Hello Bar alternatives: 7 popup tools compared

Hello Bar is a bar and popup builder with a free Starter plan and A/B testing on every paid plan, and suits a site that wants a bar or a simple popup on several websites. Its main alternatives are Popupsmart for a team without a developer, OptiMonk for a bigger free plan with every feature, Poptin for popups and email campaigns from one company, and Claspo for every feature on every plan. All 7 are compared below.

Which Hello Bar alternative fits your need?

  1. Stay with Hello Bar if you want a bar or a simple popup on several websites, with A/B testing on every paid plan from $29 / mo, billed annually Free plan: 5K views in total From $29 / mo, billed annually
  2. Choose Popupsmart Our product for a team without a developer: build a campaign in minutes, or let the Popupsmart AI agent build and publish it, on every plan Free plan: 5K pageviews From $39 / mo
  3. Choose OptiMonk for a bigger free plan: 10,000 pageviews a month, with every feature Free plan: 10K pageviews From $19 / mo
  4. Choose Poptin for popups and email campaigns from one company, with A/B testing on the free plan Free plan: 1K visitors From $25 / mo
  5. Choose Claspo for every feature on every plan, the free one included Free plan: 3K pageviews From $39 / mo
  6. Choose Popup Maker for a WordPress site that wants a free plugin with bars and no traffic limit Free plan: Unlimited pageviews (WordPress only) From $99 / yr
  7. Choose OptinMonster for sidebar forms and content lockers as well as bars Free plan: No, 14-day money-back guarantee From $21 / mo ($7 billed annually, first year)
  8. Choose Privy for bars, popups, email and SMS in one app for an online store Free plan: No, 15-day trial From $24 / mo

How do the Hello Bar alternatives compare?

Free plan, entry price and reviews from each vendor's own pages and review sites, read 22 Sep 2026 – 26 Sep 2026. Popupsmart's from our pricing page.
ToolFree planEntry priceReviewsBest for
Hello Bar The tool you're replacing5K views in total$29 / mo, billed annually4.7 / 5 · 25 on G2Bars and simple popups
Popupsmart Our product5K pageviews$39 / mo for 50K pageviews4.5 / 5 · 141 on G2Teams without a developer
Switching from Hello Bar: free campaign migration by our team, and 2 hours of consultancy on your campaigns (a $300 value). Book your free migration
OptiMonk10K pageviews$19 / mo for 20K pageviews4.8 / 5 · 159 on G2Bigger free plan, every feature
Poptin1K visitors$25 / mo for 10K unique visitors a month4.8 / 5 · 90 on G2Small sites wanting email too
Claspo3K pageviews$39 / mo for 50K pageviews4.9 / 5 · 81 on G2Every feature, free plan included
Popup MakerUnlimited pageviews (WordPress only)$99 / yr4.6 / 5 · 11 on G2WordPress sites on a budget
OptinMonsterNo, 14-day money-back guarantee$21 / mo ($7 billed annually, first year) for 2.5K campaign impressions4.3 / 5 · 108 on G2Inline forms, agencies
PrivyNo, 15-day trial$24 / mo for 10K pageviews on displays; contacts on the email plans4.6 / 5 · 122 on G2Stores that send email from Privy

What do Hello Bar's reviewers praise and criticise?

4.7 / 5 · 25 reviews on G2, read 22 Sep 2026

G2 has not published a review summary for Hello Bar; we don't paraphrase individual reviews.

Which tools can replace Hello Bar?

Popupsmart, for teams without a developer

Our product
Free plan
5K pageviews
Entry price
$39 / mo for 50K pageviews
Reviews
4.5 / 5 · 141 on G2

Popupsmart is the popup builder for teams without a developer: a person builds and publishes a campaign in the app in under 5 minutes, by our own estimate.

popupsmart.com, captured 22 Sep 2026
popupsmart.com, captured 22 Sep 2026
Pick Popupsmart over Hello Bar for
  • Switching is done for you: our team migrates your Hello Bar campaigns for free, with 2 hours of consultancy on them (a $300 value)
  • The Popupsmart AI agent builds and publishes a whole campaign from a chat, on every plan, the free one included
  • Your own AI agent can do everything the app does over the MCP server or the CLI, integrations included
  • Every targeting rule on every plan, and a free plan whose 5,000 pageviews renew each month
Keep in mind about Popupsmart
  • Hello Bar starts cheaper: 50,000 popup views a month for $29 / mo, billed annually
  • A/B testing is on every Hello Bar paid plan; ours starts on Advanced
  • Hello Bar covers several websites on every plan; we cover 1 on the free plan and 3 on Basic
What Popupsmart does
  • An AI agent that builds and publishes campaigns from a chat
  • MCP server and CLI for your own agent, integrations included
  • Smart Mode: AI picks the audience (paid plans)
  • One snippet on any platform, several websites per plan
What reviewers say about Popupsmart

Praise

  • Easy to use95/141 reviews
  • Quick setup without developers63/141 reviews

Complaints

  • Design options and templates25/141 reviews
  • Missing features25/141 reviews

Reviews written 2020–2026, 59 in the 12 months before we read them

Popupsmart and Hello Bar: what each gives you

Popupsmart and Hello Bar: what each gives you
What you getPopupsmartHello Bar
AI agent in the appBuilds and publishes a whole campaign from a chat, on every planNot listed on its pricing page; its Design Assistant matches your site's colors and fonts
Your own AI agentMCP server and CLI covering everything the app does, integrations included; an agent publishes a campaign in under a minute, by our own estimateNo MCP server or CLI listed
Free plan5,000 pageviews a month on 1 website, one popup live at a time, Popupsmart branding5,000 views, listed as lifetime; unlimited popups, basic targeting, no A/B testing
TargetingEvery rule on every plan; Smart Mode lets AI pick the audience on paid plansBasic on the free plan, customizable on paid plans
Websites1 on the free plan, 3 on Basic, unlimited on ExpertSeveral on every plan, each with its own view limit on paid plans
A/B testingFrom the Advanced planEvery paid plan, unlimited tests

Switching from Hello Bar to Popupsmart

We move your campaigns for you

  • Free campaign migration: our team rebuilds your Hello Bar popups in Popupsmart.
  • 2 hours of consultancy on your campaigns, free: a $300 value.
Book your free migration

What carries over

  • Your subscribers come with you: Hello Bar exports them as a CSV, and Popupsmart sends new leads to Mailchimp, Klaviyo, HubSpot and its other integrations on every plan.
  • Five of the integrations Hello Bar lists on every plan (Mailchimp, Klaviyo, ActiveCampaign, HubSpot and Zapier) are on every Popupsmart plan too.

What you rebuild

  • Popups don't carry over between tools, so each campaign is rebuilt: our team does it for free, or you rebuild it yourself from a template or with the Popupsmart AI agent.
  • Targeting rules, schedules and display frequency are set again; exit intent and the other display rules are on every plan, the free one included.

What else you need

  • A/B testing starts on Popupsmart's Advanced plan; Hello Bar includes it on every paid plan.
  • Popupsmart counts pageviews and Hello Bar counts popup views: a bar that shows on every page uses one view per pageview, so size your plan by your pageviews.
Create a free Popupsmart account

OptiMonk, for a bigger free plan

Free plan
10K pageviews
Entry price
$19 / mo for 20K pageviews
Reviews
4.8 / 5 · 159 on G2

OptiMonk is a popup builder for online stores with a free plan of 10,000 pageviews a month and every feature on every plan.

optimonk.com, captured 22 Sep 2026
optimonk.com, captured 22 Sep 2026
Pick OptiMonk over Hello Bar for
  • 10,000 free pageviews a month, where Hello Bar's pricing table lists its free 5,000 views as lifetime
  • Paid plans start lower, at $19 / mo for 20,000 pageviews, with A/B testing on every plan
Keep in mind about OptiMonk
  • One website on the free plan and 2 on Essential, where Hello Bar covers several on every plan
  • An editor that can be hard to handle is among the complaints we found most often in its G2 reviews
What OptiMonk does
  • Every feature on every plan, the free one included
  • Personalized product recommendations in the popup
  • An AI agent that drafts designs from a chat
  • An MCP server for your own AI agent
What reviewers say about OptiMonk

Praise

  • Customer support100/159 reviews
  • Easy to use62/159 reviews

Complaints

  • Learning curve, hard-to-find settings22/159 reviews
  • Missing features20/159 reviews

Reviews written 2018–2026, 3 in the 12 months before we read them

Poptin, for popups and email from one company

Free plan
1K visitors
Entry price
$25 / mo for 10K unique visitors a month
Reviews
4.8 / 5 · 90 on G2

Poptin offers popups, forms and email campaigns from one company, free to start, with A/B testing and analytics on every plan.

poptin.com, captured 22 Sep 2026
poptin.com, captured 22 Sep 2026
Pick Poptin over Hello Bar for
  • Email campaigns and embedded forms from the same company
  • A/B testing on the free plan, where Hello Bar's starts on paid plans
Keep in mind about Poptin
  • It counts unique visitors a month, not views: 1,000 free, $25 / mo for 10,000
  • The free plan shows Poptin's branding
What Poptin does
  • A/B testing and analytics on the free plan
  • Email campaigns from the same company
  • Sticky bars and embedded forms
  • 67 integrations by its own count
What reviewers say about Poptin

Praise

  • Easy to use66/90 reviews
  • Customer support52/90 reviews

Complaints

  • Learning curve, hard-to-find settings15/90 reviews
  • Missing features10/90 reviews

Reviews written 2018–2026, 9 in the 12 months before we read them

Claspo, for every feature on every plan

Free plan
3K pageviews
Entry price
$39 / mo for 50K pageviews
Reviews
4.9 / 5 · 81 on G2

Claspo is a popup builder that puts every feature on every plan, the free one included.

claspo.io, captured 22 Sep 2026
claspo.io, captured 22 Sep 2026
Pick Claspo over Hello Bar for
  • Every feature on the free plan, where Hello Bar's free plan has basic targeting and no A/B testing
  • Annual billing takes 25% off
Keep in mind about Claspo
  • A smaller free plan: 3,000 pageviews a month, with a Powered by Claspo badge
  • Paid plans start higher, at $39 / mo for 50,000 pageviews
What Claspo does
  • Every feature on every plan, the free one included
  • 25% off with annual billing
  • Consent prompts and a cookie-policy checkbox
  • Webhooks for tools it doesn't list
What reviewers say about Claspo

Praise

  • Easy to use44/81 reviews
  • Customer support29/81 reviews

Complaints

  • Learning curve, hard-to-find settings8/81 reviews
  • Missing features5/81 reviews

Reviews written 2022–2026, 28 in the 12 months before we read them

Popup Maker, for WordPress sites on a budget

Free plan
Unlimited pageviews (WordPress only)
Entry price
$99 / yr
Reviews
4.6 / 5 · 11 on G2

Popup Maker is a WordPress plugin: popups and bars are built inside WordPress, and the core plugin is free with no traffic limit.

wppopupmaker.com, captured 28 Sep 2026
wppopupmaker.com, captured 28 Sep 2026
Pick Popup Maker over Hello Bar for
  • Free core plugin with unlimited popups and pageviews, bars and banners included
  • Pro is $99 / yr for one site, with no traffic limit
Keep in mind about Popup Maker
  • WordPress only
  • Exit intent, scroll and location targeting and analytics come with Pro
What Popup Maker does
  • Free core plugin, unlimited popups and traffic
  • Bars, banners and slide-ins
  • Built inside WordPress, with form plugins and page builders
  • Exit intent, scroll and location targeting in Pro
What reviewers say about Popup Maker

Praise

  • Easy to use6/11 reviews
  • Quick setup without developers5/11 reviews

Complaints

  • Learning curve, hard-to-find settings4/11 reviews
  • Design options and templates4/11 reviews

Reviews written 2018–2023, 0 in the 12 months before we read them

OptinMonster, for forms inside your pages

Free plan
No, 14-day money-back guarantee
Entry price
$21 / mo ($7 billed annually, first year) for 2.5K campaign impressions
Reviews
4.3 / 5 · 108 on G2

OptinMonster offers popups, floating bars and forms inside your pages, billed by campaign impressions.

optinmonster.com, captured 22 Sep 2026
optinmonster.com, captured 22 Sep 2026
Pick OptinMonster over Hello Bar for
  • Sidebar forms and content lockers besides popups and floating bars
  • Sub-accounts and client logins for agencies
Keep in mind about OptinMonster
  • No free plan: from $21 / mo ($7 billed annually, first year) for 2,500 impressions, with a 14-day money-back guarantee
  • Features unlock plan by plan: exit intent starts on its Pro plan
What OptinMonster does
  • Inline and sidebar forms, content lockers
  • Floating bars and fullscreen welcome mats
  • Sub-accounts and client logins for agencies
  • Follow-up campaigns
What reviewers say about OptinMonster

Praise

  • Easy to use45/108 reviews
  • Results: leads and conversions43/108 reviews

Complaints

  • Learning curve, hard-to-find settings22/108 reviews
  • Missing features17/108 reviews

Reviews written 2016–2026, 4 in the 12 months before we read them

Privy, for bars, popups, email and SMS in one app

Free plan
No, 15-day trial
Entry price
$24 / mo for 10K pageviews on displays; contacts on the email plans
Reviews
4.6 / 5 · 122 on G2

Privy is an email and SMS platform for online stores, with popups and bars built in.

privy.com, captured 22 Sep 2026
privy.com, captured 22 Sep 2026
Pick Privy over Hello Bar for
  • Popups, bars, email and SMS campaigns in one app, where Hello Bar passes each lead to your email tool
  • Its email plan, priced by contacts, includes the popups
Keep in mind about Privy
  • No free plan, only a 15-day trial
  • Its Displays plan starts at $24 / mo for 10,000 pageviews
What Privy does
  • Newsletters, welcome series and abandoned-cart emails
  • SMS for stores
  • Bars and banners, landing pages and embedded forms
  • Popups priced by pageviews on its Displays plan
What reviewers say about Privy

Praise

  • Results: leads and conversions72/122 reviews
  • Built-in email and SMS67/122 reviews

Complaints

  • Learning curve, hard-to-find settings23/122 reviews
  • Missing features23/122 reviews

Reviews written 2017–2025, 1 in the 12 months before we read them

Also considered, not yet listed

  • Justuno and ConvertFlow: Not listed: we haven't read every one of their reviews yet, so there's no reading to set beside the others.
  • Getsitecontrol: Another builder for popups and bars that starts free, with 10,000 free widget views by its pricing page. We haven't taken our screenshot of it or read its reviews yet.
  • Hello Bar's own paid plans: If the free plan is what you've outgrown, Growth covers 50,000 popup views a month, with A/B testing and 3 seats, for $29 / mo, billed annually.

How we made this list

We make Popupsmart, one of the tools on this list, and list it first. The picks and the entries say where each other tool fits better, and where Hello Bar itself is the better choice.

Prices and free plans come from each vendor's own pricing page, read on the dates shown beside each tool; Hello Bar's on 22 Sep 2026. Where a vendor bills visitors, impressions or popup views rather than pageviews, the table says so and converts nothing. Popupsmart's figures come from our pricing page.

Reviews: an AI assistant read every G2 review of each listed tool and sorted what the reviewers praise and criticise into themes; the counts are reviews per theme, out of all the reviews read. No person has checked every tag. Popup Maker has few G2 reviews and none written since January 2023; most of its users review it on WordPress.org. Review sites mix organic reviews with ones the vendor invited; each product's reviews say which.

We haven't read Hello Bar's reviews one by one. G2 rates it 4.7 / 5 from 25 reviews and publishes no pros-and-cons summary for it, so this page quotes none and counts no themes; what it says about Hello Bar comes from its pricing page.

The screenshots are ours, of each vendor's home page while logged out, and each caption gives the day it was taken.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Hello Bar alternative?
The best Hello Bar alternative depends on why you're leaving. If your team has no developer and wants targeted campaigns live the same day, built by hand or by the Popupsmart AI agent, Popupsmart. For a bigger free plan with every feature, OptiMonk. For popups and email campaigns from one company, Poptin. For every feature on a free plan, Claspo. For a WordPress site on a budget, Popup Maker's free plugin. For sidebar forms and content lockers, OptinMonster. For an online store that wants email and SMS in the same app, Privy.
Is there a free alternative to Hello Bar?
Hello Bar's own Starter plan is free, but its pricing table lists the 5,000 views as lifetime, not monthly. OptiMonk (10,000 pageviews a month), Popupsmart (5,000 pageviews a month), Claspo (3,000 pageviews a month) and Poptin (1,000 visitors a month) also start free, and Popup Maker's core plugin is free with no traffic limit, on WordPress only. OptinMonster and Privy don't: they offer a money-back guarantee or a trial instead.
How do Hello Bar's prices compare?
Hello Bar's Growth plan covers 50,000 popup views a month for $29 / mo, billed annually, and every paid plan has A/B testing. It counts a view each time a popup, bar or widget shows, once per page load, so a bar on every page uses one view per pageview. Popupsmart's Basic plan is $39 / mo, or $32.50 billed annually, for 50,000 pageviews on 3 websites, with A/B testing from the Advanced plan. At that traffic Hello Bar costs less; Popupsmart adds the AI agent and every targeting rule on every plan.
Can I move my Hello Bar popups to another tool?
Hello Bar popups don't carry over to any of these tools, so each campaign is rebuilt. If you move to Popupsmart, our team rebuilds your Hello Bar campaigns for free and adds 2 hours of consultancy on them (a $300 value). With the other tools you rebuild each one yourself, usually from a template. Your subscribers come with you: Hello Bar exports them as a CSV, and connecting the new tool to your email platform keeps new leads going to the same place.
Can I use Hello Bar on several websites?
Yes, you can use Hello Bar on several websites. Its pricing page says every plan works on several websites, each managed as its own property, and on the paid plans each site gets the plan's monthly view limit. Popupsmart covers 1 website on the free plan, 3 on Basic and unlimited on Expert.
Why do people look for Hello Bar alternatives?
We can't say from its reviews: G2 rates Hello Bar 4.7 / 5 from 25 reviews but publishes no summary of them, and we haven't read them one by one. Its own pricing page shows the limits a growing site meets: the free plan's 5,000 views are listed as lifetime, A/B testing and custom targeting start on paid plans, and campaigns pause when a site reaches its monthly view limit, until the next billing cycle or an upgrade.

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