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Usercentrics: cost, fit and limits
Usercentrics is a consent management platform made by Usercentrics GmbH of Munich that serves cookie banners, mobile app consent and connected TV consent to publishers, online shops and enterprise brands. Pricing follows sessions and domains.
What to know first
Usercentrics prices web consent by sessions and domains, which makes it a different meter from pageview-based rivals. The pricing page lists a free tier and five paid web tiers, plus separate App, CTV and server-side tracking products. Its one AI product is MCP Manager, a governance tool for AI agent access, sold apart from the banner. Check the session count against analytics before choosing a tier.
Usercentrics at a glance
| Maker | Usercentrics GmbH, Germany |
|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes |
| Entry price | $0 Free; Essential at 7 euros per month |
| API access | No |
| Category | Best AI Consent Management Software in 2026, rank 6 of 10 |
| Website | usercentrics.com |
Who Usercentrics is best for
German and EU publishers
The privacy policy names Google Cloud servers in Germany and Belgium for consent data, which gives a concrete answer when a client asks where records live.
Teams with sites and apps
App CMP starts at 49 euros a month for up to 500K daily active users, so one vendor can cover the web banner and the mobile SDK.
Growing sites with several domains
Pro at 30 euros covers 3 domains and Business at 50 euros covers 10, which suits a small group more than per-domain pricing.
Usercentrics plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | EUR 0 | 1,000 sessions a month, 1 domain, 1 regulation, 2 banner languages and one automated scan at setup. No credit card is needed. |
| Essential | EUR 7 per month | 1,500 sessions, 1 domain, pre-consent auto-blocking, consent insights, an age verification gate and monthly scans. |
| Plus | EUR 15 per month | 3,000 sessions, 1 domain, unlimited regulations, 5 languages, advanced banner styling, banner interaction insights and geolocation rules. |
| Pro | EUR 30 per month | 15,000 sessions across 3 domains, 60 languages, IAB TCF, cross-domain consent sharing, privacy policy embeddings and a Consent or Pay option. |
| Business | EUR 50 per month | 50,000 sessions across 10 domains, custom CSS, auto-translated banner text, comparative analytics and a premium SLA. Larger session blocks cost up to EUR 750. |
Checked November 2026.
What Usercentrics does
- Session-based tiers
- Web plans scale by monthly sessions, from 1,000 on Free to 50,000 on Business, with higher blocks up to 1M sessions sold at stated prices, so cost follows visits rather than page loads.
- App and TV consent
- App CMP supports iOS, Android, Flutter, React Native and Unity SDKs, and the CTV product lists tvOS, Android TV, Tizen and WebOS, with prices outside the web plans.
- Server-side tracking
- Server-side Google Tag Manager is sold on its own ladder from a free tier of 20,000 requests to 10M requests, linked to the web CMP's consent signals.
- Consent signal coverage
- All web plans list Google Consent Mode v2, Microsoft UET Consent Mode, Amazon Consent Signal and Global Privacy Control, while TCF v2.4 starts on Pro.
- MCP Manager
- A separate product from 135 dollars a month for 14 days of logs, it gives teams a view of what AI agents may reach, with PII blocking and an internal MCP registry on upper tiers.
How Usercentrics handles your data
The privacy policy names Usercentrics GmbH, Sendlinger Strasse 7, Munich, and states that consent data runs on Google Cloud Platform with servers in Germany and Belgium. The website runs on WP Engine in Texas, and the policy warns that data may be transferred to the US. It does not say whether customer data trains AI models. The pricing page lists ISO 27001 for all web plans and WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility. Retention periods were not checked on the pages we read.
Where Usercentrics falls short in practice
- Inconsistent figures on the price page. The Pro tier lists TCF v2.4 in its feature line but v2.3 in its description, and the server-side section carries mismatched event counts. Confirm figures in a written quote.
- Small session caps on low tiers. Essential covers 1,500 sessions and Plus 3,000, so a shop with real traffic needs Pro or Business. The cheap entry price applies only to very small sites.
- AI sits outside consent. The pages describe no AI for classifying cookies or tuning banners. The AI product is MCP Manager, which governs agent access and does not touch the banner.
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Usercentrics: common questions
What counts as a session on the Usercentrics pricing page?
The pricing page defines the meter as sessions per month and does not give a longer definition in the text we read. Compare the figure with sessions in your analytics, since one visitor can open several sessions, and ask support how repeat banner loads are counted.
Does Usercentrics have a free plan?
Yes. The Free web plan costs nothing and covers 1,000 sessions a month, 1 domain, 1 regulation and 2 banner languages, with one automated scan at setup and no credit card. Paid web plans carry a 14-day trial. Upgrades are self-serve.
How much does the app consent product cost?
App CMP Advanced is listed at 49 euros a month for up to 500K daily active users, with a 30-day trial. Premium starts at 500K daily active users at a custom price and adds a configuration API, white labeling and SSO.
Is there a Usercentrics product for AI agents?
Yes, MCP Manager, a separate product with Core at 135 dollars a month, Plus at 400, Professional at 668 and Enterprise on request. It governs AI and MCP tool use and is not part of the cookie banner plans. Pricing is monthly.
Which Usercentrics plan includes IAB TCF?
The Pro tier at 30 euros a month, which lists IAB TCF v2.4 together with cross-domain consent sharing and 60 languages. Lower web tiers do not list it. Because the page also shows v2.3 in one line, confirm the exact version in writing.