Snapshot
ConsentStack is a modern alternative to Ketch for website consent management. Same job, fraction of the cost.
Pricing
30,000 visitors/month is the first real decision point for most sites. Here's what you get.
- 30,000 visitors/mo
- 6 native integrations
- Custom CSS/JS
- Headless mode + full API
- Analytics
- 7 languages
- 195+ regulations
- 30,000 visitors/mo
- 2 integrations (same as free)
- No CSS injection
- No headless mode
- Basic analytics
- No multi-language
- ~25 jurisdictions
Your banner never goes dark.
Ketch disables your consent banner the moment you exceed your tier's visitor cap. One strike, any month. From that point until you can get on a sales call and negotiate a new plan (starting at $499/mo), your site collects data without consent. That's a compliance gap you can't control. ConsentStack keeps your banner running no matter what and auto-upgrades on the next billing cycle.
No sales calls.
Ketch forces you into a sales conversation starting at $499/mo the moment you outgrow Starter. ConsentStack pricing is public and self-serve.
No overage charges, no surprises.
Per-site billing. Different sites, different plans.
Source for Ketch prices: ketch.com/pricing. Ketch Pro requires custom pricing via sales engagement.
Simplicity & Freedom
Built for modern teams. A visual builder anyone can use, with full developer access when you need it. No tag managers, no build steps, no locked-down interfaces.
Live in Minutes
Add one snippet, configure in the visual builder, and publish. Everything else is automatic.
Full Design Control
Use the visual builder or inject custom CSS and JavaScript for pixel-perfect control. Ketch limits you to their no-code components.
Headless Mode + Full API
A full JavaScript API for custom consent flows, single-page apps, and advanced integrations. Ketch offers headless mode only on Plus ($499+/mo).
Auto Cookie Detection
Automatically detects and classifies cookies against 900+ known trackers. No manual tagging, no tag manager rules.
Plain Language, Not Platform Jargon
Ketch introduces its own vocabulary — “purposes”, “experiences”, “deployments”, “jurisdictions” — layered on top of concepts you already know. Configuring a banner means bouncing between these abstractions before anything goes live. ConsentStack uses the terms you'd expect: sites, categories, regulations, and a banner. Set up is direct and obvious.
“Sometimes the UI is hard to follow, and I find myself clicking around multiple times to get to where I want.”
Ketch user — Verified G2 reviewerConsentStack shows every feature in one dashboard — no hunting, no hidden settings. Upgrade is self-serve and instant.
Coverage
195+ privacy regulations across 157+ jurisdictions, on every tier including free. Consent models resolve automatically per visitor via CDN-edge geo-detection.
Coverage spans Europe (43 jurisdictions including all EU/EEA ePrivacy implementations), Americas (46 regulations including 20 US state laws), Asia-Pacific (28 jurisdictions), and MENA & Africa (47+ jurisdictions). Ketch documents coverage for approximately 25 jurisdictions, focused on major US and European markets. APAC, MENA, and Africa are not documented on their regulatory compliance page.
Performance
ConsentStack ships as a single 23KB gzipped JavaScript file with zero external dependencies. Banner appears in ~50ms. Independent benchmarking by CookieBench measured Ketch at 709ms banner appearance time and 296KB in external requests across their multi-file Smart Tag architecture.
A faster banner means fewer visitors interact with your site before consent is collected. That means cleaner compliance and better Core Web Vitals.
Source: CookieBench independent CMP benchmarks.
Full consent management, 5x less.
195+ regulations, a 23KB SDK, and transparent pricing. No sales calls, no surprise overages.
When to Choose Ketch
ConsentStack is focused on doing website consent management exceptionally well. Some capabilities are still on our roadmap.
IAB TCF v2.2 and GPP
ConsentStack does not yet support TCF or GPP. If your use case requires TCF compliance for EU programmatic advertising, Ketch supports this today.
DSR Automation
Data subject request workflows are not yet available in ConsentStack. Ketch offers a full DSR workflow builder.
Mobile SDKs
Native iOS, Android, and React Native SDKs are not yet available. ConsentStack is currently web-focused.
Ketch's customer support is also genuinely excellent, rated 9.6/10 on G2. For organizations that need these capabilities today, Ketch is a strong choice. For website consent management, ConsentStack delivers more for less.
FAQ
Yes. ConsentStack provides full consent management, including geo-aware enforcement, script blocking, platform integrations, analytics, and 195+ regulation coverage, starting at $29/month. Ketch's equivalent paid tier starts at $150/month with only 2 integrations included. ConsentStack is purpose-built for website consent management and designed for developer-led teams that want performance, control, and transparent pricing.
ConsentStack Pro costs $29/month per site and includes all 6 platform integrations, custom CSS/JS, headless mode, analytics, and multi-language support. Ketch Starter costs $150/month with 2 integrations. If you exceed Ketch Starter's visitor cap in any single month, your banner is disabled and you must contact sales for a new plan starting at $499/month, creating a compliance gap until the new plan is provisioned. ConsentStack never disables your banner and auto-upgrades on the next billing cycle.
Yes. ConsentStack supports 195+ privacy regulations across 157+ jurisdictions on every tier, including free. This covers GDPR, all EU/EEA ePrivacy implementations, CCPA/CPRA, 20 US state laws, LGPD, PIPL, POPIA, and regulations across APAC, MENA, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Consent models are resolved automatically per-visitor via CDN-edge geo-detection.
Ketch offers four tiers: Free ($0, 5,000 visitors, 2 integrations), Starter ($150/month, 30,000 visitors, 2 integrations), Plus (from $499/month billed annually, 100,000 visitors), and Pro (custom pricing, unlimited). Advanced features like DSR automation, data mapping, and risk assessments require the Pro tier with custom pricing.
Yes. ConsentStack requires a single script tag to install. Add it to your site, configure your consent categories and appearance in the visual builder, and publish. The SDK handles geo-detection, script blocking, and consent logging automatically. No build steps, no package manager, no tag manager required.
ConsentStack does not currently support IAB TCF v2.2 or GPP. If your use case requires TCF compliance for EU programmatic advertising, Ketch offers this capability. ConsentStack supports Google Consent Mode v2, GPC, and native consent signaling to Meta, TikTok, Microsoft, Pinterest, and LinkedIn.