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c15t vs Usercentrics

Choose c15t for native framework components and control of the consent engine. Compare Usercentrics Web CMP features, service scope and costs.

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Choose c15t for consent your developers can own.

c15t is the stronger fit when your team wants native components, consent state in application code and an open-source backend. You can change the interface and the engine that drives it.

This page compares Usercentrics Web CMP. Its App CMP, CTV CMP and other services have separate scope. Cookiebot has its own comparison.

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Timed on the same page.

Cookiebench loads each consent manager 15 times on the same Next.js page and times how long its banner takes to appear. Times read on 9 October 2026.

c15t

65ms

On desktop. 241 ms on a mid-tier phone.

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Usercentrics

703ms

On desktop. 4.23 s on a mid-tier phone.

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c15t’s banner appears 638 ms sooner than Usercentrics’s on desktop.

Compare control and service scope.

What you needc15tUsercentrics Web CMP
Use application consent stateNative framework hooks and componentsBrowser UI APIs and events
Create a custom interfaceThemes, component parts and headless APIsBanner customisation. Headless Browser SDK for the earlier version, plus a headless SDK for the current version in beta
Choose the Next.js responseServer resolution, streamed state or browser resolutionWeb script integration. Confirm the required SDK version
Own the consent engineApache-2.0 source and a deployable backendCommercial managed service
Keep remote recordsInth hosts the backend and stores records in its database. Self-hosting is optionalCentral consent log
Compare banner variantsPresentation experiments with your flags or built-in assignmentA/B tests, subject to plan or add-on
Discover site technologiesNo scanner in the c15t packagesAutomated website scans
Budget for useNo software licence fee. Backend costs remainSession and domain allowances, with plan-dependent features

Build consent into your own interface.

c15t lets the consent banner, video placeholders and privacy controls use the same application state. Your team can change those components through its normal review and test process.

Start with the stock components, then use custom styles or a headless interface. You control the markup and can build the interface that your product needs.

Usercentrics also supports custom UI. Its documented headless Browser SDK targets the earlier version, and a headless SDK for the current version is in beta. Confirm support for the edition you plan to use.

Choose c15t for the combination of native adapters and source ownership. Custom colours or API access alone do not distinguish the products.

Moving off Usercentrics across many sites?

Inth builds c15t and runs migrations for large teams, from the first audit to the day you remove the old script.

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Install c15t. Get 42 integrations.

c15t maintains each typed helper. Most helpers load their vendor only after consent, and stop it when the visitor withdraws consent.

Import each helper from @c15t/integrations.

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Start in minutes.

Paste this line into your agent. It reads the setup brief and does each step.

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Set up c15t in my app: c15t.com/SKILL.md

The setup brief is at /SKILL.md. For the docs, agents can read /llms.txt and /llms-full.txt, or use the MCP server at with no sign-in.

Inth hosts the backend, the policy rules and the IAB CMP ID.

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