Secure Privacy, priced one domain at a time
Secure Privacy publishes its prices, which already puts it ahead of a good part of this market, and its free plan is more useful than most: Google Consent Mode v2 and Global Privacy Control are included at $0. Paid plans come with a 30-day trial and no card required. For a single site, it is a reasonable choice and easy to try.
The shape of the bill is what changes the answer for anyone running more than one site. Secure Privacy's own support documentation states that billing is monthly per domain and that each domain needs its own licence at the same subscription level. So the published $15, $59 and $249 per month are per domain — five domains on the Business plan is five Business licences. There is a consent meter as well: the free plan allows 500 consents a month, and third-party coverage puts the Small plan at 5,000. IAB TCF sits on the paid plans rather than the free one, and the version is described as 2.2 on Secure Privacy's own TCF page but as 2.3 in its support material and third-party write-ups.
Conzent vs Secure Privacy at a glance
| Conzent | Secure Privacy | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Per site, from a few euros per site per month — and the per-site price drops as you add sites. See current tiers | Per domain, per month: Free at $0, Small at $15, Business at $59, Advanced at $249. Each domain needs its own licence at the same level; enterprise is an annual invoiced contract |
| What happens when you grow | It gets cheaper per site — no consent meter, no allowance to exceed, no per-domain licence to add | It multiplies — every extra domain is another full licence at the same rate, and consents are metered (500/month on Free, reported as 5,000 on Small) |
| GDPR / IAB TCF / Consent Mode v2 | ✓ GDPR, CCPA & 25+ regional laws ✓ IAB TCF v2.4 ✓ Consent Mode v2 (Basic & Advanced) — all included, every plan | Consent Mode v2 on every plan including Free, plus Global Privacy Control · IAB TCF on paid plans only, described as v2.2 on its own TCF page and v2.3 in its support material |
| CMS & platform integrations | 6 native integrations: WordPress, Wix, Joomla, Drupal, TYPO3, Umbraco — plus a universal script tag for anything else | No definitive CMS-by-CMS integration list is published; the public material focuses on script setup and Google integration |
| Self-hosted / open source | ✓ Yes — OCI, Apache 2.0, one-line installer, unlimited sites and pageviews | ✗ No — a hosted platform licensed per domain; no self-hosted or open-source edition is published |
| EU data residency | ✓ Yes — managed cloud data hosted in Germany; self-host it and it never leaves your own server | No data residency statement is published — ask before you sign if residency matters to you |
| Free tier | ✓ Free forever if self-hosted; free trial on managed cloud | Yes — $0 per domain with 500 consents a month. The number of domains on the free plan is stated differently across its own pages. Paid plans include a 30-day trial, no card required |
Secure Privacy figures are taken from its public pricing page, its support centre and third-party coverage, all current in 2026. Pricing changes, and some plan limits are stated differently across its own pages — confirm the numbers with Secure Privacy before you switch. See Conzent's current plans.
Switching from Secure Privacy? 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 Secure Privacy, so plan to start your consent log fresh. If you run several domains, do one first and keep the rest running until you are happy, then move them together. Check your renewal date first if you are on an annual enterprise contract.
Why teams switch from Secure Privacy to Conzent
A second site shouldn't cost double
Per-domain licensing means the tenth site costs what the first one did. Conzent works the other way: you pay per site, and the price per site drops as you add them. Agencies and multi-brand teams feel that difference immediately.
Compliance features aren't a tier
IAB TCF v2.4 is on every Conzent plan, including the free self-hosted one, and so is Consent Mode v2 in both Basic and Advanced. You don't have to move up a plan to get the framework your ad stack asks for.
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 Secure Privacy cost?
Its public pricing page lists Free at $0, Small at $15, Business at $59 and Advanced at $249 — all per month, per domain. Its support centre states that each domain needs its own licence at the same subscription level, so multiply by the number of sites you run. Enterprise agreements are annual and invoiced.
What are the limits on Secure Privacy's free plan?
The free plan is $0 per domain and includes 500 consents a month, Google Consent Mode v2 and Global Privacy Control. The number of domains included is stated differently across its own pages, so confirm it directly. Conzent's self-hosted edition is free with no site or consent limit.
Does Secure Privacy support IAB TCF?
Yes, on its paid plans rather than the free one. The version is described as TCF 2.2 on Secure Privacy's own TCF page and as 2.3 in its support material and third-party coverage, so check which you would be getting. Conzent includes IAB TCF v2.4 on every plan.
Can I self-host Secure Privacy, and what's the best alternative?
No self-hosted or open-source edition is published — it is a hosted platform licensed per domain. If you manage several sites or want the option of running your own instance, look for pricing that falls as sites are added. Conzent is built that way, and its Apache 2.0 core runs on your own server for free.