Hello Bar Growth is $29 a month billed yearly for 50,000 popup views (hellobar.com/pricing, 5 September 2026). Popupsmart Basic is $32.50 a month billed annually for 50,000 site pageviews (popupsmart.com/pricing). Hello Bar’s pricing page, checked 5 September 2026, now agrees across its cards and table: Growth $29, Premium $49 and Elite $99 per month billed annually. Growth costs $348 for a year and includes 50,000 monthly popup views. Starter includes 5,000 lifetime views. See Hello Bar pricing.
Compare the actual campaign and integration workflow: both products support popups, bars and gamification. Hello Bar Growth has the lower annual starting price; Popupsmart offers a monthly resetting free allowance.
Popupsmart vs Hello Bar at a glance
| Popupsmart | Hello Bar | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting paid | $32.50/mo billed annually | $29/mo billed yearly (Growth) |
| Meter | Site pageviews | Popup views |
| Free plan | 5k monthly pageviews; confirm live-campaign entitlement | Yes, 5k lifetime views |
| Formats | Popups, bars, fullscreen and teasers | Popups, bars, widgets and inline forms |
| Gamification | Listed in the product | Basic on Starter; unlimited on paid plans |
| A/B testing | Advanced ($57.50 yearly) and up | Every paid plan |
| Shopify | Documented installation option | Listed platform connection; verify the required workflow |
Sources: Hello Bar pricing checked 5 September 2026; Popupsmart pricing figures retain their 29 August 2026 check.
Who wins on a top-of-page offer?
Both support announcement bars. Test the mobile layout, close control and frequency rules on your theme before choosing; we have not measured which builder takes fewer clicks.
Hello Bar Free caps at 5,000 lifetime views. Popupsmart Free resets at 5,000 per month. A short trial may fit Hello Bar Free, but duration alone does not establish that 5,000 views will be enough. If you want a free plan that renews, Popupsmart.
Who wins on campaigns?
Both offer campaign formats and email integrations, including Klaviyo and HubSpot. Hello Bar now lists gamification, widgets and inline forms, so a wheel alone does not settle the choice. Compare field mapping and plan limits. A/B tests start on Hello Bar Growth and Popupsmart Advanced.
What does the testing requirement change?
Hello Bar Growth’s checked annual total is $348. Popupsmart Advanced’s is $690. Those are the relevant entry tiers for A/B testing in the checked matrices; Popupsmart Basic’s $390 annual total does not include that feature. The allowances and other requirements still differ, so this is not a like-for-like performance comparison.
Write the expected site pageviews and campaign displays in separate columns. For instance, 40,000 page loads with 6,000 campaign displays fit the cited paid entry allowances, but would exhaust both cited free allowances. These illustrative counts are a budgeting example, not results from a campaign we ran.
Who should pick which?
Hello Bar if its popup-view allowance and $348 annual Growth cost fit your forecast. Popupsmart if its monthly free allowance or documented setup workflow better fits your site. Both can run lead-capture campaigns; verify the connector, testing tier and expected usage before choosing.
Related: Popupsmart pricing, Hello Bar pricing, Popupsmart alternatives.
Questions before you decide
Frequently asked questions
Do both free plans reset their allowance monthly?
No. Popupsmart’s cited free allowance is 5,000 monthly pageviews, while Hello Bar Starter has 5,000 lifetime views. Forecast usage rather than assuming a short trial cannot exhaust a lifetime cap.
What annual price should I compare for A/B testing?
The checked matrices place testing on Hello Bar Growth and Popupsmart Advanced. Their cited annual totals are $348 and $690 respectively. Popupsmart Basic’s $390 annual price is not the correct tier for a requirement that includes A/B testing.
Are 50,000 pageviews and 50,000 popup views equal allowances?
No. Popupsmart counts site pageviews, while Hello Bar counts displayed views. A page load without a campaign display is not the same event in both meters. Estimate the traffic and display pattern for the actual campaign.
Can Hello Bar handle more than a notification strip?
Yes. The current pricing page lists popups, gamification, widgets and inline forms as well as bars. Compare the actual format, destination fields and required tier with Popupsmart rather than assuming Hello Bar is bar-only.
About the author
SEO Executive at Flatart
Emel Dalabasmaz graduated in Advertising and Public Relations from Anadolu University. She began in social media and carried that grounding — content, brand communication and performance — into SEO. For more than ten years she has worked on growth for brands across a range of industries, pairing a communications perspective with data and technical analysis to build a digital presence that holds up over time. At Flatart, she has worked for more than ten years with over 250 brands and set up popups for more than 70% of them. She has tried the popup tools covered by PopupBuilder.io for agency customers and read G2 customer reviews as part of her product research.
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