Which Magento 2 GDPR & Cookie Consent Extension Is Best?

Which GDPR or cookie consent extension fits your store

These are the Magento 2 extensions Google and AI assistants name most often in this category, with hosted and free options alongside.

Side by side, on what changes the decision

"Scope" says whether one purchase covers customer data rights, cookie consent or both; "Blocks before consent" is what the vendor's documentation says is held back until the visitor agrees. Prices are for Magento Open Source and the lowest edition with that scope.

A note on pricing: Mirasvit, Amasty, Mageplaza and Plumrocket include a year of updates and support. Mirasvit renews at $132 a year, Amasty at $185 for GDPR Pro and $115 for Cookie Consent, and Plumrocket at 50% of the price. Aheadworks is a yearly subscription; Magefan and Meetanshi sell a one-time license. Hosted platforms bill monthly: Cookiebot from $8 (up to 50 subpages), Usercentrics from €7 and consentmanager from €23.

Comparison based on publicly available information from each vendor's product pages and documentation. Vendor features and pricing change, so check each vendor's own site before buying.

Where each one earns its place

Frequently asked questions

Which Magento 2 GDPR extension is best?

It depends on whether you need data rights, cookie consent or both. For both in one extension, Mirasvit ($219) anonymizes old orders, guest orders included, after a retention period; Plumrocket ($199) also holds back third-party scripts; and Amasty GDPR Pro ($299) anonymizes guest data and supports Global Privacy Control.

On a budget, Mageplaza starts at $79 for deletion and anonymization ($129 with data download and cookie consent), and Meetanshi is $79 one-time. For a cookie banner only, Magefan ($149 one-time) detects cookies automatically.

Do I need a GDPR extension if I already use Cookiebot?

Usually, yes. Hosted platforms handle the cookie banner and consent signals, and none of them handles customer data requests inside Magento (consentmanager's data rights tool, from €59, runs outside the store). If customers in the EU can create accounts or place orders, you still need a way for them to download, anonymize or delete their data, which is what a GDPR extension adds inside Magento. Run one cookie banner, not two: if you keep Cookiebot, turn off the extension's cookie bar or choose a rights-only extension such as Aheadworks.

Is Magento's built-in cookie notice enough for GDPR?

Usually not. Magento's Cookie Restriction Mode shows a notice with an Allow button, but has no cookie categories, no consent log and no Google Consent Mode. It also does nothing for customer data rights such as export or deletion.

Is there a free GDPR extension for Magento 2?

Yes. Opengento GDPR is free and open source (MIT) and handles data deletion, anonymization and export for customers and guests on Magento 2.4, without a cookie banner. For a banner on Hyvä, Elgentos Consent Mode v2 and Pixelperfect Hyvä Cookie Consent are free too. Paid extensions add both in one package, consent logs, geo targeting and vendor support.

What does "blocking before consent" mean?

An extension can stop Magento from writing cookies until the visitor agrees, or it can also hold back the tracking scripts that set them. Mirasvit, Amasty and Magefan block cookies; Plumrocket also holds back third-party scripts and Mageplaza Professional the scripts you tag; Cookiebot and consentmanager scan your pages to find them. Whichever you choose, send the visitor's choice to Google through Consent Mode v2 so tags adjust what they collect.

Which extensions support Google Consent Mode v2?

Mirasvit, Plumrocket and Magefan support it in the main extension. Amasty provides it as a separate package with an active subscription, Mageplaza through its Google Tag Manager extension, and Meetanshi as a separate extension. Aheadworks GDPR has no cookie banner, so Consent Mode comes from whatever banner you pair it with.

Should I delete old customer data or anonymize it?

Anonymizing is usually the safer default: orders stay in your sales reports while names, addresses and emails are removed. Among stores using Mirasvit GDPR, few turn on automatic cleanup, and many more turn on automatic anonymization of personal data. Decide the retention period with your legal advisor, then let the extension apply it on a schedule.

Do these extensions cover CCPA and other privacy laws?

Partly. Data export and deletion apply under CCPA and Brazil's LGPD as well as GDPR, and geo targeting lets you show the banner only where it's required. For California's opt-out of sale, Global Privacy Control support (Amasty GDPR Pro, Plumrocket GDPR Pro) is the closest built-in feature; check the specific obligations with your legal advisor.