The CookieBoss Blog

Practical guides on privacy compliance, consent management, and keeping your website fast.

Compliance 6 min read

GDPR Cookie Consent Requirements: What Your Website Actually Needs

A plain-language breakdown of what GDPR requires for cookie consent. Learn about prior consent, granular choices, documentation, and the penalties for getting it wrong.

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Compliance · 7 min

Cookie Audit Checklist: How to Find and Classify Every Cookie on Your Website

A step-by-step guide to auditing the cookies on your website. Learn how to discover all cookies, classify them correctly, and keep your inventory up to date for GDPR compliance.

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Small Business Tips · 9 min

Cookiebot Pricing Explained (And Why You're Probably Overpaying)

Cookiebot's pricing looks simple until you hit the auto-upgrades, per-domain multipliers, and tier jumps. Here's how the math actually works — and what a transparent alternative looks like.

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Migration Guides · 8 min

How to Migrate from Cookiebot to CookieBoss in 5 Minutes

A step-by-step guide to switching from Cookiebot to CookieBoss. Keep your consent categories, geo rules, and Google Consent Mode V2 — with a faster script, transparent pricing, and no billing surprises.

Compliance · 7 min

ePrivacy Directive vs GDPR: Which Law Actually Governs Cookies?

Many websites focus on GDPR for cookie compliance but overlook the ePrivacy Directive. Learn how these two regulations interact, which one takes precedence for cookies, and what this means for your consent implementation.

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Compliance · 20 min

CMP Performance Benchmarks 2026: How Cookie Consent Scripts Affect Your Core Web Vitals

We tested the top consent management platforms and measured their impact on Core Web Vitals. Here's what we found.

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Product Updates · 10 min

Why Your Cookie Consent Script Is Slowing Down Your Website

Cookie consent scripts can add 200-500ms to page load, hurt Core Web Vitals, and cost you Google rankings. Here's how consent management platforms affect performance and what to look for in a fast CMP.

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Compliance · 8 min

Google Consent Mode V2: What It Is and How to Set It Up

A practical guide to Google Consent Mode V2. Learn what it does, why Google requires it, how it affects your analytics data, and how to implement it with a consent management platform.

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Small Business Tips · 10 min

How to Choose a Cookie Consent Plan Based on Your Website's Size

Subpage count is the biggest factor in choosing a cookie consent plan. Learn how site size affects compliance needs and how CookieBoss, Cookiebot, and CookieYes compare on pricing for a single domain.

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Small Business Tips · 8 min

Best Cookiebot Alternative in 2026: A Pricing and Feature Comparison

Comparing Cookiebot alternatives by price, features, and transparency. See how CookieBoss, CookieYes, and Termly stack up for small businesses in 2026.