Gleam Competitions vs PopupForge

Gleam Competitions is software for running online contests intended to encourage engagement and sales. Campaign formats include giveaways, sweepstakes, photo contests, raffles and user-generated-content campaigns. Organizers can award entries for actions such as email subscriptions, social follows, comments, shares, hashtags, quizzes, file uploads and coupon codes across networks including Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitch, Spotify and Discord. Winners can be selected randomly, from an entries leaderboard or by hand. Campaigns can be embedded on websites, blogs, Shopify, Linktree, landing pages or overlays. Tools include fraud detection, smart CAPTCHA, custom forms, custom CSS, first-party data collection, voting, moderation and analytics. The service supports more than 25 languages and lists integrations such as ActiveCampaign, HubSpot, Mailchimp, Klaviyo, Salesforce, Shopify and Zapier. The free plan allows unlimited campaigns and entries, with 10 winners per campaign, one repeat action and one team member. Paid plans are Free at free, Hobby at $29 a month, Pro at $59 a month, Business at $179 a month and Premium at $499 a month. Zapier requires Pro or above and currently requires a Subscribe to Newsletter action.

PopupForge creates branded lead forms for websites and tracks their results. It reads a public page’s visible copy, colors, typography, and visual style to generate popup concepts. Users can preview designs on desktop and mobile, then edit copy, colors, fields, and triggers before publishing. Forms support multiple steps and configurable fields; display options include immediate, timed delay, scroll threshold, and exit intent. PopupForge tracks views, submissions, and conversion rate live. Publishing uses a script tag that injects an iframe, and changes to a published popup go live without redeploying the site. Leads can be routed to Slack or a signed HTTPS webhook for Zapier, Make, or a custom backend. The script works on sites allowing custom HTML or JavaScript, with guides for platforms including WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Squarespace, Wix, Framer, Ghost, Carrd, and Next.js. Its free plan costs nothing and allows one website, one modal, 50 submissions per month, and three AI generations total. The maker describes use cases spanning bloggers, ecommerce stores, SaaS startups, course creators, agencies, and marketers.