Hello Bar vs POWR
We give Hello Bar a 2.2 GPA and POWR a 2.4, out of 4.0. POWR grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Hello Bar
Top bars, popups and slide-ins for collecting leads on any site
POWR
Library of 60+ website widgets, from popups and forms to feeds
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAHello BarFair | 2.4GPAPOWRFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | BGraded on the popup app alone. A site with 20,000 visitors needs Pro for exit intent and 1,000 sign-ups a month: $11.87 billed yearly ($15.84 monthly), in the cheapest quarter here. But each app is priced on its own, and all of them means Business at $79.19. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | CEvery app has a free version, but the free popup stops at 25 sign-ups a month, shows POWR branding and has no exit intent. Starter at $4.83 drops the branding but keeps the 25 cap. Fine for a look, not for a real site. |
| Features | 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. | CSet beside its listed alternatives, which is fairer for a library of 60+ apps: the popup has 250+ templates, coupon, survey and age-check types, and exit-intent, delay and click triggers on Pro. There's no A/B testing on record, though, and the other apps are a different job. |
| Ease of use | 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. | CNo rating on record. It installs as an app on Shopify, Wix and Squarespace or with embed code, and the editor needs no code, but you still build each popup and set its triggers. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | BWeb only, but its apps install on more than 70 platforms, including Shopify, Wix, BigCommerce, Squarespace and Joomla, and Pro syncs to Mailchimp, Google Sheets and Zapier. No desktop or phone app. |
| Best for | sign-up bars on blogs and small sites | a cheap popup plus a few other widgets |
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: Hello Bar and POWR. How we grade
Price against what you get
Hello Bar starts at $29 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. POWR starts at $4.83 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and POWR starts $24.17 a month lower. Of the other popup and widget tools on the chart, 4 score higher than Hello Bar for less, and none scores higher than POWR 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
- 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.
At a glance
| Hello Bar | POWR | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $29 per month for up to 50,000 popup views, billed annually | $4.83 per app / month, billed annually |
| Free plan | None | Every app has a free version; the free Popup allows 5 popup elements and 25 submissions a month, shows POWR branding and has no exit intent. |
| Free trial | Free Starter plan: unlimited popups but 5,000 views in total, not per month, with 1 seat and no card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Hello Bar LLC | POWR |
| Price read from | hellobar.com | powr.io |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
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
POWR
- Small sites that need a popup plus a few other widgets, such as a form or a feed
- Shopify, Wix and Squarespace stores adding features without code
- Trying a popup for free before paying for one app
Worth knowing
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.
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.
Key features
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.
POWR
- Popups for many jobs
- Email sign-up, coupon, exit-intent, abandoned-cart, age-check, survey and promotion popups, with more than 250 templates to start from.
- Triggers and display rules
- From Pro, show a popup on exit intent, after a delay or on a click, cap how often visitors see it and schedule campaigns for set dates.
- 60+ other website apps
- Form builders, photo and video galleries, Instagram and social feeds, countdown timers, product reviews, FAQ, live chat and PayPal or Stripe buttons.
- Works on most site builders
- Apps install on more than 70 platforms, including Shopify, Wix, BigCommerce, Squarespace and Joomla, or on any HTML site with embed code.
- Lead capture and follow-up
- Submissions land in a dashboard with instant alerts; Pro adds an automated welcome email and sync to Mailchimp, Google Sheets and Zapier.
- One dashboard for every app
- Manage all apps across all your sites in one place, with the contacts and payments each one has collected.
Plans
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.
POWR
Free$0
The free version of each app. For the Popup app: 5 popup elements and 25 submissions a month.
Starter$4.83
per app / month, billed annually ($7.04 billed monthly)
Upgrades one app type. For Popup: no POWR branding and unlimited elements, but still 25 submissions a month and no exit intent or Mailchimp.
Pro$11.87
per app / month, billed annually ($15.84 billed monthly)
Upgrades one app type. For Popup: 1,000 submissions a month, exit intent, delay and click triggers, a welcome email, and Mailchimp and Zapier sync.
Business$79.19
per month, billed annually ($98.99 billed monthly)
Upgrades the whole account: every feature on all 60+ apps, unlimited popup submissions and 10,000 Email Blast sends a month.
Ways to pay less
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.
POWR
- Annual discount
Yearly and two-year billing cost less
Popup Starter is $4.83 a month billed annually against $7.04 monthly; the FAQ gives 10% off yearly and 20% off two-year billing.
- Nonprofit
Half price for registered nonprofits
Registered nonprofits get 50% off yearly upgrades, arranged through customer support.
