Green Popups vs MailChimp for WordPress
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| Feature | Green Popups v7.56 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details | MailChimp for WordPress v4.14.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 1M+ |
| Last updated | — | September 16, 2026 |
| Editions | Green Popups ($) | MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress · Mailchimp for WordPress Premium ($) |
| Pros | Many popup types with campaign triggers and targeting rules; Connects forms to a long list of email and CRM services; Field analytics and a transactions log for form activity | Native HTML sign-up forms with full field control; Sign-up hooks for Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms and WooCommerce; Form widget and block for placing forms; Lists refreshed daily from the Mailchimp account |
| Cons | Needs a purchase code for updates and licence checks; Very large codebase with many admin screens to learn; Integration coverage depends on each service API staying compatible | Form designer, logging and user sync are Premium only; Needs a Mailchimp API key connected to the site; Procaptcha bot protection loads a third-party script when enabled |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 2 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Popup campaigns with triggers ($), Targeting rules for popups ($), Popup form builder ($), Link locker shortcode ($), Field analytics for forms ($), Payment transactions log ($), Popup template library ($), Gutenberg block for forms ($) | Sign-up forms built from native HTML, Sign-up form widget, AMP-compatible sign-up forms, Campaigns archive block, Daily Mailchimp list refresh, Background subscribe through Action Scheduler or WP-Cron |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Stripe ($), PayPal ($), Mollie ($) | — |
| Mailchimp ($), ConvertKit ($), SendGrid ($), GetResponse ($), AWeber ($), Constant Contact ($), Brevo ($) | Mailchimp | |
| CRM | Zoho CRM ($), HubSpot ($) | — |
| Marketing | Klaviyo ($) | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads |
| Plugins | — | Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms |
| Other | Zapier ($) | Procaptcha (Prosopo) |
| Requires WordPress | — | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | halfdata.com, api.stripe.com, rest.cleverreach.com, api.sendpulse.com, pay.skrill.com, blockchain.info | js.prosopo.io, api.prosopo.io, api.mailchimp.com |
| Blocks | 1 | 2 |
| Shortcodes | 4 | — |