cookiebot vs Ironclad
Cookiebot
Legal
Automated cookie scanning and consent banner for websites, owned by Usercentrics
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Ironclad
Legal
AI-powered contract lifecycle management platform.
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Cookiebot has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Cookiebot pricing is per domain and banded by subpage count, so an organisation with many brand domains or a large content site pays many multiples of the 7 euro headline, and the bands are counted from the scan rather than from what you think you publish.; Ironclad no published pricing; requires direct sales team contact for quotes, preventing cost comparison before engagement
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Cookiebot and Ironclad actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Legal).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Cookiebot
- Automated cookie scanning
- Prior blocking
- Google Consent Mode v2
- IAB TCF support
- Consent logging
- Cookie declaration
- Multi-language banners
- Geotargeting
Only in Ironclad
Nothing recorded that Cookiebot does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Cookiebot
- A marketing team that needs a defensible consent record for European visitors without adding privacy engineering headcountnot Ironclad
- A site using Google Ads and Analytics that must send Consent Mode v2 signals or lose conversion measurement in the EEAnot Ironclad
- An agency managing many small client sites that wants per-domain billing it can pass through at costnot Ironclad
- A content-heavy publisher needing IAB TCF signals passed to advertising partnersnot Ironclad
Ironclad
- Enterprise legal and procurement teams managing high-volume contract negotiationsnot Cookiebot
- Organisations standardising contract workflows across departmentsnot Cookiebot
- Companies required to audit and track contracts for compliance and risk managementnot Cookiebot
- B2B sales teams seeking faster deal cycles through automated approvalsnot Cookiebot
- Enterprises integrating contract management with Salesforce and CRM systemsnot Cookiebot
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Cookiebot
- Pricing is per domain and banded by subpage count, so an organisation with many brand domains or a large content site pays many multiples of the 7 euro headline, and the bands are counted from the scan rather than from what you think you publish.
- Enterprise features such as single sign-on, banner A and B testing and a dedicated account manager sit on Usercentrics Web CMP rather than on Cookiebot, so growing out of Cookiebot means migrating to a sibling product with its own dashboard and contract.
- Prior blocking depends on Cookiebot recognising the script, and custom or first-party tags frequently need manual tagging, which means a site can believe it is blocking trackers when it is not until someone audits it.
- Scans crawl a limited number of subpages per band, so trackers that only appear on deep or gated pages can go undiscovered and unblocked between scans.
- The free tier carries Cookiebot branding and is limited to one domain and 50 subpages, which makes it a demonstration rather than a workable option for anything but a brochure site.
Ironclad
- No published pricing; requires direct sales team contact for quotes, preventing cost comparison before engagement
- No public information on pricing model (per-contract, per-user, or tiered); cost structure opaque
- Requires choosing between self-led implementation or paid deployment support; no true 'free trial' option available
- Pricing includes add-ons (API, integrations, additional instances) with no pre-published costs; total cost unpredictable
- Enterprise-only positioning suggests premium pricing with no entry-level option for smaller teams
Pricing, plan by plan
Cookiebot
Free- FreeFree
- 1 domain, up to 50 subpages
- Automated scanning
- Google Consent Mode
- Premium Lite$7/month
- 1 domain, up to 50 subpages
- Custom banner design and logo
- Multi-language banners
- Premium Small$15/month
- Per domain
- Up to 350 subpages per domain
- Multiple domains supported
- Premium Medium$30/month
- Per domain
- Up to 3,500 subpages per domain
Ironclad
On request- Custom Quote$undefined/variable
- Contract Lifecycle Management
- AI Assistant (Jurist)
- eSignature solutions
Which should you pick?
Choose Cookiebot if
- You need automated cookie scanning.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want prior blocking.
Questions people ask
- Is Cookiebot or Ironclad better?
- Neither clearly leads. Cookiebot starts at Free and Ironclad at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Cookiebot or Ironclad?
- Cookiebot has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Cookiebot and On request for Ironclad.
- Does Cookiebot or Ironclad run on more platforms?
- Cookiebot runs on Web. Ironclad runs on Web, Desktop, API.
- Can I use Cookiebot for free?
- Yes. Cookiebot has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Ironclad starts at On request.
- What is Cookiebot best used for?
- Cookiebot is most often used for a marketing team that needs a defensible consent record for european visitors without adding privacy engineering headcount, a site using google ads and analytics that must send consent mode v2 signals or lose conversion measurement in the eea, an agency managing many small client sites that wants per-domain billing it can pass through at cost, a content-heavy publisher needing iab tcf signals passed to advertising partners. Of those, a marketing team that needs a defensible consent record for european visitors without adding privacy engineering headcount and a site using google ads and analytics that must send consent mode v2 signals or lose conversion measurement in the eea are not what Ironclad is typically brought in for.
- What can Cookiebot do that Ironclad cannot?
- Cookiebot covers Automated cookie scanning, Prior blocking, Google Consent Mode v2, IAB TCF support.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Cookiebot: Who owns Cookiebot?
Usercentrics, which acquired the Danish developer Cybot in September 2021. It is sold as Cookiebot by Usercentrics alongside the separate Usercentrics Web CMP.
Ironclad: What is Jurist?
Jurist is an AI assistant built specifically for legal contract review and research, helping teams analyse contracts and surface key terms.
SourceCookiebot: What does a real deployment cost?
Between 7 and 90 euros per domain per month depending on subpage count. Ten domains on the medium band is 300 euros a month, not 7.
Ironclad: Does Ironclad integrate with Salesforce?
Yes. Ironclad integrates with Salesforce, Slack, Microsoft Word, Coupa, Zapier and numerous other enterprise tools.
SourceCookiebot: Does it support Google Consent Mode v2?
Yes, and Cookiebot is in Google CMP partner programme, which matters if you run Google advertising into the EEA.
Ironclad: Is there a free trial available?
Pricing is not published. Interested organisations should request a demo to discuss their contracting needs and receive a custom quote.
SourceCookiebot: Is the free plan usable in production?
Only for a single very small site. It caps at one domain and 50 subpages and shows Cookiebot branding on the banner.
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