Cookiebot Pricing Explained — Why Two Sites Cost More Than Twice One
ConsentProof is a cookie consent checker that scans any website with a real browser and records which cookies and third-party trackers fire before the visitor consents.
How the tiers are counted
Checked on 2026-09-06: Cookiebot's published plans run from a free tier covering one domain and about 50 subpages, up through roughly €7, €15, €30, €50 and €90 a month, with the tier determined by how many subpages are scanned. Subdomains count as separate domains.
That is the whole explanation for the most common complaint. Two sites are not two units of the same thing — each gets its own domain allowance and its own subpage count, so the second one rarely costs the same as the first.
What users report, in their own words
Trustpilot reviews from 2026 are specific and named. 'In 2025 they raised the price… to 180 EUR. In 2026 I just received an invoice for 360 EUR!!!!' (Andi Munich, 2026-08-15). 'Price gone £540 per year to £900 with no communication.' (Jonny Russell, 2026-04-15). 'Our website has around 2500 pages, but we get bumped to a 7000 page plan' (Eric Bekkers, 2026-08-26).
A widely reported change in August 2025 doubled the base price and moved accounts with fewer than four domains up a tier, which is when much of this feedback starts.
The overall profile on 2026-09-06 was 3.6 out of 5 from 334 reviews, with 46% of them one star. That is a distribution about billing, not about whether the banner works.
How to budget around it
Count subdomains before quoting a client, not after. Check whether your scanned subpage count is near a tier boundary, since a content push can cross one. And separate the two costs in your own head: the banner is a subscription that scales with the site, and verifying the banner does not have to be.
We do not sell a banner, so this is not an argument to leave. It is an argument to know which line on the invoice moves and why.
Frequently asked
- Why does Cookiebot cost more per website when I add a second site?
- Because pricing is per domain with a subpage allowance, and subdomains count as separate domains. Each additional site brings its own allowance rather than sharing the first one's.
- Did Cookiebot raise prices in 2025?
- A widely reported change in August 2025 doubled the base price and automatically moved accounts with fewer than four domains to a higher tier. Multiple named Trustpilot reviews in 2026 describe invoices roughly doubling.
- Is there a cheaper way to keep the same setup?
- Keep the banner and price the verification separately. Monitoring here is flat per site regardless of traffic or page count, which at least stops the checking half of the job from scaling with the client's content.
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