Mailchimp vs Hello Bar

Two email marketing tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	MailchimpIntuit	Hello BarHello Bar
In one line	Newsletters and automations with a free tier	Popups and top bars that grow your email list
Starting price	From $13/mo	Free
At 2,500 contacts	$45/mo	$0/mo
Plans	Free to 250 contacts; Essentials $13/mo at 500 contacts, $26.50 at 1,000, $45 at 2,500, $75 at 5,000, $110 at 10,000 (monthly); Standard from $20/mo	Free Starter (up to 5,000 views, lifetime); Growth $29/mo; Premium $49/mo; Elite $99/mo, billed annually (monthly $39/$69/$129)
Pricing model	Free tier	Free tier
Free trial	—	—
Users	1 on free	Unlimited
Both connect to	HubSpot CRM, Shopify, BigCommerce
Also connects to	Pipedrive, Squarespace Commerce, Freshsales, Subbly, WooCommerce, Ecwid, Big Cartel, Square Online +6 more	No others on record
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people	Just me · 2–10 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	Premium only	None listed
Live chat	Essentials and up	Plans not stated
Support hours	Email: 24/7 · Live chat: 24/7	Email: Monday through Friday 9:00am – 5:00pm PT
Incidents posted	Intuit has a public status page. Status page	We found no public status page for Hello Bar.
Capterra score	Not listed	4.5 / 5 from 20 reviews
Trustpilot score	2.5 / 5 from 1,554 reviews	2.1 / 5 from 10 reviews (few reviews)
Fit: Retail shop	85	55
Fit: Restaurant or café	85	40
Fit: Service business	75	60
Fit: Agency or studio	70	65
Fit: Trades or contractor	60	35
Fit: Online store	80	80
Why people pick it	Everyone knows it Templates and automations	Fast to install A/B testing of bars
Where it falls short	Pricing climbs with contacts Free plan has a badge	Needs a separate email sender Free plan capped at 5,000 views a month
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