Elfsight vs Getsitecontrol
We give Elfsight a 2.2 GPA and Getsitecontrol a 2.8, out of 4.0. Getsitecontrol grades higher on value for money, the free plan and features. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Elfsight
Library of 90+ website widgets, from popups to reviews and feeds
Getsitecontrol
Popups, bars, forms and surveys, with email campaigns built in
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAElfsightFair | 2.8GPAGetsitecontrolGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CGraded on the popup app alone. Every widget load counts as a view, so a site-wide popup on a site with 20,000 visitors passes Pro's 50,000 views. Premium is $20 a month billed yearly ($24 monthly), a touch above the cheapest popup tools here. Other widgets cost extra. | BA site with 20,000 visitors will pass the free 10,000 widget views, so it's Pro: $19 a month per site for up to 100,000 views, with branding off. That's in the cheapest quarter here. Emails are extra, at $1.60 per 1,000 sent on Pro. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree forever, but just 1 widget and 200 views a month, with Elfsight branding, and the widget switches off for the month once it hits that. A popup on a site with real traffic is done on day one. | BFree forever with unlimited widgets and contacts and 10,000 widget views a month per site. Branding stays on and emails cost $2.00 per 1,000, but a small site could really live on it. |
| Features | CSet beside its listed alternatives, which is fairer for a library of 90+ widgets: the popup handles sales, sign-ups, feedback and cart reminders on chosen pages, with time and action triggers. No A/B tests or email-tool links on record, so it's the basics. | BPopups, promo bars, forms and multi-page surveys with skip logic, targeting by page, segment and schedule, cart rules on Shopify and A/B tests, plus email broadcasts and flows like abandoned checkout. It covers the whole job. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Each widget is set up from templates in a live editor and pasted in with a short code, and support will install it for you on paid plans. Easy, but you're still building it. | CNo rating on record. Templates and an AI text helper speed things up, but there's a widget editor, targeting, contacts and email flows to set up before it pays off. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, but widgets install on 100+ platforms, including Squarespace, Wix, Webflow, WordPress, Shopify and Framer, or any HTML site. No desktop or phone app, so B is the top. | BWeb, with Shopify, Klaviyo, Mailchimp, Constant Contact, HubSpot, Keap, Google Sheets and Zapier. No desktop or phone app, so B is as high as it goes. |
| Best for | popups alongside reviews, feeds and chat | cheap popups, surveys and emails in one |
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: Elfsight and Getsitecontrol. How we grade
Price against what you get
Elfsight starts at $5 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Getsitecontrol starts at $19 a month and scores 2.7.
Getsitecontrol scores higher, and starts $14 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other popup and widget tools on the chart, none scores higher than Elfsight for less, and none scores higher than Getsitecontrol for less.
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
Where they differ
- Elfsight starts at $5 per app / month for up to 5,000 views, billed yearly. Getsitecontrol starts at $19 per site / month for up to 100,000 widget views.
- Elfsight also covers templates, no-code and chatbots.
- Getsitecontrol also covers marketing automation, surveys, email campaigns and a/B testing.
At a glance
| Elfsight | Getsitecontrol | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $5 per app / month for up to 5,000 views, billed yearly | $19 per site / month for up to 100,000 widget views |
| Free plan | 1 widget of one app on unlimited websites, 200 views a month, with Elfsight branding; the widget switches off for the month past that. | 10,000 widget views a month per site with unlimited widgets and contacts, but Getsitecontrol branding; emails cost $2.00 per 1,000 sent. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Elfsight, SL | Getwebcraft Limited |
| Price read from | elfsight.com | getsitecontrol.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Elfsight
- Small sites that need a popup plus reviews, a feed or a chat button
- Squarespace, Wix and Webflow users adding features without code
- Agencies building widgets for many client sites
Getsitecontrol
- Small sites and Shopify stores wanting popups and email for little money
- Agencies running widgets on several client sites from one account
- Collecting survey answers and contact requests as well as sign-ups
Worth knowing
Elfsight
- Single-app plans cover one widget type; a popup and a review feed are two subscriptions unless you buy the all-apps pack.
- The free plan allows only 200 views a month, and any plan's widget is switched off for the month once its view limit is reached.
- Every widget load counts as a view, including loads through a share link.
- Plans can be refunded in full for any reason within 14 days.
Getsitecontrol
- Prices are per site; every site in an account is on the same plan.
- Emails are not included: they cost $2.00 per 1,000 on Free, $1.60 on Pro and $1.40 on Pro Max, with discounts for larger volumes.
- When a site reaches its monthly view limit, its widgets stop showing until the next cycle.
- The free plan keeps Getsitecontrol branding on widgets.
Key features
Elfsight
- Popup builder
- Popups for sales, sign-ups, feedback, welcome messages and abandoned carts, shown on chosen pages with time and action triggers and a set frequency.
- 90+ other widgets
- Review feeds from Google, Amazon, Tripadvisor and others, social feeds, an AI chatbot, chat buttons, forms, booking, galleries, maps and cookie consent.
- Live editor and templates
- Configure each widget in a no-code live editor from templates, and try any of them in a demo before signing up.
- Works on 100+ platforms
- Widgets install with a short code on Squarespace, Wix, Webflow, WordPress, Shopify, Framer and other builders, or any HTML site.
- Projects and collaborators
- Paid plans from Pro group widgets into projects and let collaborators work on them, useful for agencies.
- Installation help
- On paid plans, Elfsight's support team will help install a widget on your site at no extra cost.
Getsitecontrol
- Widget types and editor
- Popups, promo bars, opt-in and contact forms and multi-page surveys with skip logic, built from templates in an editor with CSS and an AI text helper.
- Targeting and triggers
- Choose pages, audience segments, frequency and schedule, launch from a button, and on Shopify target by product, cart contents or add-to-cart.
- A/B testing and reports
- Show several versions of a widget to compare results, with reports on responses, interactions and traffic channels.
- Contacts and email broadcasts
- A contact database with segments, tags and custom fields, and scheduled broadcasts with A/B-tested variants and send-time options.
- Email automations
- Flows for new subscribers, new and fulfilled orders, checkout abandonment, customer win-back and form submissions, with unique discount codes.
- Integrations
- Sends sign-ups to Klaviyo, Mailchimp, Constant Contact, HubSpot, Keap and Omnisend, with Google Sheets, Google Analytics and Zapier.
Plans
Elfsight
Free$0
1 widget, 200 views a month on unlimited websites, Elfsight branding and bug-fix support only.
Basic$5
per app / month for up to 5,000 views, billed yearly ($6 monthly)
Up to 3 widgets of one app, such as Popup, with no branding or ads and basic support.
Pro$10
per app / month for up to 50,000 views, billed yearly ($12 monthly)
Up to 9 widgets of one app, 3 projects, 1 collaborator and priority support.
Premium$20
per app / month for up to 150,000 views, billed yearly ($24 monthly)
Up to 21 widgets of one app, 9 projects, 3 collaborators and live chat support.
Enterprise$30
per app / month for up to 300,000 views, billed yearly ($42 monthly)
50 widgets and an account manager. Higher tiers: 600,000 views for $40, 1.2 million for $60 and unlimited for $80 a month yearly.
96 Apps Pack$15
per month for 5,000 views per app, billed yearly ($18 monthly)
Every Elfsight app with 3 widgets each. Larger packs: $30 a month for 50,000 views per app, up to $240 for 400 widgets per app.
Getsitecontrol
Free$0
Widgets and email marketing with 10,000 widget views a month per site and branding left on. Emails cost $2.00 per 1,000.
Pro$19
per site / month for up to 100,000 widget views
Branding removed, unlimited contacts, and emails at $1.60 per 1,000 sent (20% off the free rate).
Pro Max$29
per site / month, unlimited widget views
Everything in Pro with no view limit, and emails at $1.40 per 1,000 sent (30% off the free rate).
Ways to pay less
Elfsight
- Annual discount
Yearly billing saves 17% to 29%
Basic is $5 a month billed yearly against $6 monthly, Pro $10 against $12, and Enterprise T1 $30 against $42.
Getsitecontrol
- Annual discount
Annual billing saves up to 25%
The pricing FAQ says an annual subscription saves up to 25% against paying monthly.
