GDPR compliance software helps a website or business with data protection duties, but no single product does all of it. Most tools fall into three kinds: policy generators that write privacy and cookie policies, consent banners that collect and record cookie choices, and privacy-management platforms for data requests, assessments and vendor checks. Ten follow, in no particular order.
GDPR is a set of duties, not a single checkbox, and software only helps with some of them. The tools that turn up for this search range from a policy generator to a full privacy platform, and it's easy to buy one thinking it covers the lot.
The ten tools below are listed alphabetically and in no particular order. Each description comes from the vendor's own website, read on 1 Nov 2026, and says what the vendor states its product does. Nothing here is legal advice, and no software makes a business compliant on its own, so check each vendor's own legal pages and take advice on your own situation.
GDPR tools side by side
| Tool | Type | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Axeptio | Consent management platform | Branded consent banners for web and apps |
| Complianz | WordPress and Shopify consent | Native consent plugins for WordPress and Shopify |
| Consentify | Cookie banner tool | A cookie banner added with one script tag |
| Cookie Information | Cookie consent platform | Consent with tracker scanning and an audit trail |
| Enzuzo | Consent management for mid-market | Consent, data requests and policies across many sites |
| GetTerms | Policy and consent tool | Privacy policies plus a cookie consent manager |
| iubenda | Policy, consent and compliance suite | Self-updating policies plus a consent database |
| Osano | Privacy management platform | Data requests, assessments and vendor risk |
| Secure Privacy | Consent and privacy platform | Consent plus DSARs, DPIAs and policy management |
| Termly | Policy generators and consent | Attorney-crafted policies and consent tools |
Ten privacy and consent tools
Axeptio
Best for: Brands that want consent banners styled to match their voice and visual identity, on websites and in mobile apps.
Complianz
Best for: WordPress and Shopify site owners wanting a native cookie consent plugin or app built for their own platform.
Consentify
Best for: Smaller sites wanting a cookie banner installed with one script tag that keeps integrations behind consent until a visitor allows them.
Cookie Information
Best for: Organisations in Northern Europe wanting a banner that blocks cookies before consent, scans for new trackers and keeps an audit trail.
Enzuzo
Best for: Mid-market teams, ecommerce sites and agencies running many domains that need consent management plus data request handling.
GetTerms
Best for: Online businesses that want privacy policies, terms and a cookie consent manager in one tool, with policy hosting and multi-language support.
iubenda
Best for: Site and app owners wanting self-updating privacy and cookie policies, cookie banners and a database that keeps proof of consent.
Osano
Best for: Growing companies that need to answer data subject requests, run privacy assessments and monitor the privacy risk of their vendors.
Secure Privacy
Best for: Teams wanting cookie banners alongside DSAR management, DPIA and impact assessments and a process register in one platform.
Termly
Best for: Small businesses that want attorney-crafted policy generators, a cookie scanner and consent management for websites and apps.
Policy text, a consent banner or a privacy platform?
The vendors describe themselves very differently once you look at their own pages. iubenda leads with a 'Privacy and Cookie Policy Generator', GetTerms covers 'How to make a privacy policy', and Termly calls itself an 'All-in-One Data Privacy Compliance Solution for Websites & Apps'. Consentify is a 'Free Cookie Banner', Complianz is built for 'WordPress & Shopify Consent', and Cookie Information is a 'Cookie Consent & Compliance Platform'.
At the platform end, Osano sells 'Data Privacy Management Software for Compliance', Enzuzo is a 'Consent Management Platform for Mid-Market', and Axeptio's page title names 'GDPR, Law 25 & nFADP', three different privacy laws.
So here's what a small-business owner wouldn't guess: 'GDPR software' is three different products, policy text, a consent banner and a privacy-management platform, and one subscription rarely covers all three. Work out which duties you've got before you compare features.
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Which GDPR duty each kind of tool helps with
- Policy generators. They help you write and host a privacy policy, a cookie policy and terms, and some update the text when the rules change. They don't stop a single cookie from loading.
- Consent banners. A consent management platform shows visitors a cookie banner, holds back non-essential cookies until someone agrees and logs each choice so you can show it later. Several also pass consent signals to Google's tools.
- Privacy-management platforms. These handle the work behind the website: answering data subject access requests, running data protection impact assessments, keeping records of processing and checking the vendors you share data with.
If your site runs on WordPress, my guide to choosing a cookie consent plugin for a small business site goes through the banner side step by step.
What software can't do for you
A tool can write a policy, show a banner and log consent, but it can't decide your lawful basis for processing, agree contracts with your suppliers or train your staff. Those decisions sit with you and whoever advises you. Treat any vendor's compliance wording as a description of features, not a guarantee, and read its own legal pages, including where it stores the consent records it keeps for you.
If you're bringing AI tools into the business too, my guide to AI tools and GDPR for UK businesses covers the questions to ask about where your data goes.
Questions to ask a privacy software vendor
- Which duties does it cover: policies, consent, data requests, assessments or vendor checks?
- Which laws does the vendor say it supports besides GDPR, such as UK GDPR or US state laws?
- Where does it store consent records and personal data, and for how long?
- Does it hold back cookies until consent, or only show a banner?
- Does it work with your platform, such as WordPress, Shopify or a custom-built site?
- Who updates the policy text when the rules change, and how will you know?
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My plain advice on GDPR software for a small business
Start by listing what your business does with personal data: a contact form, analytics cookies, a mailing list, customer accounts, staff records. Then match each duty to a kind of tool. A small brochure site may only need policy text and a consent banner, while a business handling customer data at scale will want a privacy-management platform as well. Check each vendor's own legal and security pages, start with one site, and take advice from a data protection specialist on anything you're unsure about.
Software helps you keep the records and show your working. It doesn't make the decisions for you, and it won't stand in for advice on your own situation.
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Frequently asked questions
What does GDPR compliance software do?
It helps with parts of the work: writing privacy and cookie policies, collecting and recording cookie consent, answering data requests and running assessments. Each product covers a different mix, so check what's included.
Does a cookie banner make my website GDPR compliant?
No tool can do that on its own. A banner helps with cookie consent, but GDPR also covers how you collect, use, store and share personal data, so take advice on your own situation.
Do I need a policy generator and a consent banner?
Many websites use both, because they do different jobs. A policy explains how you handle data, while a banner asks visitors for consent to non-essential cookies and records their choice.
What is a DSAR?
A data subject access request is when someone asks an organisation for a copy of the personal data it holds about them. Some privacy platforms help you verify, find and answer these requests.
Is there free GDPR compliance software?
Some vendors offer a free banner, a free plugin edition or a free trial. What's included varies and changes, so read each vendor's own site and legal pages before you rely on it.
How do I check a privacy vendor before signing up?
Read its privacy policy, terms, data processing agreement and security pages, and ask where data is stored and who can see it. If you're unsure, ask a data protection adviser to go through them with you.
