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POWR alternatives
POWR compared with 5 alternatives: Elfsight, Poptin, Popupsmart, Hello Bar and BDOW!.
POWR has a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.83 per app / month, billed annually. 3 of the 5 alternatives are free or have a free plan. 2 more offer a free trial.
5 tools · Listings checked up to Oct 18, 2026 · Where the facts come from
At a glance
Price against what you get
POWR starts at $4.83 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. None of the 5 alternatives on this chart both scores higher and starts lower.
Poptin and Popupsmart score higher without starting lower.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
How each one differs from POWR
- Free plan · from $5/mo
Elfsight
Library of 90+ website widgets, from popups to reviews and feeds
- Elfsight starts at $5 per app / month for up to 5,000 views, billed yearly. POWR starts at $4.83 per app / month, billed annually.
- Elfsight also covers chatbots.
Suits: Small sites that need a popup plus reviews, a feed or a chat button
- Free plan · from $19/mo
Poptin
Popups and embedded forms, with email campaigns and automations
- Poptin starts at $19 per month for up to 500 email contacts and 5,000 visitors (Growth). POWR starts at $4.83 per app / month, billed annually.
- Poptin also covers marketing automation, email campaigns and a/B testing.
- POWR also covers templates and no-code.
Suits: Small sites that need a free popup tool with a monthly visitor allowance
- Free plan · from $32.50/mo
Popupsmart
No-code popup builder with AI drafting and 500+ templates
- Popupsmart starts at $32.50 per month for up to 50,000 pageviews, billed annually. POWR starts at $4.83 per app / month, billed annually.
- Popupsmart also covers a/B testing.
Suits: Small sites that want one free popup running
- Free trial · from $29/mo
Hello Bar
Top bars, popups and slide-ins for collecting leads on any site
- Hello Bar starts at $29 per month for up to 50,000 popup views, billed annually. POWR starts at $4.83 per app / month, billed annually.
- POWR has a free plan. Hello Bar does not, though it has a free trial.
- Hello Bar also covers a/B testing.
- POWR also covers no-code.
Suits: Blogs and small sites that want a sign-up bar at the top of every page
- Free trial · from $19/mo
BDOW!
Popups, sticky bars and sign-up forms with email, formerly Sumo
- BDOW! starts at $19 per month for 1 site and 1,000 stored contacts, billed annually. POWR starts at $4.83 per app / month, billed annually.
- POWR has a free plan. BDOW! does not, though it has a free trial.
- BDOW! also covers email campaigns and a/B testing.
- POWR also covers templates and no-code.
Suits: Showit websites, where it is added from inside the Showit account
Limits worth knowing in POWR
- Starter and Pro upgrade only one app type each; covering several apps means several subscriptions or the Business plan.
- For popups, exit intent, delay triggers and Mailchimp or Zapier sync need Pro; the free and Starter versions stop at 25 submissions a month.
- Monthly upgrades are not refunded; annual and two-year upgrades can be refunded within 5 days of purchase.
- Its pages state the yearly saving differently: 10% in the FAQ and 20% on the popup page, with listed prices 20% to 31% below monthly.
Common questions
What are the alternatives to POWR?
The alternatives to POWR in this directory are Elfsight, Poptin, Popupsmart, Hello Bar and BDOW!. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with POWR.
Is there a free alternative to POWR?
Yes. Elfsight, Poptin and Popupsmart have a free plan alongside paid ones.
When were these prices checked?
Every listing on this page was checked on Oct 18, 2026, against the pages it cites. Vendors change prices without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.