Getsitecontrol vs Hello Bar
We give Getsitecontrol a 2.8 GPA and Hello Bar a 2.2, 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.
Getsitecontrol
Popups, bars, forms and surveys, with email campaigns built in
Hello Bar
Top bars, popups and slide-ins for collecting leads on any site
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAGetsitecontrolGood | 2.2GPAHello BarFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | 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 | 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. | 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 | 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. | 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 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. | 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 | 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. | 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 | cheap popups, surveys and emails in one | 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: Getsitecontrol and Hello Bar. How we grade
Price against what you get
Getsitecontrol starts at $19 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Hello Bar starts at $29 a month and scores 2.3.
Getsitecontrol scores higher and starts $10 a month lower. Of the other popup and widget tools on the chart, none scores higher than Getsitecontrol for less, and 4 score higher than Hello Bar 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
- Getsitecontrol starts at $19 per site / month for up to 100,000 widget views. Hello Bar starts at $29 per month for up to 50,000 popup views, billed annually.
- Getsitecontrol has a free plan. Hello Bar does not, though it has a free trial.
- Getsitecontrol also covers marketing automation, surveys and email campaigns.
- Hello Bar also covers templates.
At a glance
| Getsitecontrol | Hello Bar | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $19 per site / month for up to 100,000 widget views | $29 per month for up to 50,000 popup views, billed annually |
| Free plan | 10,000 widget views a month per site with unlimited widgets and contacts, but Getsitecontrol branding; emails cost $2.00 per 1,000 sent. | 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 | Getwebcraft Limited | Hello Bar LLC |
| Price read from | getsitecontrol.com | hellobar.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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).
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
Getsitecontrol
- Annual discount
Annual billing saves up to 25%
The pricing FAQ says an annual subscription saves up to 25% against paying monthly.
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.
