Sumo alternatives: 8 list-building tools compared

Sumo, now called BDOW! (G2 still lists it as Sumo), is a list-building tool with signup forms, popups and a sticky bar, and email broadcasts in the same tool; it suits a small site that wants them in one free tool. Its main alternatives are Popupsmart for a team without a developer, Mailmunch for forms, popups, landing pages and email priced by subscribers, Poptin for popups and email campaigns from one company, and Privy for popups, email and SMS in one app. All 8 are compared below.

Which Sumo alternative fits your need?

  1. Stay with Sumo if you want signup forms and email broadcasts in one tool: the free plan sends 500 emails a month, and Pro at $25 / mo adds welcome emails, A/B tests and store features Free plan: 100 conversions From $25 / mo
  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 Mailmunch for forms, popups, landing pages and email in one tool, priced by subscribers Free plan: Forms and popups with branding From $9.99 / 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 Privy for popups, email and SMS in one app for an online store Free plan: No, 15-day trial From $24 / mo
  6. Choose OptiMonk for a bigger free plan for a site that sends email from another tool Free plan: 10K pageviews From $19 / mo
  7. Choose Popup Maker for a WordPress site that wants a free plugin with no traffic limit Free plan: Unlimited pageviews (WordPress only) From $99 / yr
  8. Choose OptinMonster for forms inside your pages: inline, sidebar and content lockers Free plan: No, 14-day money-back guarantee From $21 / mo ($7 billed annually, first year)
  9. Choose Claspo for every feature on every plan, the free one included Free plan: 3K pageviews From $39 / mo

How do the Sumo alternatives compare?

Free plan, entry price and reviews from each vendor's own pages and review sites, read 22 Sep 2026 – 28 Sep 2026. Popupsmart's from our pricing page.
ToolFree planEntry priceReviewsBest for
Sumo The tool you're replacing100 conversions$25 / mo for 25K pageviews4.0 / 5 · 55 on G2Free forms with email sending
Popupsmart Our product5K pageviews$39 / mo for 50K pageviews4.5 / 5 · 141 on G2Teams without a developer
Switching from Sumo: free campaign migration by our team, and 2 hours of consultancy on your campaigns (a $300 value). Book your free migration
MailmunchForms and popups with branding$9.99 / mo4.7 / 5 · 241 on WordPress.orgForms and email, small budgets
Poptin1K visitors$25 / mo for 10K unique visitors a month4.8 / 5 · 90 on G2Small sites wanting email too
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
OptiMonk10K pageviews$19 / mo for 20K pageviews4.8 / 5 · 159 on G2Bigger free plan, every feature
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
Claspo3K pageviews$39 / mo for 50K pageviews4.9 / 5 · 81 on G2Every feature, free plan included

What do Sumo's reviewers praise and criticise?

4.0 / 5 · 55 reviews on G2, read 28 Sep 2026

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

Which tools can replace Sumo?

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 Sumo for
  • Switching is done for you: our team migrates your Sumo (now BDOW!) 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
  • Room to grow: plans up to 500,000 pageviews a month and unlimited websites, where BDOW!'s pricing page lists none above 25,000 pageviews a site
Keep in mind about Popupsmart
  • Popupsmart doesn't send email: it passes each lead to the email tool you use, where BDOW! sends broadcasts and welcome emails itself
  • BDOW! starts lower: $25 / mo for 25,000 pageviews
  • BDOW!'s Pro plan includes A/B tests; ours start on Advanced
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 Sumo: what each gives you

Popupsmart and Sumo: what each gives you
What you getPopupsmartSumo
AI agent in the appBuilds and publishes a whole campaign from a chat, on every planNot listed on its pricing page
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
EmailPasses each lead to Klaviyo, Mailchimp, HubSpot and its other integrations, on every plan; doesn't send email itselfSends broadcasts and welcome emails itself: 500 a month free, 6,000 on Pro, 10,000 on Plus
Free plan5,000 pageviews a month on 1 website, one popup live at a time, Popupsmart branding1 site, 100 conversions, 500 emails a month, BDOW! branding
Traffic and websitesPlans from 50,000 to 500,000 pageviews a month; 3 websites on Basic, unlimited on Expert25,000 pageviews a site: 1 site on Pro, 3 on Plus; no larger plan listed
For online storesUnique discount codes, a product feed in the popup and cart targeting on ShopifyA store connection, cart-abandonment and order-value campaigns, discount codes and the revenue it drove, on Pro

Switching from Sumo to Popupsmart

We move your campaigns for you

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

What carries over

  • If your list is in Mailchimp, Klaviyo or HubSpot, it stays there: Popupsmart sends each new lead to them and its other integrations on every plan, and to other tools through Zapier or Make.
  • On Shopify, discount codes stay in Shopify: Popupsmart can hand each visitor a unique code, show a product feed in the popup and target by what's in the cart.

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.
  • Welcome emails and broadcasts move to your email tool: Popupsmart doesn't send them.

What else you need

  • An email tool, if BDOW! sends your emails today: Popupsmart connects to Klaviyo, Mailchimp, HubSpot and others on every plan.
  • A/B testing starts on Popupsmart's Advanced plan; BDOW! includes A/B tests on Pro.
Create a free Popupsmart account

Mailmunch, for forms, landing pages and email in one tool

Free plan
Forms and popups with branding
Entry price
$9.99 / mo
Reviews
4.7 / 5 · 241 on WordPress.org

Mailmunch is an email marketing tool with forms, popups and landing pages, priced by the size of your list.

mailmunch.com, captured 28 Sep 2026
mailmunch.com, captured 28 Sep 2026
Pick Mailmunch over Sumo for
  • Broadcasts, autoresponders, drip and abandoned-cart emails from the same tool, like BDOW!, with landing pages as well
  • Paid plans start lower, at $9.99 / mo for 500 subscribers
Keep in mind about Mailmunch
  • Priced by subscribers, so the bill grows with your list, not your traffic
  • No G2 reviews: its ratings are on its WordPress.org plugin, none posted in the 12 months before we read them
What Mailmunch does
  • Forms, popups and landing pages on the free plan
  • Broadcasts, autoresponders and drip emails
  • Abandoned-cart emails for Shopify
  • Apps for Shopify, Wix, WordPress and Weebly

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 Sumo for
  • A/B testing on the free plan, where BDOW! keeps A/B tests for Pro
  • Popups alone, or bundled with its email marketing
Keep in mind about Poptin
  • It counts unique visitors a month, not pageviews: 1,000 free, $25 / mo for 10,000
  • Its email bundle is priced separately, by contacts
What Poptin does
  • A/B testing and analytics on the free plan
  • Email campaigns from the same company
  • Embedded forms and sticky bars
  • 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

Privy, for 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 built in.

privy.com, captured 22 Sep 2026
privy.com, captured 22 Sep 2026
Pick Privy over Sumo for
  • SMS as well as popups and email, in one app built for online stores
  • Targeting that reads a store: the products in the cart, the cart's value and order count
Keep in mind about Privy
  • No free plan, only a 15-day trial
  • Its email plan starts at $30 a month for up to 1,500 contacts
What Privy does
  • Newsletters, welcome series and abandoned-cart emails
  • SMS for stores
  • 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

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 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 Sumo for
  • A free plan counted in pageviews, 10,000 a month, where BDOW!'s counts 100 conversions
  • Every feature on the free plan, A/B testing included and no branding
Keep in mind about OptiMonk
  • No email sending: each lead goes to your email platform
  • One website on the free plan and 2 on Essential
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

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 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 Sumo for
  • Free core plugin with unlimited popups and pageviews, where BDOW!'s free plan stops at 100 conversions
  • Works with WordPress form plugins and page builders
Keep in mind about Popup Maker
  • WordPress only
  • Exit intent, scroll and location targeting and analytics come with Pro, $99 / yr for one site
  • Direct connections to Mailchimp, AWeber and FluentCRM are on Pro
What Popup Maker does
  • Free core plugin, unlimited popups and traffic
  • Built inside WordPress, with form plugins and page builders
  • Its own subscription form
  • 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 Sumo for
  • Forms inside your pages: inline, sidebar and content lockers
  • 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

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 Sumo for
  • Every feature on the free plan, where BDOW! keeps advanced targeting and A/B tests for Pro
  • Recent reviews: most were written since 2024
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

Also considered, not yet listed

  • Hello Bar: A bar and popup builder that starts free. We haven't read its reviews one by one yet, so it isn't listed here.
  • Klaviyo forms and Mailchimp forms: Signup forms built into an email platform. They're free with those platforms and may be enough if you only need a form, but they aren't popup builders, so we haven't compared them here.
  • BDOW!'s own paid plans: If the free plan is what you've outgrown, Pro is $25 / mo ($19 a month billed yearly) for 25,000 pageviews, without branding, with A/B tests and 6,000 emails a month.

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 Sumo, now BDOW!, is the better choice.

Prices and free plans come from each vendor's own pricing page, read on the dates shown beside each tool; BDOW!'s on 28 Sep 2026. Where a vendor bills visitors, impressions, conversions or subscribers 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. Mailmunch has no G2 reviews, so its entry gives its WordPress.org rating and no theme counts. Popup Maker has few G2 reviews and none written since January 2023. Review sites mix organic reviews with ones the vendor invited; each product's reviews say which.

G2 still lists BDOW! as Sumo, rated 4.0 / 5 from 55 reviews. We haven't read those reviews one by one and G2 publishes no summary of them, so this page quotes none and counts no themes; what it says about BDOW! 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

Is Sumo the same as BDOW!?
Yes: BDOW! is the product formerly called SumoMe, or Sumo. Its sign-up links still go to sumome.com, and G2 still lists it as Sumo.
What is the best Sumo alternative?
The best Sumo alternative depends on why you're leaving. If your team has no developer, sends email from another tool and wants targeted campaigns live the same day, built by hand or by the Popupsmart AI agent, Popupsmart. For forms, landing pages and email in one tool, Mailmunch. For popups and email campaigns from one company, Poptin. For an online store that wants email and SMS in the same app, Privy. For a bigger free plan, OptiMonk. For a WordPress site on a budget, Popup Maker's free plugin. For forms inside your pages, OptinMonster. For every feature on a free plan, Claspo.
Is there a free alternative to Sumo?
BDOW!'s own free plan covers 1 site and 100 conversions, and sends 500 emails a month. 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; Mailmunch's free plan covers forms, popups and landing pages with its branding; and Popup Maker's core plugin is free with no traffic limit, on WordPress only. Privy and OptinMonster don't: they offer a trial or a money-back guarantee instead.
Does Popupsmart send emails like BDOW!?
No, Popupsmart doesn't send emails the way BDOW! does. BDOW! sends email broadcasts and welcome emails: 500 a month on its free plan, 6,000 on Pro. Popupsmart builds and targets the popups and passes each lead to the email tool you use, such as Klaviyo, Mailchimp or HubSpot, on every plan. If you want forms and email in one tool, Mailmunch, Poptin and Privy are closer to BDOW!.
Can I move my Sumo popups to another tool?
Sumo popups don't carry over to any of these tools, so each campaign is rebuilt. If you move to Popupsmart, our team rebuilds your Sumo (now BDOW!) 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. If BDOW! sends your emails, move your list to an email tool first; if it already sends leads to Mailchimp or another platform, connecting the new tool to it keeps new leads going to the same place.
Why do people look for Sumo alternatives?
We can't say from its reviews: G2 still lists it as Sumo, rated 4.0 / 5 from 55 reviews, with no summary, and we haven't read them one by one. Its own pricing page shows the limits a growing site meets: the free plan stops at 100 conversions and 500 emails a month, with BDOW! branding, and the paid plans cover 25,000 pageviews a site, with no larger plan listed.

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