Layered Popups vs MailPoet
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| Feature | Layered Popups v6.64 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid 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 | — | 500,000+ |
| Last updated | — | October 20, 2026 |
| Editions | Layered Popups ($) | MailPoet · MailPoet Premium ($) |
| Pros | Multi-layer popups with animation and scroll triggers; Connects to many email and CRM services; Link locker and social unlock included | Newsletter editor with responsive templates; Sign-up forms and new post notifications; WooCommerce integration for shop emails; Usage analytics is off by default |
| Cons | Paid product; updates need a purchase code; Large code base with a wide admin menu; Many integrations to review and configure | 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 | Multi-layer animated popups ($), Scroll-position triggers ($), Campaigns that group popups ($), Subscriber list in the admin ($), Link locker shortcode ($), Social unlock options ($) | 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 | ||
| Mailchimp ($), ConvertKit ($), AWeber ($), GetResponse ($), SendGrid ($), Mailgun ($) | MailPoet sending service | |
| CRM | HubSpot ($), ActiveCampaign ($), Zoho CRM ($), Pipedrive ($) | — |
| Marketing | Klaviyo ($) | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce ($) | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | WPML ($) | — |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA ($) | Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile |
| Requires WordPress | — | 7.0 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | layeredpopups.com, www.google.com, app.mailerlite.com, api.sendinblue.com, api.constantcontact.com, rest.cleverreach.com, api.mailjet.com, api.sendpulse.com, api.e-goi.com, secure.directmailmac.com, app.freshmail.pl, www.benchmarkemail.com, api.madmimi.com, www.ymlp.com, track.customer.io, api.klick-tipp.com, api.elasticemail.com | bridge.mailpoet.com, challenges.cloudflare.com, www.google.com |
| Blocks | 1 | 5 |
| Shortcodes | 2 | — |