How to switch from iubenda to GetCookies

Before you start

• Keep your iubenda consent records

  Export what you need as proof of past consent before you cancel. GetCookies does not import them.

• Find your tagged scripts

  Search your templates for _iub_cs_activate. iubenda's manual tagging uses type="text/plain", that class, a data-iub-purposes number and often data-suppressedsrc instead of src.

• Decide about your policies

  If iubenda also generates your privacy policy or terms, decide separately whether to keep them. GetCookies has free privacy policy and cookie policy generators.

• Check your plan needs

  Consent Mode v2 default and update signals work on every GetCookies plan. IAB TCF consent strings, geo-targeting and visitor-region detection for Consent Mode need Pro; more than one banner language needs Business. See pricing.

Migration steps

1. Create a GetCookies account, add your domain and run a scan. Review the category it assigns to each cookie.

2. Configure the banner: layout, text, languages and, on Pro, geo-targeting and the advanced Consent Mode settings.

3. Remove the iubenda cookie solution scripts (the configuration snippet and iubenda_cs.js), or the iubenda tag in Google Tag Manager, and add the GetCookies loader as the first script in your page head. See direct script install.

4. Re-tag your scripts. Keep type="text/plain", remove the _iub_cs_activate class and data-iub-purposes, add data-cookieconsent with a GetCookies category (below), and rename data-suppressedsrc back to src. See data-attribute blocking.

5. Test in a private window: decline, and confirm nothing non-essential fires. The consent testing guide shows how.

6. When everything works, cancel the iubenda cookie solution.

Map iubenda purposes to GetCookies

iubenda lists its purpose IDs in its manual tagging guide.

• 2 Functionality and 3 Experience

  Use data-cookieconsent="preferences".

• 4 Measurement

  Use data-cookieconsent="analytics".

• 5 Marketing

  Use data-cookieconsent="marketing".

• Several purposes on one script

  GetCookies takes one category per script, so choose the strictest one, usually marketing.

What changes for you

• Consent is collected again

  Returning visitors see the GetCookies banner once, because their iubenda choice is not carried over.

• Registered CMP status

  iubenda is a registered IAB Europe CMP and on Google's certified CMP list; GetCookies is neither yet.

• Pricing

  GetCookies plans are priced by domains, without pageview limits. See pricing and GetCookies vs iubenda.