# TrustPulse review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Social proof notifications that show real visitor activity Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. TrustPulse puts small notifications on a website that show real activity such as recent purchases and signups, how many people acted in a time window, and welcome messages. It is installed with a JavaScript snippet, and prices follow monthly unique visitors and the number of sites. It is made by Retyp, LLC, the team behind OptinMonster. - **Category:** Popups & Website Widgets - **Made by:** Retyp, LLC - **Website:** https://trustpulse.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Tight if your site has any traffic, since the free option stops at 500 sessions for brand-new sites. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, TrustPulse has a free plan, and paid plans start at $9 per month at renewal, after a first year for $5 a month. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** A start-free link on the pricing page offers brand-new sites up to 500 sessions. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Brand-new site | $0 for up to 500 sessions | Offered through a start-free link for brand-new sites; the page gives no other terms. | | Basic | $9 per month for 1 site, billed annually | 1 site and 1,500 unique visitors a month, with recent activity, on-fire and welcome messages. First year $5 a month. | | Plus | $17 per month for 2 sites, billed annually | 2 sites and 10,000 unique visitors a month, plus analytics notifications, action messages and mobile targeting. First year $10 a month. | | Pro | $34 per month for 5 sites, billed annually | 5 sites and 25,000 visitors a month, with WooCommerce, Google Analytics, branding removal and priority support. First year $19. | | Growth | $50 per month for 10 sites, billed annually | 10 sites and 100,000 visitors a month, with unlimited sub-accounts and premium support. First year $39 a month. | Read from https://trustpulse.com/pricing/ on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with TrustPulse before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Introductory annual pricing** (Other savings): Annual purchases only: Basic $5, Plus $10, Pro $19 and Growth $39 a month for the first term, then renewal at full price. Source: https://trustpulse.com/pricing/ - **14-day money-back guarantee** (Other savings): The pricing page says TrustPulse refunds 100% of your money if you reach out within the first 14 days. Source: https://trustpulse.com/pricing/ ## Key features - **Real-time event tracking:** Shows a live stream of actions on the site, such as purchases, demo registrations and newsletter signups. - **On-fire notifications:** Shows how many people took an action in a given period, aimed at landing pages and checkouts. - **Targeting and timing rules:** Page-level targeting and timed display on every plan; mobile device targeting from Plus; notification looping and activity expiration from Pro. - **Design controls:** Edit message, colors and images in a point-and-click editor, with position, icon and corner controls. Branding removal starts on Pro. - **Activity capture:** AutoMagic, Zapier and element-click capture feed events into notifications; WooCommerce capture is listed from Pro. - **Analytics:** Tracks conversion goals and shows which pages convert best; a Google Analytics connection is listed from Pro. ## Good for - Small sites and blogs that want social proof on a low monthly price - Agencies managing several sites on the Growth plan, which adds sub-accounts - WordPress and WooCommerce store owners already familiar with OptinMonster ## Worth knowing - The $5, $10, $19 and $39 rates are introductory annual prices; the page says renewals are at full price. - Visitor caps run from 1,500 on Basic to 100,000 on Growth; the site offers enterprise plans for sites above 1,000,000 monthly visitors. - Analytics notifications and action messages start at Plus, and branding removal at Pro. - The free option is a link for brand-new sites; the pricing table itself lists only the four paid plans. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. TrustPulse shows real-time social proof notifications, from $9 a month for one site, with a first-year rate of $5 on annual billing. Visitor caps start at 1,500 on Basic, and the free option is a link for brand-new sites with 500 sessions. - **Value for money: B.** Basic is $9 a month at renewal, on the edge of the $9 cheaper quarter; $5 a month is a first-year introductory rate. - **Free plan and trial: C.** A start-free link offers brand-new sites up to 500 sessions; the pricing table lists only paid plans. - **Features: C.** Real-time event tracking, targeting, design controls and analytics. It is social proof only, and analytics notifications start at Plus. - **Ease of use: C.** No rating on record; you install a snippet and set up notifications. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web only, with seven integrations listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from TrustPulse's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among popup and widget tools - TrustPulse's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 12 of the 25 other popup and widget tools we grade, and level with 8. - It stands best on value for money (B, above 17 of 25) and worst on features (C, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $5 a month, against a middle price of $18.25 for the category: 1 of the 23 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/popups ## Keep it, or make your own? **Your call.** You could make the core of TrustPulse for yourself: popups and reports. What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. It costs $60 a year. - You could make: Popups and reports: an app builder makes these well. - You could make: It runs in a browser, which is where something home-made would run too. - You could not: It plugs into other products, WordPress, Shopify and WooCommerce among them. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with WordPress, Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Squarespace, Zapier, Google Analytics **Tags:** Popups, Reports ## Alternatives - [ProveSource](https://toolgpa.com/tools/provesource): Social proof notifications for websites and online stores. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/provesource-vs-trustpulse) - [Nudgify](https://toolgpa.com/tools/nudgify): Social proof and urgency notifications for stores and sites. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/nudgify-vs-trustpulse) - [OptinMonster](https://toolgpa.com/tools/optinmonster): Pop-ups, floating bars and opt-in forms added to an existing site. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/optinmonster-vs-trustpulse) - [Wisepops](https://toolgpa.com/tools/wisepops): Popups, on-site feeds, web push and A/B tests for online stores. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/trustpulse-vs-wisepops) - [Popupsmart](https://toolgpa.com/tools/popupsmart): No-code popup builder with AI drafting and 500+ templates. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/popupsmart-vs-trustpulse) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://trustpulse.com/pricing/ - https://trustpulse.com/ - https://trustpulse.com/features/ - https://trustpulse.com/about/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/trustpulse Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).