FireBox vs Hello Bar

FireBox is a WordPress plugin for building popup campaigns to promote offers, grow email lists, and address cart abandonment. Using the WordPress Gutenberg block editor, site owners can create lightboxes, sticky bars, slide-ins, full-screen and sidebar popups, page-slides, and embeds. Campaign triggers include page load, clicks, hover, scrolling, exit intent, ad-block detection, and visitor inactivity. Targeting can use pages and URLs, devices, location, referrers, cookies, date and time, and WordPress user roles. FireBox can use WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads purchase data for targeting and revenue attribution. Built-in analytics tracks campaign performance; revenue attribution and sales-funnel analysis are paid Pro features. A form builder includes submission management, email notifications, and honeypot anti-spam. The free plan costs nothing and includes unlimited websites and campaigns. Paid plans are Basic at €50.15 a year, Pro at €67.15 a year, and Growth at €109.65 a year; renewals are at full price. FireBox runs on self-hosted WordPress sites and the web.

Hello Bar is a web platform for creating and deploying embeddable JavaScript elements, including bars and popups, to engage visitors and collect leads. Placements also include modals, corner units, on-site notifications, full-page takeovers, and inline units. A drag-and-drop builder offers templates, custom CSS, and automatic brand matching. Targeting can use visitor geography, campaign, date and time, visit history, device type, or page. The platform includes A/B and split testing, reporting, and analytics, with connections to GA4 and other analytics platforms. Listed integrations include HubSpot, Salesforce, Klaviyo, Mailchimp, Shopify, Slack, Webhooks, and Zapier; captured leads can be routed to email, CRM tools, and Slack through integrations. The free Starter plan includes 5,000 lifetime views. Growth costs $39 per month billed annually and includes 50,000 popup views per month and three seats. Premium is $69 per month billed annually, and Elite is $129 per month billed annually. Agency or Enterprise has custom pricing for multiple sites, higher view volume, and dedicated support. Hello Bar was founded in 2012.