CookieConsentHQ vs Silens ‑ Cookie Banner & GDPR
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 6, 2026 for CookieConsentHQ, Oct 13, 2026 for Silens.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $8/month for CookieConsentHQ and $8.99/month for Silens.
- CookieConsentHQ lists 8 features Silens’s listing doesn’t mention, including A/B testing, Consent logs, Custom branding.
Head to head
Free
- · 25,000 pageviews a month
- · Banner keeps working past the limit
- · Consent log kept for 1 year
Starter
- · 150,000 pageviews a month
- · Consent log kept for 3 years
- · Custom region rules
- · No CookieConsentHQ branding
- · Weekly scans for new cookies
Growth
- · 750,000 pageviews a month
- · A/B tests of banner designs
- · Consent log kept for 5 years
- · Daily scans and new-tracker alerts
Business
- · 5,000,000 pageviews a month
- · A/B tests and 5 team seats
- · Consent log kept for 5 years
- · Daily scans and new-tracker alerts
Free
- · Blocks Google Analytics and Meta
- · Consent banner in six languages
- · Consent recorded in Shopify
Pro
- · Blocks all 14 known trackers
- · Google Consent Mode v2 and pixels
- · Theme scan with file and line
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCookieConsentHQ adds a cookie consent banner to your online store through an app embed, with no code to edit. Known trackers stay blocked until a visitor accepts, and each choice is passed to Shopify's Customer Privacy API, so Shopify's own analytics and marketing respect it.
Silens shows a consent banner where it is required and records each choice through Shopify's Customer Privacy API, so consent stays in Shopify. It holds known trackers back until a visitor agrees, with no theme code to edit, and passes consent signals to Google Consent Mode v2, Meta, Pinterest, Clarity and Microsoft Ads so measurement keeps working.
- Blocks known trackers until visitors accept, then loads them
- Passes each visitor's choice to Shopify's Customer Privacy API
- Sends Google Consent Mode v2 signals and honours Global Privacy Control
- Region rules: opt-in, opt-out or notice by country and US state
- Consent banner with four categories, recorded in the store's own privacy system
- Automatic tracker interception, with no theme code to edit
- Google Consent Mode v2, Meta, Pinterest, Clarity and Microsoft Ads signals
- Theme scan reporting hard-coded trackers with file name and line number
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  Silens | |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Silens | |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Silens | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $8/month(ahead) | $8.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Silens | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #49 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Nov 6, 2026 | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Hamza Ahmad Aslam | SB Studio |
FAQ
CookieConsentHQ and Silens: common questions
- Is CookieConsentHQ or Silens cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $8/month for CookieConsentHQ and $8.99/month for Silens. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- CookieConsentHQ lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Consent logs, Custom branding, ePrivacy. Silens lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as APA-NZPA, APPI, CTDPA, PDPA. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Nov 6, 2026 for CookieConsentHQ, Oct 13, 2026 for Silens; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Nov 6, 2026 for CookieConsentHQ, Oct 13, 2026 for Silens. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.