2026 edition

Long reads on website compliance in Europe

Web Compliance Journal

Reviews

All reviews

10 services, one method. Ordered by overall score; the 2026 ranking puts them side by side.

  1. Website compliance checker (EU law)

    LegisCheck.eu review

    Editor’s choice

    Checks websites and online shops against EU legal duties; the basic check is free, and one-off technical audits start at €79.

    Our score: 8.3/10Excellent

  2. Compliance suite (legal texts + CMP)

    iubenda review

    Milan-based compliance suite that generates policies and terms, runs a consent banner and offers a free privacy scanner.

    Our score: 7.1/10Very good

  3. Consent management platform (CMP)

    Cookiebot review

    Copenhagen-born consent platform, now part of Usercentrics, built around a thorough cookie and tracker scanner.

    Our score: 6.5/10Good

  4. Consent management platform (CMP)

    consentmanager review

    Consent platform from Sweden, sold from Germany and France, with crawls several times a day, EU-only storage and Legal Shield.

    Our score: 6.3/10Good

  5. Free privacy scanner (single page)

    Webbkoll review

    A free, open-source web check from Sweden that lists one page’s cookies, third-party requests and security headers.

    Our score: 6.3/10Good

  6. Consent management platform (CMP)

    CookieYes review

    British consent platform with a free cookie checker, built-in policy generators and published prices by page views.

    Our score: 6.1/10Good

  7. Free audit tool (desktop, open source)

    EDPB Website Auditing Tool review

    An auditor’s desktop tool, free and open source, from the EDPB’s Support Pool of Experts: it documents cookies and trackers before and after consent.

    Our score: 6.1/10Good

  8. Legal-text generators + website scanner (Germany)

    eRecht24 review

    Berlin legal-text platform offering free imprint and privacy policy generators alongside a website scanner.

    Our score: 6.1/10Good

  9. Consent management platform (CMP)

    CookieFirst review

    Amsterdam consent platform with a cookie scanner, a cookie policy that updates itself, and a free plan.

    Our score: 5.8/10Fair

  10. Enterprise website governance suite

    Siteimprove review

    Copenhagen enterprise suite for accessibility, quality assurance, SEO and analytics, priced on request.

    Our score: 5.2/10Fair