CYBOT

What CYBOT does

Cybot A/S is a privately-held Danish software company, founded in 2012 and headquartered in Copenhagen, that sells Cookiebot CMP, a self-service Consent Management Platform (CMP) aimed at website operators and digital marketers. The product is built around a patented automated scanning engine that detects and categorizes cookies and trackers on a customer's website, then automatically populates a customizable cookie declaration and consent banner used to collect, store, and manage explicit visitor consent. Cybot packages the scanner, the CMP, and the cookie declaration into a three-step scan-consent-signal workflow designed to deliver GDPR, ePrivacy, and Digital Markets Act compliance for European and international privacy regimes. The platform integrates with the dominant ad, analytics, and marketing stack, providing consent signaling to Google Analytics, Google Ads, LinkedIn, Meta/Facebook, Taboola, Hotjar, and Pardot (Salesforce).

Cybot operates a product-led, self-service go-to-market, distributing Cookiebot CMP globally through its website to SMBs and individual website operators rather than via a dedicated enterprise sales motion. Its revenue model is a recurring subscription on the CMP product, with a complementary free email newsletter as a mid-funnel engagement channel; no pricing tiers are publicly disclosed. The company has 11-50 employees, holds a registered patent on its scanning technology, and is registered as a Danish private limited company (Cybot A/S, company registration DK34624607). No funding rounds, institutional investors, parent company, or management team details are disclosed in the source material. The product is positioned primarily for horizontal use across website operators and marketers, with content marketing via the Cybot/Cookiebot websites and an active support infrastructure (Zendesk-based) as its main commercial channels.

Name

CYBOT

Legal name

Cybot A/S

Website

https://cybot.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cybot A/S is a Copenhagen-based, privately-held software company that sells Cookiebot CMP, a self-service Consent Management Platform helping website operators and digital marketers achieve GDPR, ePrivacy, and Digital Markets Act compliance through patented automated cookie scanning and consent signaling.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Consent Management Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Consent, Preference & Privacy Management (CMP) (BPAFAFAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Privacy Governance & Consent Management (HDADAIAI), Privacy Management (Consent, DSAR, RoPA) (HDADAFAH), Data Privacy, Consent & Compliance Management (HDAEADAG)

Keywords

• Consent management platform
• Cookie consent software
• GDPR compliance solution
• EPrivacy compliance tools
• Automated cookie scanning

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Cookiebot CMP Subscription: Cookie consent management platform subscription services for enterprise and website operator compliance needs. The main commercial product is the Cookiebot CMP solution.
2. Newsletter Subscription: Free newsletter service delivering company and product news to subscribers via email at varying intervals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Cybot sells Cookiebot CMP, a self-service SaaS Consent Management Platform that scans websites to detect cookies and trackers, then collects, stores, and manages explicit user consent for GDPR, ePrivacy, and Digital Markets Act compliance. The platform generates a Cookie Declaration and customizable consent banner, and signals user consent to integrated tracking services such as Google Analytics, Google Ads, LinkedIn, Meta/Facebook, Taboola, Hotjar, and Pardot.

Product overview

Cybot offers a unified privacy compliance platform centered on Cookiebot CMP, their flagship Consent Management Platform. The product suite includes Cookiebot Scanner for automated cookie/tracker detection, Cookiebot CMP for consent collection and management, and Cookie Declaration for displaying compliant cookie information to users. Together, these products enable website operators and marketers to achieve automated compliance with GDPR, ePrivacy, and Digital Markets Act through a three-step process of scanning, consent collection, and signaling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cookiebot CMP: Cookie consent management platform providing GDPR, ePrivacy, and Digital Markets Act (DMA) compliance solutions through cookie scanning, consent collection, and signaling to tracking services.

Products and services

• Cookiebot CMP

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Ketch: Data privacy and programmatic consent platform focused on consent orchestration and data control, overlapping with Cybot's consent-signaling niche.
• Securiti: Data privacy, consent, and governance platform automating DSAR, RoPA, and consent, overlapping with Cybot's privacy-compliance category while spanning broader data governance.

Broad incumbents

• OneTrust: Market-leading privacy, consent, and GRC platform whose CookiePro/consent module directly competes with Cookiebot CMP, but as part of a much broader trust-management suite.
• TrustArc: Established privacy compliance vendor offering consent management alongside broader privacy assessment and governance tooling for enterprises.

Direct peers

• Osano: Consent management and data privacy platform providing cookie consent and compliance automation for website operators, closely aligned with Cybot's product and customer base.
• Didomi: France-based consent and preference management platform serving website and app operators for GDPR/ePrivacy compliance, directly overlapping with Cookiebot's core CMP offering.
• Sourcepoint: Consent and privacy compliance platform for publishers and advertisers providing CMP and consent signaling, directly comparable to Cookiebot's ad-tech consent focus.
• iubenda: Provides cookie consent, privacy policy, and compliance solutions for websites in a self-service model, directly competing with Cookiebot among SMB website operators.
• Usercentrics: European consent management platform offering GDPR/ePrivacy/DMA consent solutions; a direct competitor in the same CMP category serving website operators and marketers (and appears in Cybot's own consent stack).
• CookieYes: Self-service cookie consent management tool for websites targeting SMBs with GDPR/CCPA compliance, mirroring Cookiebot's PLG cookie-consent model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cybotcorp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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