Hello Bar
Top bars, popups and slide-ins for collecting leads on any site
Hello Bar report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 18, 2026
Best for sign-up bars on blogs and small sites
Hello Bar is the classic sign-up bar across the top of a site, plus popups, slide-ins and full-page takeovers, with A/B tests on every paid plan. Growth covers 50,000 views a month for $29 billed yearly, which is plenty for a small site. Just know the free plan is really a trial: 5,000 views in total, and then it's done.
Who Hello Bar is for
- Great if you want a sign-up bar along the top of every page of your blog
- Handy when you want to A/B test popups without paying for a top plan
- Good for running popups on several sites from one account
Who Hello Bar is not for
- Skip it if you run a shop and want spin-to-win wheels or offers based on the cart
- Tight if you hope to stay free, as Starter's 5,000 views don't reset each month
- Not for you if you need webhooks or CRM sync for less than $49 a month
Why Hello Bar gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyA 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.
- CFree plan and trialThe 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.
- CFeaturesBars, 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.
- CEase of useNo 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.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWorks 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.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Hello Bar's own pages on 18 October 2026. Its pricing page turned our reader away when we went back to check it the same day. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Hello Bar's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 2 of the 12 other popup and widget tools we grade, and level with 4.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 0 of 12) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $29 a month, against a middle price of $19 for the category: 7 of the 11 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 4 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 13 popup and widget tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Hello Bar’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 4 of 12, level with 5
- CFree plan and trialAbove 3 of 12, level with 7
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 12, level with 4
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 12, level with 12
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 12, level with 12
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 12 popup and widget tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Hello Bar, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Hello Bar you could make: popups, forms and templates. What surrounds it you could not. The 2 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 6 of the 12 other popup and widget tools grade higher. It costs $348 a year.
What you could make
- Popups, forms and templates: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Splitting visitors between versions and telling you which won.
- It plugs into other products, Mailchimp, Klaviyo and ActiveCampaign among them.
What this rests on. Hello Bar’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Hello Bar?
Hello Bar adds sign-up bars, modal popups, slide-ins, small alerts and full-page takeovers to an existing website to collect email addresses and promote offers. Campaigns can be triggered by exit intent, scrolling or time on page and targeted by location, device or ad campaign, and paid plans include A/B testing. Plans are priced by how many times a popup is shown each month.
Hello Bar is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $29 per month for up to 50,000 popup views, billed annually. See every plan
Good for
- 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
- 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
- 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.
Hello Bar pricing
- Starts at
- $29 per month for up to 50,000 popup views, billed annually
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- Free Starter plan: unlimited popups but 5,000 views in total, not per month, with 1 seat and no card required
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | $29per 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 | $49per 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 | $99per 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 Enterprise | Custom | Higher view volumes across several sites, with views that can be shared across the account and dedicated support. |
Read from hellobar.com on Oct 18, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Hello Bar before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountAnnual 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.
Stated on hellobar.com
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Common questions
Is Hello Bar free?
No, Hello Bar is a paid product, but you can try it first. Free Starter plan: unlimited popups but 5,000 views in total, not per month, with 1 seat and no card required.
How much does Hello Bar cost?
Hello Bar lists 5 plans. Starter: $0. Growth: $29 per month for up to 50,000 views, billed annually ($39 monthly). Premium: $49 per month for up to 150,000 views, billed annually ($69 monthly). Elite: $99 per month for up to 500,000 views, billed annually ($129 monthly). Agency or Enterprise: custom pricing. Prices were read from hellobar.com on Oct 18, 2026.
What platforms does Hello Bar work on?
Hello Bar is available on Web.
Does Hello Bar offer any discounts?
Hello Bar publicly lists the following: Annual billing costs less than paying monthly.
Does Hello Bar have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Hello Bar is listed for Web.
Does Hello Bar have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Hello Bar is listed for Web.
Is Hello Bar open source?
Hello Bar is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
What does Hello Bar integrate with?
Hello Bar's listing names Mailchimp, Klaviyo, ActiveCampaign, HubSpot, GetResponse, ConvertKit, Salesforce and Zapier. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Hello Bar?
Hello Bar is made by Hello Bar LLC.
What are the alternatives to Hello Bar?
The closest alternatives to Hello Bar in our directory are OptinMonster, BDOW!, Poptin, OptiMonk and Popupsmart. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Hello Bar.
How does Hello Bar compare with other popup and widget tools?
Hello Bar's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 2 of the 12 other popup and widget tools we grade, and level with 4. It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 0 of 12) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Is Hello Bar good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Hello Bar C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $29 a month, against a middle price of $19 for the category: 7 of the 11 others that charge start lower. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 4 tools score higher and cost less.
Could I make my own version of Hello Bar?
The plain part of Hello Bar you could make: popups, forms and templates. What surrounds it you could not. The 2 things listed below take a company, not a weekend. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 6 of the 12 other popup and widget tools grade higher. It costs $348 a year. What you could not make: Splitting visitors between versions and telling you which won. It plugs into other products, Mailchimp, Klaviyo and ActiveCampaign among them. This is a judgement from its listing. We have not built one.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 18, 2026.