--- title: c15t vs Ketch description: Choose c15t to own consent components, vendor rules and the backend. Compare Ketch's connected privacy platform and the services c15t does not supply. group: reference lastModified: "2026-10-12T12:44:54+01:00" lastAuthor: Christopher Burns --- ## Choose c15t when your product team owns consent c15t is the stronger fit when your main task is consent inside a web application. Your team can change the components, review vendor rules and release the consent code with the product. Ketch serves a broader need: consent across identities and connected systems, with privacy operations in the same platform. It also offers APIs, SDKs and custom interfaces. ## Let Inth run your consent backend You need a backend to store consent records outside the visitor's browser. [Inth](https://inth.com) builds c15t and hosts that backend and its database for c15t's framework integrations, browser package and headless API. Your consent interface and vendor controls stay in your application. Connect your application to an Inth project with the [framework setup guide](/docs/frameworks). Inth also serves your consent policy, so static sites can use it without their own application server. Offline mode keeps choices on the visitor's device and creates no remote consent records. Use it for development and tests, not production. You can [self-host the c15t backend](/docs/self-host/overview) when your team needs to operate the service. Your team then owns the database, backups, updates and availability. ## Compare what you get |What you need|c15t|Ketch| |--|--|--| |Integrate with web application code|Native framework components and reactive consent state|Web APIs and SDKs. Ketch also advertises React support| |Build your own interface|Themes, component parts and headless APIs|Visual editor, SDKs and custom integration APIs| |Choose the backend|Inth, or the Apache-2.0 backend on your own infrastructure|Managed platform. Reviewed public sources do not establish a deployable equivalent backend| |Review vendor behaviour|Explicit rules for registered scripts, requests and embeds|Tag controls and connectors to other systems| |Keep consent records|Inth hosts the backend and stores records in its database. Self-hosting is optional|Managed records tied to the visitor and connected systems| |Find trackers automatically|**Not included in the c15t packages**|Tracker scans and related analysis| |Manage data-subject requests and assessments|**Not included as a privacy operations suite**|Broader platform products| |Support native mobile apps|**No equivalent native mobile SDKs in this comparison**|iOS and Android SDKs| Sources: [Ketch consent platform](https://www.ketch.com/platform/consent-management), [product documentation](https://docs.ketch.com/), [plans](https://www.ketch.com/pricing) and [Android SDK](https://github.com/ketch-com/ketch-android). ## Keep consent changes in the product review With c15t, your banner, account settings and embedded content can use the same consent state. Your developers can review those changes beside the features that use them. The [framework guides](/docs/frameworks) cover React, Next.js, Vue, Nuxt, Svelte, SvelteKit, Astro, TanStack Start and plain websites. Use [headless APIs](/docs/frameworks/react/headless) when the supplied interface does not fit. Declare each integration and its consent rules in application code. [Individual vendor choices](/docs/frameworks/react/vendor-consent) let a visitor refuse one vendor within an accepted category. Ketch also connects consent to application code. c15t's advantage for this task is the combined framework interface, inspectable engine and deployable backend. ## Control the software and its release Your team can pin c15t package versions, test a change and release it with the application. You can inspect and change the Apache-2.0 source. The backend gives you a choice between a managed service and your own deployment. Self-hosting also makes your team responsible for updates, storage and availability. Ketch publishes open-source SDKs. An open SDK does not, by itself, give you the whole service to deploy. Confirm the deployment and API terms for your Ketch plan. Ketch's identity and system connectors can help when choices must travel across a wider data estate. c15t does not supply that entire platform. ## What c15t does not include c15t does not bundle Ketch's tracker scans, data mapping, assessment workflows or data-subject request operations. It does not supply Ketch's native mobile SDK coverage. The c15t packages also do not include an equivalent system that resolves identities across devices and forwards every privacy choice to enterprise tools. Your team must register scripts, request rules and embeds. c15t cannot automatically control every vendor already on the site. A choice in the browser is not proof of a successful backend save. Withdrawal normally reloads the page. The software has no licence fee, but implementation and backend operations still have costs. ## Try the difference in your application 1. Start with [Inth and a framework guide](/docs/frameworks). 2. Build a consent control inside a product screen. 3. Register one analytics vendor and one embed. 4. Refuse, accept and withdraw consent. Inspect requests and the saved record. 5. Compare the application work with the separate privacy operations that your business needs. Follow the [verification guide](/docs/guides/verify-consent). Choose c15t when ownership of this application workflow is the priority. Sources checked on 6 October 2026. Some detailed Ketch documentation needs sign-in. This comparison uses public product pages and SDK sources. Unavailable details do not establish that a feature is absent.