Hello Bar Popup Builder vs MailPoet
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| Feature | Hello Bar Popup Builder v1.5.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 1.6/5 Visit Details | MailPoet v5.43.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 3,000+ | 500,000+ |
| Last updated | June 4, 2026 | October 20, 2026 |
| Editions | Hello Bar Popup Builder | MailPoet · MailPoet Premium ($) |
| Pros | 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 | Newsletter editor with responsive templates; Sign-up forms and new post notifications; WooCommerce integration for shop emails; Usage analytics is off by default |
| Cons | 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 | Sending goes through the MailPoet sending service; Captcha on forms loads Google or Cloudflare scripts when enabled; Some features need a paid MailPoet key |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 2 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | 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 | Sign-up forms, Automatic emails such as welcome and post notifications, WooCommerce email editor integration, Email open and click tracking, Subscriber tracking consent capture, Captcha on sign-up forms |
| Integrations | ||
| — | MailPoet sending service | |
| Marketing | Hello Bar | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Other | — | Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 7.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | my.hellobar.com | bridge.mailpoet.com, challenges.cloudflare.com, www.google.com |
| Blocks | — | 5 |