Constant Contact Forms vs Hello Bar Popup Builder
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| Feature | Constant Contact Forms v2.22.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 2.6/5 Visit Details | Hello Bar Popup Builder v1.5.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 1.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 20,000+ | 3,000+ |
| Last updated | October 9, 2026 | June 4, 2026 |
| Editions | Constant Contact Forms for WordPress | Hello Bar Popup Builder |
| Pros | Forms feed directly into Constant Contact lists; Block and widget to place forms anywhere; Choice of reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Turnstile or Akismet | Adds Hello Bar popups with a site code and little setup; Loads the script in the head or the footer, chosen in settings; Plugin code is small with no local tracking |
| Cons | Requires a Constant Contact account to work; Submissions are sent to Constant Contact rather than stored locally; Limited to Constant Contact as the mailing service | Popup content, analytics and data live on the Hello Bar service; Needs a Hello Bar account and site code to work; Popup behaviour cannot be changed in the plugin itself |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Form builder stored as a custom post type, Constant Contact list selection, Gutenberg block for the contact form, Widget for placing a form in sidebars, Hourly refresh of the Constant Contact token | Hello Bar site code and API key settings, Loads Hello Bar script in head or footer, Hello Bar popup script from the service, Admin options page |
| Integrations | ||
| Constant Contact API | — | |
| Marketing | — | Hello Bar |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Cloudflare Turnstile, Akismet | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.4.0 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 8.1 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.3 | 7.0 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | www.google.com, api.wordpress.org, hcaptcha.com, challenges.cloudflare.com, api.cc.email | my.hellobar.com |
| Blocks | 1 | — |