ConvertBox vs Hello Bar
We give ConvertBox a 2.0 GPA and Hello Bar a 2.2, out of 4.0. ConvertBox grades higher on features. Hello Bar grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
ConvertBox
Targeted on-site messages, forms and quizzes, sold for a one-time fee
Hello Bar
Top bars, popups and slide-ins for collecting leads on any site
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAConvertBoxFair | 2.2GPAHello BarFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$495 once for 250,000 views a month on 10 sites, far more than a 20,000-visitor site needs. Spread over two years that's about $20.63 a month, just above the cheapest quarter here, with nothing more to pay after. But the deal may close or rise without notice. | CA site with 20,000 visitors should fit in Growth's 50,000 popup views a month: $29 billed yearly, or $39 monthly. That's the middle of what popup tools here charge. Webhooks and CRM sync cost more, on Premium at $49. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no free trial. The page offers 14 days risk-free, but that's a refund promise, not a trial: you pay the $495 before you see it on your site. | CThe Starter plan is free with no card, but its 5,000 views are in total, not per month, so a site with real traffic runs out fast. Treat it as a trial. There's no A/B testing on it either. |
| Features | BSlide-ins, modals, sticky bars, takeovers and embedded boxes, targeted on your email tool's lists and tags as well as pages, scroll and exit intent. Multi-step quizzes, countdowns, personal text and A/B tests too. It covers the whole job. | CBars, modals, slide-ins and takeovers, exit-intent, scroll and delay triggers, targeting by country, device and ad campaign, and A/B tests on every paid plan. The core is all there, but there's no spin-to-win, coupons or cart rules on record, which most tools here list. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Templates and a drag-and-drop editor help, but the best part, targeting by your email tool's tags, means connecting that tool and building rules, and mobile gets its own design. | CNo rating on record. 100+ templates and a Design Assistant that copies your site's colours and fonts help a lot, but you still put it on your site and set up the triggers and targeting yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWorks on any site, with direct links to ActiveCampaign, ConvertKit, Drip, HubSpot, Keap, Klaviyo and Mailchimp, a WordPress route and webhooks for Zapier. No desktop or phone app. | BWorks on an existing website and sends sign-ups to Mailchimp, Klaviyo, ActiveCampaign, HubSpot, GetResponse, ConvertKit, Salesforce and Zapier. There's no desktop or phone app, so B is as high as it goes. |
| Best for | paying once for targeted popups and quizzes | sign-up bars on blogs and small sites |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: ConvertBox and Hello Bar. How we grade
Where they differ
- ConvertBox starts at $495 one-time for 250,000 views a month on 10 websites. Hello Bar starts at $29 per month for up to 50,000 popup views, billed annually.
- ConvertBox also covers surveys.
- Hello Bar also covers templates.
At a glance
| ConvertBox | Hello Bar | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | $495 one-time for 250,000 views a month on 10 websites | $29 per month for up to 50,000 popup views, billed annually |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | Free Starter plan: unlimited popups but 5,000 views in total, not per month, with 1 seat and no card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | ThriveCart LLC | Hello Bar LLC |
| Price read from | convertbox.com | hellobar.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
ConvertBox
- Marketers who would rather pay once than pay a monthly fee
- Sites that want popups targeted by email list or tag
- Segmenting new visitors with on-site quizzes and surveys
Hello Bar
- Blogs and small sites that want a sign-up bar at the top of every page
- Teams that want A/B testing on the cheapest paid plan
- Running popups across several sites from one account
Worth knowing
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.
Hello Bar
- The free Starter plan stops after 5,000 views in total, not per month, and has no A/B testing.
- View limits apply to each website; when a site reaches its monthly limit, its campaigns pause until the next billing cycle.
- Growth allows 3 seats; unlimited seats, priority support, webhooks and CRM sync need Premium or Elite.
- First-time customers get a 30-day money-back guarantee, and a cancelled account drops to the free Starter plan.
Key features
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.
Hello Bar
- Bars, modals, sliders and takeovers
- Sticky header and footer bars, modal popups, small alerts, slide-ins, inline forms, video popups and full-screen takeovers.
- Triggers and targeting
- Show a campaign on exit intent, after a scroll or a delay, on chosen URLs, by device, by country or city, or by ad campaign and traffic source.
- A/B testing
- Every paid plan can run unlimited A/B tests to compare popup versions; the free Starter plan cannot.
- Themes and Design Assistant
- Start from more than 100 templates, and the Design Assistant picks up your site's colors and fonts to style a popup to match.
- Lead capture and integrations
- Send sign-ups to Mailchimp, Klaviyo, ActiveCampaign, HubSpot and others or export them as CSV; Premium and Elite add webhooks and CRM sync.
- Reports
- Track how each campaign performs and build custom reports from the results.
Plans
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.
Hello Bar
Starter$0
Unlimited popups and pre-built themes for 1 seat, capped at 5,000 views in total, not per month. No A/B testing and basic targeting only.
Growth$29
per month for up to 50,000 views, billed annually ($39 monthly)
Unlimited popups, subscribers and A/B tests, customizable targeting and 3 seats. Price rises with views: $49 a month at 150,000.
Premium$49
per month for up to 150,000 views, billed annually ($69 monthly)
Unlimited seats, priority support and the premium integrations, including webhooks and CRM sync.
Elite$99
per month for up to 500,000 views, billed annually ($129 monthly)
Everything in Premium with a 500,000 views a month allowance for high-traffic sites.
Agency or EnterpriseCustom
Higher view volumes across several sites, with views that can be shared across the account and dedicated support.
Ways to pay less
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.
Hello Bar
- Annual discount
Annual billing costs less than paying monthly
Growth is $29 a month billed annually against $39 billed monthly, Premium $49 against $69 and Elite $99 against $129.
