Clym, priced per site and per view
Clym is easy to like on first look. The pricing is published, the product bundles consent with wider privacy and accessibility tooling, and it supports both Google Consent Mode v2 and the IAB Transparency and Consent Framework — Clym joined IAB Europe's framework as an approved CMP in January 2024, and its own documentation covers TCF v2.2 and v2.3. For a single website, that is a clear and honest offer.
The thing to check before you sign is how the price behaves as you grow, because it grows in two directions at once. Clym's public plans are billed per website: Start at $49/month covers up to 50,000 pageviews a month, and Grow at $149/month covers up to 1.5 million. Enterprise is listed from $449/month. So a busy site pushes you up the ladder, and a second site starts a second bill at the bottom of it. If you run one property, that's fine. If you run twelve, it adds up quickly. Clym also no longer offers a permanent free plan — the free tier was discontinued, which reviewers have noted with some disappointment; there's a free trial in its place.
Conzent vs Clym at a glance
| Conzent | Clym | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Per site, not per view — from a few euros per site per month, and the price per site drops as you add more. See current tiers | Per website and per pageview: Start $49/mo (up to 50,000 views), Grow $149/mo (up to 1.5 million), Enterprise listed from $449/mo |
| What happens when you grow | Nothing — no allowance to exceed, no overage rate, no surprise line item | Two ways to pay more — traffic moves you up a tier, and every additional website starts its own subscription at full price |
| GDPR / IAB TCF / Consent Mode v2 | ✓ GDPR, CCPA & 25+ regional laws ✓ IAB TCF v2.4 ✓ Consent Mode v2 (Basic & Advanced) — all included, every plan | GDPR and CCPA focused · Google Consent Mode v2 supported · IAB TCF supported as an approved CMP since January 2024, with documentation covering v2.2 and v2.3 |
| CMS & platform integrations | 6 native integrations: WordPress, Wix, Joomla, Drupal, TYPO3, Umbraco — plus a universal script tag for anything else | Advertises one-time integration with WordPress, Shopify, custom sites and mobile web applications |
| Self-hosted / open source | ✓ Yes — OCI, Apache 2.0, one-line installer, unlimited sites and pageviews | ✗ Not published — described as a hosted platform; no open-source or self-hosted edition documented |
| EU data residency | ✓ Yes — managed cloud data hosted in Germany; self-host it and it never leaves your own server | No data residency options or hosting regions documented publicly |
| Free tier | ✓ Free forever if self-hosted; free trial on managed cloud | Discontinued — the permanent free plan was withdrawn; a free trial with no card required replaced it |
Clym figures are taken from its public pricing page and public review coverage, current in 2026; the Enterprise starting price and trial length come from secondary coverage rather than the pricing page itself. Prices change — confirm the numbers with Clym before you switch. See Conzent's current plans.
Where the difference actually shows up
For one site with modest traffic, Clym and Conzent are both reasonable choices and the monthly difference won't decide anything. The gap opens in two situations.
The first is traffic. Under Clym, a post that travels or a seasonal peak can push a site past its pageview allowance and into the next plan. Conzent has no pageview allowance at all, so the same month costs the same.
The second is site count, and it's the bigger one. Agencies, franchise groups and anyone running a portfolio pay per website under Clym, at the full per-site rate each time. Conzent's price per site falls as you add sites, which is the opposite curve. If you're managing a dozen domains, that's the number worth modelling before anything else.
Switching from Clym? Here's what to expect
Moving CMPs follows the same shape whichever vendor you leave: install the new script alongside the old one for a short test window, run a fresh scan to rebuild your cookie categories, configure and preview the banner, then switch the live script and remove the old one. Historical consent records stay with the vendor that collected them and don't transfer — that's normal for any CMP migration rather than anything specific to Clym, so plan to start your consent log fresh. If you're mid-contract, check the renewal date before you start.
Why teams switch from Clym to Conzent
Adding a site shouldn't cost full price
Under per-website pricing, your eleventh site costs what your first one did. Conzent's price per site drops as you add sites, so a portfolio gets cheaper per property rather than simply multiplying.
Compliance features aren't a tier
IAB TCF v2.4 and Consent Mode v2, Basic and Advanced, are included on every Conzent plan — including the self-hosted one. Nothing you need sits one price band above the traffic you have.
An exit that doesn't cost anything
Conzent's core is open source under Apache 2.0. If the commercial relationship ever stops working for you, you can run the same platform on your own server for free instead of starting a vendor search.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Clym cost?
Its public pricing lists Start at $49/month per website for up to 50,000 monthly pageviews and Grow at $149/month per website for up to 1.5 million, with Enterprise listed from $449/month in secondary coverage. Because billing is per website, a second site starts a second subscription.
Does Clym still have a free plan?
No. The permanent free tier was discontinued and replaced with a free trial that doesn't require a card. Conzent is free forever if you self-host it.
Does Clym support IAB TCF and Consent Mode v2?
Yes to both. Clym joined IAB Europe's framework as an approved CMP in January 2024, and its documentation covers TCF v2.2 and v2.3. Conzent runs IAB TCF v2.4 and Consent Mode v2 in both Basic and Advanced on every plan.
Can I self-host Clym?
No self-hosted or open-source edition is documented — it's described as a hosted platform. Conzent's core ships as an OCI image under the Apache 2.0 licence and installs with one line on your own server, with no limit on sites or pageviews.