Borlabs Cookie

Hamburg-made WordPress plugin that blocks scripts on your own server, nothing sent to Borlabs

Quick Overview

Company Borlabs GmbH
Category consent management
Headquarters Hamburg, Germany
Founded 2018
EU Presence EU (Germany)
Data Location Your own WordPress site
Open Source No
Pricing €49/year for 1 website, €79/year for 3, €109/year for 5, €179/year for 10, €229/year for 25, €499/year for 99 websites; prices exclude VAT; no seasonal discounts
Free Option No free trial; 30-day money-back guarantee
Replaces Cookiebot, Real Cookie Banner, OneTrust

Detailed Review

Borlabs Cookie is a WordPress-only plugin from Borlabs GmbH in Hamburg, and its entire pitch is that nothing leaves your server: the consent records, the banner configuration and the more than 370 pre-built service packages all run on your own WordPress install, with no data transmitted to Borlabs itself.

Pricing is per number of websites rather than per pageview — €49 a year for one site, rising to €499 for 99 — with no seasonal discounts and a 30-day money-back guarantee instead of a trial.

The company states it has been established since 2018 and supports Google Consent Mode v2, the IAB TCF 2.4 framework and Microsoft's UET consent signal, so the blocking itself is current.

It sits in the same niche as Complianz, already in this category, and does the same job in a narrower way: deep WordPress integration, none of Complianz's document-generation features, and a flat annual licence instead of Complianz's free-plus-paid model. A team already on WordPress with Complianz has little reason to also evaluate Borlabs; one starting from nothing should compare both before choosing.

What Borlabs Cookie does well

  • Self-hosted consent data; nothing sent to Borlabs itself
  • Per-site licensing from €49/year, no pageview limits
  • Google Consent Mode v2, IAB TCF 2.4 and Microsoft UET support
  • 370+ pre-configured service packages

Where Borlabs Cookie falls short

  • WordPress only, like Complianz already in this category
  • No free trial, only a 30-day money-back guarantee
  • No document generation (privacy policy, cookie policy) unlike Complianz or iubenda

Standout feature. Licensed per website rather than per pageview or session, with a stated promise that no visitor data reaches Borlabs' own servers.

Pros and Cons

Pros

  • Self-hosted consent data; nothing sent to Borlabs itself
  • Per-site licensing from €49/year, no pageview limits
  • Google Consent Mode v2, IAB TCF 2.4 and Microsoft UET support
  • 370+ pre-configured service packages

Cons

  • WordPress only, like Complianz already in this category
  • No free trial, only a 30-day money-back guarantee
  • No document generation (privacy policy, cookie policy) unlike Complianz or iubenda

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Borlabs Cookie?

Borlabs Cookie is a WordPress-only plugin from Borlabs GmbH in Hamburg, and its entire pitch is that nothing leaves your server: the consent records, the banner configuration and the more than 370 pre-built service packages all run on your own WordPress install, with no data transmitted to Borlabs itself.

Pricing is per number of websites rather than per pageview — €49 a year for one site, rising to €499 for 99 — with no seasonal discounts and a 30-day money-back guarantee instead of a trial.

Where is Borlabs Cookie based?

Borlabs Cookie operates from Hamburg, Germany, which places it under EU (Germany).

What does Borlabs Cookie cost?

€49/year for 1 website, €79/year for 3, €109/year for 5, €179/year for 10, €229/year for 25, €499/year for 99 websites; prices exclude VAT; no seasonal discounts. No free trial; 30-day money-back guarantee.

Who is Borlabs Cookie best for?

WordPress sites that want a second, license-based option to Complianz. Licensed per website rather than per pageview or session, with a stated promise that no visitor data reaches Borlabs' own servers.

What are the drawbacks of Borlabs Cookie?

WordPress only, like Complianz already in this category. No free trial, only a 30-day money-back guarantee. No document generation (privacy policy, cookie policy) unlike Complianz or iubenda.

Is Borlabs Cookie a good alternative to Cookiebot?

Borlabs Cookie is built as a European alternative to Cookiebot: Hamburg-made WordPress plugin that blocks scripts on your own server, nothing sent to Borlabs. It will not be a like-for-like feature match in every respect, so check the review above for where the two genuinely differ before switching.

How does Borlabs Cookie compare to other consent management tools?

Borlabs Cookie is one of several European consent management tools we cover. It is most often compared with Cookiebot, Real Cookie Banner, OneTrust.

About the author

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