| Cookie Finder Tool (CFT) | Typical consent management platform | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary angle | Cookie & storage security scanning, built for defenders and security engineers | Consent management & legal compliance workflow, built for marketing/legal/compliance teams |
| Security attribute analysis | Flags missing Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite, and SameSite=None-without-Secure with severity ranking | Not typically a stated focus of these platforms |
| Multi-page Deep Scan | Up to 10 (Free) to 50 (Agency) pages per scan via headless Chromium, including localStorage/sessionStorage | Often offered as scheduled/automated cookie scanning |
| Consent banner | Managed CMP: category-based script blocking, centrally configured, no re-install needed for setting changes | Usually offered as customizable banner templates with CMS setup guides |
| Google Consent Mode v2 / IAB TCF v2.3 | Not supported yet | Commonly supported by larger, established platforms |
| Regulation-specific legal templates | General technical guidance only — see our Compliance Guide | Larger platforms often maintain broad template libraries across many jurisdictions |
| Free tier | Unlimited free HTTP Scan, no account required; 3 free Deep Scans/month with an account | Varies widely by vendor — free plans and trials are common |
| Pricing model | $0 / $9 / $24 / $59 per month (or annual discount), scan-volume and domain-count based | Varies — often priced by monthly page views or site count |
If you specifically need IAB TCF-compliant programmatic ad consent signaling or a large multi-jurisdiction legal template library today, an established consent management platform may be the more mature choice for that. If you want a security engineer's view of what your cookies are actually exposing — attribute weaknesses, third-party trackers, session risk — alongside a straightforward consent banner, that's what CFT is built for.
Why teams choose CFT
- You want cookie findings framed as security risk (XSS/CSRF exposure), not just a consent-compliance checklist.
- You want a free, no-signup HTTP scan to run before committing to any tool.
- You want Deep Scan visibility into
localStorage/sessionStoragealongside cookies, in the same report. - You're a pentester, security auditor, or engineering team doing pre-release/pre-engagement recon, not just a marketing team managing consent banners.
This page describes general characteristics of the cookie-consent tooling market and does not name or reference any specific competing product. Feature availability across the market changes constantly — verify current capabilities directly with any vendor you're evaluating before making a purchasing decision.