ConvertBox vs Deadline Funnel (2026): which should you pick?

Pick ConvertBox if

• Fits if you'd rather pay once than keep a monthly bill going
• Works for showing different offers to people already on your email list

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want to try before you pay, as the 14 days risk-free is a refund promise, not a trial
• Not for you if a lifetime deal that may close or rise without notice makes you nervous
• Tight if you outgrow 250,000 views or 10 sites, as the PRO upgrade's price shows only at checkout
• Watch out: its terms let it close any account, for any reason, with 30 days' notice
• Too light for working from a phone or desktop app, as there's none, and mobile popups need their own design

Pick Deadline Funnel if

• Fits if you sell through email launches and want each person's deadline to be real
• Makes sense if you already use one of the email tools it lists

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you are small: $39 a month for 3 campaigns and 1,000 leads
• Not for you if you want a popup builder, since it adds deadlines to what you already have
• Skip it if you want a free plan, as there is only a trial
• Watch out: pricing follows leads, from 1,000 on Start to 50,000 on Scale

ConvertBox

• The one-time deal is billed as early access, and the page warns it may close or rise in price without notice.
• Its terms let it close any ConvertBox account, for any reason, with 30 days' notice.
• The plan stops at 250,000 views a month on 10 websites; more needs the PRO upgrade, whose price is shown only at checkout.
• There is no free plan or free trial; the page offers to let you try it for 14 days risk-free.

Deadline Funnel

• Pricing follows leads per month, from 1,000 on Start to 50,000 on Scale.
• Start is limited to 3 campaigns; social proof, portals and branding removal begin on Create.
• There is no free plan; every plan starts with a 14-day free trial.
• It adds deadlines to your existing emails and pages; it is not a standalone popup builder.

ConvertBox

Display formats

Slide-in notifications, center modals, sticky bars, full-page takeovers, and boxes embedded in content or a sidebar.

Targeting from your email tool

Combine rules such as ESP lists and tags, visit count, pages seen, location, referrer, device, URL parameters, scroll depth and exit intent.

Surveys, quizzes and multi-step funnels

Multi-choice steps with skip logic, quiz scoring, progress bars and conditional actions that tag contacts in your CRM.

Personalized text and countdowns

Address visitors by name or company from collected data, and add scheduled or evergreen countdown timers that can redirect at the deadline.

Editor and split tests

A drag-and-drop editor with a separate mobile version, templates, custom HTML and scripts, and A/B variations built in the editor.

Integrations

Direct links to ActiveCampaign, ConvertKit, Drip, HubSpot, Keap, Klaviyo, Mailchimp and others, plus webhooks for Zapier.

Deadline Funnel

Per-lead deadlines

Every lead gets a unique deadline, tracked across email, sales pages and checkout pages.

Countdown timers

Timers can be placed in emails and on web pages, with an on-page pop-up widget and an announcement bar.

Ten-plus campaign types

Includes evergreen, tripwire offer, product launch, holiday promo, flash sale, abandoned cart and automated webinar campaigns.

AI assistant

An assistant takes a plain description of an offer, picks the campaign type, sets the deadline and drafts emails and page copy.

Email and funnel integrations

Connects to email platforms such as ActiveCampaign, Kit (ConvertKit), Klaviyo and Mailchimp, plus ClickFunnels and a Shopify app.

ConvertBox

• Lifetime account$495

  one-time, with no monthly or yearly fees

  250,000 views a month, 10 websites, unlimited ConvertBoxes and no branding. A larger PRO upgrade is offered at checkout.

Deadline Funnel

• Start$39

  per month, billed yearly ($49 billed monthly)

  3 campaigns and 1,000 leads per month, with email and chat support.

• Create$79

  per month, billed yearly ($99 billed monthly)

  Unlimited campaigns, 10,000 leads a month, social proof, portals, no branding and priority support.

• Accelerate$119

  per month, billed yearly ($149 billed monthly)

  Everything in Create with 20,000 leads per month.

• Scale$159

  per month, billed yearly ($199 billed monthly)

  Everything in Create with 50,000 leads per month.

ConvertBox

• Lifetime license

  Lifetime account for a one-time payment

  Pay $495 once for 250,000 views a month on 10 websites; the page sets this against $99 a month or $1,188 a year.

Deadline Funnel

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with yearly billing

  The pricing page labels yearly billing as a 20% saving; for example Start is $39 a month yearly against $49 monthly.