Choosing a cookie consent and accessibility tool is about more than dropping in a banner. The right tool scans the data processing on your site automatically, documents visitor decisions and works consistently across multiple jurisdictions (KVKK, GDPR, US state laws). This guide explains the 8 concrete criteria to look for in a tool. This content is not legal advice.
A website today has to comply not with a single rule, but with several overlapping regulations at once. In Turkey, KVKK and the cookie guidance of the data protection authority apply; if you sell in Europe, the GDPR and ePrivacy framework come into play; if you enter the US market, California's CCPA/CPRA and more than 20 state laws are in scope. Alongside these, accessibility is no longer a separate topic: the European Accessibility Act (EAA) took effect in June 2025, and in Turkey, Presidential Circular 2025/10 has put digital accessibility on the agenda.
The practical upshot: cookie management and accessibility are now two parts of the same compliance picture. Buying two separate tools means two embeds, two panels, two invoices and two maintenance burdens. Choosing the right tool from the start reduces both technical complexity and long-term cost. The 8 criteria below let you assess a tool in measurable, rather than emotional, terms.
Check these eight dimensions concretely when evaluating a cookie and accessibility tool.
The tool should be able to scan your site, automatically detect which cookies and third-party scripts run, and sort them into categories (necessary, analytics, marketing, functional). Maintaining a cookie list by hand is both error-prone and unsustainable.
A genuine compliance tool should not run non-essential scripts before the visitor consents (prior blocking) and should record every consent decision with a timestamp. These records are the basis for documenting accountability.
If you use Google Analytics 4 or Google Ads, the tool should update Consent Mode v2 signals (ad_storage, analytics_storage and others) according to the visitor's decision. Without this, your advertising and measurement data is collected incompletely or against the rules.
If you operate in the programmatic advertising (RTB) ecosystem, support for IAB TCF can matter. Ask two separate questions: does the tool support TCF, and is it officially certified? The two are not the same; confirm clearly which one the vendor offers.
A modern tool should recognize universal opt-out signals sent by the visitor's browser, such as Global Privacy Control (GPC). California and several US states require this signal to be honored; the visitor sets their preference once.
If your business sells not only to Turkey but also to EU and US markets, the tool should manage KVKK, GDPR and US state laws within the same infrastructure. A tool locked to a single jurisdiction forces you to look for a second solution as you grow.
Most cookie consent tools focus only on cookies and contain no real accessibility component. Where one is included, ask about the distinction: does the tool offer a real widget that scans the page against WCAG 2.2 criteria, or a superficial overlay? The latter is not regarded as sufficient on its own.
Pricing should be clear and tiered, with no surprise add-ons or hidden usage limits. If your visitors arrive in different languages, both the banner and the panel should support languages such as TR, EN and DE in a localized way. Real localization, rather than mechanical translation, directly affects trust.
Our platform's status against each criterion. cerez.io does not guarantee compliance; it measures, manages and helps document your compliance process.
cerez.io scans your site, detects the cookies and third-party scripts in use, and categorizes them automatically using a database of more than 217 definitions. Scanning re-runs on a plan-based frequency and notifies you when new cookies are found.
AvailableThe SDK does not run scripts tagged by category until the visitor consents, and records every consent decision with a timestamp. These logs feed into reports and can be exported as XLSX, PDF or CSV.
AvailableThe platform updates Consent Mode v2 signals according to the visitor's decision (default denied, update after consent). The ad_storage, analytics_storage and functionality_storage signals are supported.
Availablecerez.io supports IAB TCF v2.3, but is not officially certified at this time; certification is on our roadmap. We state this honestly: if you need TCF support, clarify the certification status with us before your purchase decision.
On the roadmapWhen the visitor's browser sends the GPC signal, the platform detects it automatically. If GPC is enabled in your domain settings and the visitor has no existing decision, non-essential cookies are rejected without showing the banner.
AvailableThe platform manages KVKK, GDPR and US state laws within the same infrastructure. It combines local expertise in Turkish and KVKK with international coverage in a single panel, so you do not need a second solution as you grow.
AvailableAlongside cookie consent, cerez.io offers a real accessibility widget. The widget runs inside a Shadow DOM and is not a superficial overlay; the platform also scans the page against WCAG 2.2 criteria and reports violations by severity.
AvailablePricing is clear and tiered (shown in USD, 4 plans). Both the banner and the admin panel support TR, EN and DE in a localized way; the banner language can be automatic or fixed per domain.
AvailableMost cookie consent tools focus only on the cookie side and contain no real accessibility (WCAG) component. Yet the regulatory picture has changed: the European Accessibility Act (EAA) took effect in June 2025, and in Turkey, Circular 2025/10 has put digital accessibility on the agenda. For many businesses, cookie management and accessibility are now two separate obligations that apply at the same time.
A distinction matters here: some accessibility widgets offer a superficial overlay layered onto the site from the outside. This approach is not regarded as a complete accessibility solution on its own; real progress requires scanning the page against WCAG criteria and documenting violations. cerez.io combines these two needs in a single embed: cookie consent and a real accessibility widget running inside a Shadow DOM, plus WCAG 2.2 scanning and reporting. This is not an exaggerated compliance promise, but an approach to managing two obligations measurably in one panel.
Automatic cookie scanning, script blocking before consent, GPC honoring, Google Consent Mode v2 and a real WCAG accessibility widget inside a Shadow DOM. KVKK, GDPR and US state laws in one panel. Set up in 5 minutes.