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Non-EU vendorConsent Management (CMP)Headquarters: GB

CookieYes: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

CookieYes is a cookie consent management platform. Site owners choose and customise a cookie banner and install it with a code snippet. A scanner checks a website's cookies on a schedule, and a free website scan is also available. CookieYes keeps a consent log, can block cookies until consent is given, and integrates with Google Tag Manager, Google Consent Mode and IAB TCF. The service supports regulations such as GDPR and CCPA/CPRA and is aimed at businesses of any size. CookieYes is delivered as software as a service, with setup guides for various CMS platforms.

CookieYes Limited is a UK company; its privacy policy gives an address in Milton Keynes. The CookieYes application is hosted in AWS data centres, and the documentation does not name the region. According to the privacy policy, personal data may be stored and processed in any country where the company has operations, with safeguards such as approved contractual terms. CookieYes is not open source. A European organisation should check the data processing agreement and the supplier list for the actual locations.

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Sovereignty score
32 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-250
    Headquartered outside the EU (GB)
  • Data residency SOV-30
    No hosting in Europe (Multiple)
  • Cryptographic key sovereignty SOV-340
    Key management with a non-European vendor
  • Freedom from lock-in SOV-640
    Closed source: switching requires data migration
  • Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-630
    Closed source, runtime with the vendor

SOV codes: the matching objective in the European Commission's Cloud Sovereignty Framework. Official source

How the score is calculated

Facts and evidence

Last checked October 4, 2026
HeadquartersGB (OTHER)Verified by hand
EU adequacy decisionYes — found adequate by the European CommissionVerified by hand
Sovereignty modelVendor-hosted (non-EU)Verified by hand
Data hostingMultipleVerified by hand
Open-sourceNoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliantYesVendor-stated
CategoryConsent Management (CMP)
TypeProduct
Websitecookieyes.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to CookieYes

The European alternatives to CookieYes come from our knowledge base of over 6,200 vendors. We only list vendors headquartered in the EU or the EEA; fully European-owned vendors rank before vendors with a foreign owner. For each alternative you see the country, the open-source status and a short description.

Score per alternative: 0 = high exposure, 100 = sovereign

24 European Consent Management (CMP) vendors are in the catalogue. View the whole category · Submit an alternative · View category on the map

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Why digital sovereignty matters with CookieYes

CookieYes is headquartered in GB, outside the EU. Contracts and data therefore also fall under non-European law. The GDPR applies through contractual terms, but in a conflict with local legislation you have less certainty than with a European vendor.

CookieYes hosts data outside the EU (Multiple). Personal data therefore leaves the EU, which requires a transfer mechanism under the GDPR and pulls the data residency score down.

CookieYes is closed source and hosted by the vendor. The encryption keys and the runtime sit with the vendor and switching requires data migration. Ask about bring-your-own-key, export options and open standards.

What this means for your organisation depends on your whole stack and context. The free assessment weighs CookieYes together with your other vendors and gives a total score, a heatmap and the main risk drivers.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best European alternative to CookieYes?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to CookieYes include Axeptio, Borlabs Cookie and CCM19. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to CookieYes?

Our list of EU alternatives to CookieYes is mostly commercial options. Browse the category on the map for open-source choices.

Is CookieYes GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

CookieYes is headquartered in GB (OTHER) and hosts data in Multiple. The vendor states it is GDPR-compliant, but the data falls under non-EU jurisdiction. For full EU data residency the EU alternatives on this page usually offer more certainty.

Details and sources

Verified by handHeadquarters, owner, hosting locations and licence have been checked by us against public sources. Free of charge and for every vendor, not a paid label. Nothing in this knowledge base is taken over automatically. Last checked on October 4, 2026.

Sources

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Compliance evidence

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Digital sovereignty in Consent Management (CMP)

Consent Management (CMP): Cookie banners and consent management platforms for GDPR compliance. In this category the choice of vendor determines who has legal access to your data, where that data lives and how easily you can switch later.

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