DPDP Platform Comparison · September 2026
ConsentOS vs CookieYes
CookieYes is a cookie consent specialist, used on more than 1.5 million websites by its own count. A cookie banner is one DPDP obligation. The Act also requires consent records, data principal rights, breach intimation without delay and a detailed report within 72 hours, retention and erasure controls, and for regulated finance the RBI conflict. This page compares a cookie consent specialist against a platform built for the wider obligation set, with breach notification alerts on the roadmap for H2 2026.
| Capability | ConsentOS you | CookieYes |
|---|---|---|
| DPDP obligation scope | Consent records, rights requests and retention conflicts. Breach alerts on the roadmap | Cookie consent. The DPDP Act is covered in a blog guide, not in its regulations list |
| Cookie consent banner | Not offered. Consent is recorded and governed server-side | Banner, cookie scanner and script blocking. 1.5 million websites reported |
| Consent records and audit trail (Section 6) | Timestamped, tamper-evident records | Cookie consent log with CSV export |
| Data principal rights portal (access, erasure, withdrawal) | Public rights request intake. Growth and up | Not described on its product pages |
| Breach notification workflow (Section 8(6), 72-hour rule) | Breach Incident Register logs incidents and clocks, Growth and up. Alerts on the roadmap | Not described on its product pages |
| RBI / PMLA retention vs DPDP erasure (Legal Obligation Override) | Section 8(7) conflict flagged and registered. Compliance Vault | Not described on its product pages |
| Notice and banner languages | English live. Hindi and Eighth Schedule languages on the roadmap | Banner in 170+ languages. Eighth Schedule coverage is not described |
| Pricing | Fixed tiers from Rs 2,999/mo; Vault Rs 1,50,000/mo | Free US$0. Paid US$10, US$25 and US$55 a month per domain |
| Best fit | Regulated Indian businesses, BFSI-first | Websites needing a cookie banner |
CookieYes column: cookieyes.com home, pricing, features, regulations, cookie consent product, privacy policy generator and site index pages, and its DPDP blog guide, read on 29 September 2026. "Not described" reports what those pages say. It is not a statement about the product.
Where CookieYes is strong
CookieYes is a cookie consent specialist. Its banner displays in 170+ languages, its scanner checks against 100,000+ categorised cookies, and it blocks third-party scripts until the visitor consents. A free plan covers 5,000 pageviews a month and paid plans run US$10, US$25 and US$55 a month per domain. Free privacy and cookie policy generators round out the toolkit. For a consumer website whose main exposure is the cookie banner, CookieYes is a reasonable, low-cost choice, and ConsentOS offers no banner at all.
Where ConsentOS wins
The cookie banner is one obligation of several. The DPDP Act 2023 also requires consent records under Section 6, the full data principal rights lifecycle, breach intimation without delay and a detailed report within 72 hours under Section 8(6), retention and erasure controls, and for regulated finance the RBI and PMLA retention mandate against the DPDP erasure right. ConsentOS is built for that wider set, with breach notification alerts on the roadmap for H2 2026, and supports resolution of the retention conflict with a Legal Obligation Override and a signed denial register built for inspection. CookieYes's product pages, read on 29 September 2026, describe no rights handling, breach workflow or retention handling. If you are regulated by RBI, IRDAI, or SEBI, a banner is the start, and the obligation set is the requirement.
ConsentOS vs CookieYes, answered.
Is a cookie consent tool like CookieYes enough for DPDP compliance?
A cookie banner covers one obligation. The DPDP Act 2023 also requires consent records under Section 6, data principal rights handling, breach intimation without delay and a detailed report within 72 hours under Section 8(6), retention and erasure controls, and for regulated finance the RBI retention conflict. CookieYes is a cookie consent specialist. Its product line is the banner, a cookie scanner, platform apps and policy generators. Its regulations page, read on 29 September 2026, does not list the DPDP Act, though it publishes a DPDP guide on its blog. ConsentOS is built for the wider obligation set, with breach notification alerts on the roadmap for H2 2026. For a regulated business, the banner is the start, not the requirement.
CookieYes vs ConsentOS: what is the difference?
CookieYes is a cookie consent specialist with a free plan and paid plans from US$10 a month per domain. Its scope is the banner: consent collection and logging for cookies, cookie scanning, script blocking and policy generators. ConsentOS covers consent records, rights request intake, retention conflict documentation, and the RBI and PMLA retention mandate against the DPDP erasure right, with breach notification alerts on the roadmap for H2 2026. ConsentOS offers no cookie banner. The difference is scope: a cookie banner against the DPDP obligations a regulated entity is held to.
Does CookieYes cover the DPDP Act 2023?
CookieYes publishes a guide to the DPDP Act on its blog. Its regulations page, read on 29 September 2026, lists GDPR, CCPA, LGPD and other regimes, and the DPDP Act is not among them. Its product pages describe no data principal rights handling, no breach notification workflow and no statutory retention handling. Ask the vendor what its banner records for a visitor in India. ConsentOS supports resolution of the RBI and PMLA retention conflict with the Legal Obligation Override and a signed denial register built for inspection.
CookieYes is cheaper. Why pay more for ConsentOS?
Price tracks scope. CookieYes prices a cookie consent tool, from US$0 to US$55 a month per domain, which fits a website with limited exposure. ConsentOS prices a DPDP platform: consent records, rights, retention conflict documentation, and for BFSI the Legal Obligation Override, with breach notification alerts on the roadmap for H2 2026. For a bank, NBFC, insurer, or broker, a penalty under Section 33 may extend to crores, not a monthly fee. The platform is scoped to that risk, and the free Gap Assessment lets you size it first.
Does CookieYes handle the RBI retention conflict for BFSI?
Its product pages, read on 29 September 2026, do not describe it. That conflict is specific to regulated finance: data the RBI requires you to retain for years collides with a data principal's right to erasure. ConsentOS flags it with the Legal Obligation Override and a signed denial register that documents every refused erasure with its statutory basis. If you are regulated by RBI, IRDAI, or SEBI, that is an obligation a cookie banner is not built to meet.
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