Hello Bar vs EmailOctopus
Two email marketing tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.
Short version
EmailOctopus fits retail shop, restaurant or café, service business, trades or contractor.
Hello Bar fits online store.
| Compare | Hello BarHello Bar | EmailOctopusEmailOctopus |
|---|---|---|
| In one line | Popups and top bars that grow your email list | Low-cost newsletters, free up to 2,500 subscribers |
| Starting price | Free | Free for 1 user |
| At 2,500 contacts | $0/mo | Free |
| Plans | Free Starter (up to 5,000 views, lifetime); Growth $29/mo; Premium $49/mo; Elite $99/mo, billed annually (monthly $39/$69/$129) | Free to 2,500 subscribers (10,000 emails/mo, branding, 1 user); Pro $9/mo billed yearly or $10 monthly at 500 subscribers, $28 at 5,000 and $40 at 10,000 billed yearly |
| Pricing model | Free tier | Free tier |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Users | Unlimited | 1 on free; unlimited on Pro |
| Both connect to | No shared connections on record. | |
| Also connects to | HubSpot CRM, Shopify, BigCommerce | None in our catalog |
| Team size | Just me · 2–10 people | Just me · 2–10 people |
| Available in | US · UK · CA · AU | US · UK · CA · AU |
| Phone support | None listed | None listed |
| Live chat | Plans not stated | Pro and up |
| Support hours | Email: Monday through Friday 9:00am – 5:00pm PT | Email: Every day, limited support on weekends |
| Incidents posted | We found no public status page for Hello Bar. | 3 incidents posted on EmailOctopus's status page, which covers all EmailOctopus products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 1 marked major or critical by EmailOctopus. Status page |
| Capterra score | 4.5 / 5 from 20 reviews | 4.8 / 5 from 657 reviews |
| Trustpilot score | 2.1 / 5 from 10 reviews (few reviews) | 4.8 / 5 from 338 reviews |
| Fit: Retail shop | 55 | 70 |
| Fit: Restaurant or café | 40 | 70 |
| Fit: Service business | 60 | 78 |
| Fit: Agency or studio | 65 | 65 |
| Fit: Trades or contractor | 35 | 60 |
| Fit: Online store | 80 | 50 |
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| Visit Hello Bar | Visit EmailOctopus | |
List-size prices are the vendor's published price for 2,500 contacts. How we calculate prices
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