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Katla vs Usercentrics

A hosted CMP from the company that also owns Cookiebot, priced on monthly sessions with a domain cap per tier.

Usercentrics pricing taken from their pricing page, verified . Weight and LCP are our own measurements - how they were taken.

KatlaHEADLESS · AIUsercentricsHOSTED CMP
DeliveryHeadless, SDK, or hosted bannerHosted banner + script tag
Script weight4.6 kB headless208.7 kB
Added LCPNo measurable changeNot measured
PricingFlat per site, no overageMonthly sessions and a domain cap per tier; the plan upgrades automatically when a limit is passed
Free tierScan and policy, no cardFree for 1,000 sessions a month on 1 domain

Why teams move.

Usercentrics meters sessions, and its tiers move up automatically as traffic grows, so a busy month can land you on a bigger plan. Katla has no per-1,000 overage and you move plan deliberately. Beyond price, Katla is built for teams who build against the consent layer: headless mode, a React and Next.js SDK, a CLI for scripted onboarding, and an MCP server so an assistant can audit your cookies.

Headless

The consent layer, without the UI you did not ask for.

  • Guard-only mode with no bundled interface
  • window.KatlaConsent plus a katla:consent event on every change
  • A React and Next.js SDK with hooks, or plain DOM if you prefer
  • The hosted banner is still one line away when you want it
Speed

4 KB headless, 18 KB with the banner - and it runs before the trackers do.

  • About 4 KB over the wire in headless mode
  • About 18 KB with the full hosted banner and your cookie data
  • Served from a CDN and cached at the edge
  • The guard runs ahead of trackers, so blocking is not a race
AI

Cookies classified and described without you writing a word.

  • Automatic classification of newly discovered cookies
  • Descriptions generated per locale, overridable when you want your own wording
  • Cookie and privacy policies generated from your real scan data
  • An MCP server, so Claude or ChatGPT can audit cookies and query consent for you
Flexibility

One consent layer across everything you run.

  • Script tag, React and Next.js SDK, or a WordPress and WooCommerce plugin
  • A CLI, so onboarding thirty sites is a script rather than an afternoon
  • A full API, and an MCP server on top of it
  • Per-locale policies and descriptions from the same source of truth
Simplicity

A price on the website and a script tag to start.

  • Published pricing - no quote, no call, no procurement cycle
  • Flat per site, per month, with no usage overage charges
  • A free tier that scans and generates a policy without a card
  • One script tag from nothing to a working banner
That's how the cookie crumbles. Except your SEO shouldn't.4.6 kB headless, and no measurable LCP cost.
USERCENTRICS PRICING

€0-€50 / month, custom above that

Charged on
Monthly sessions and a domain cap per tier; the plan upgrades automatically when a limit is passed
Free tier
Free for 1,000 sessions a month on 1 domain
Katla's pricing →
PlanPriceIncludes
Free€01,000 sessions/mo, 1 domain, 1 regulation, 2 languages
Essential€7 / mo1,500 sessions/mo, 1 domain, 1 regulation, 2 languages
Plus€15 / mo3,000 sessions/mo, 1 domain, all regulations, 5 languages
Pro€30 / mo15,000 sessions/mo, 3 domains, 60 languages, IAB TCF
Business€50 / mo50,000 sessions/mo, 10 domains, then scales with sessions
CorporateOn requestFrom 1,000,000 sessions/mo, unlimited domains, export API

From Usercentrics's own pricing page, verified .

MIGRATION

Moving from Usercentrics.

You can run both while you check the banner behaves - just make sure only one consent script is active on a given page, or they will fight over the same cookies.

  1. Sign up here and add your domain
  2. Run a scan - you get your own cookie inventory, classified automatically
  3. Swap the Usercentrics script tag for Katla’s, keeping it in the head
  4. Re-point any Google Consent Mode wiring; both tools speak the same signals
OTHER COMPARISONS

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The free plan scans a domain and generates a policy without a card. Keep Usercentrics running while you compare.

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