OptiMonk is a feature-rich popup builder which you can use to create a wide range of popups. From a promotional popup to lead generation popup. You can integrate it with popular site builders like WordPress and Shopify.
If you are a WordPress user and want to use another popup builder, I have crafted the following list of popup builder plugins which you can use to replace OptiMonk.
Unlike OptiMonk which operates as a SaaS platform, all popup builder plugins on the list below operate as self-hosted plugins. Meaning that your popups will be hosted on your own hosting server instead of a third-party platform.
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- Before you install an OptiMonk replacement
- Features to look for
- Paid OptiMonk alternatives
- Free OptiMonk alternatives
- Summary
Before You Install a Plugin to Replace OptiMonk
OptiMonk is a multi-purpose popup builder. Meaning that you can use it to create a wide range of popup types. From a promotional popup, a form-contained lead generation popup to a notification popup.
To make it easy to create a popup, OptiMonk offers a visual editor with drag-and-drop functionality just like a page builder.
Apart from the ability to create popups, OptiMonk also comes with the ability to collect and manage leads.
Before you install a certain popup builder plugin, make sure to learn all the features to find out whether you can create a popup type you usually create with OptiMonk.
Just be careful because some popup builder plugins have a dependency on another plugin to operate properly. Especially if you plan to create a lead generation popup. Some popup builder plugins require you to install a form builder plugin to able be to capture leads.
Some Features to Look for in an OptiMonk Alternative
After you understand how you will use your popup builder plugin, the next step is to make sure that it has all the features you need to achieve your goals.
Here are some crucial features that need to be available in an OptiMonk alternative:
- Display condition
- Multiple trigger options
- Ability to add an email opt-in form
- Integration support with an email marketing platform
- Design options
List of OptiMonk Alternatives for WordPress
Paid OptiMonk Alternatives
1. Bloom
If you need an OptiMonk replacement to create a lead generation popup, Bloom is the first plugin you can consider.
Bloom is a paid plugin from Elegant Themes, which also owns Divi. You can use the plugin to create a lead generation popup to generate leads for Mailchimp and other email marketing platforms.
Bloom already has a feature to add an email opt-in form so that you no longer need to install an extra plugin. You can even add custom fields to your form, which is useful to collect the users’ data according to the fields you have on your email marketing platform.
Not only can you use Bloom to create a modal popup, but you can also create a fly-in popup and the popup position to top-corner or bottom-corner.
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Display condition and the ability to set a trigger type feature are available in Bloom to give full control over the popup behavior.
You can, for instance, set the popup to appear after a visitor clicks a link or button. Or, you can also set the popup to appear after the page is fully loaded.
Furthermore, you can set the areas where the popup to appear. Whether on the entire website, specific page(s), specific post(s) and so on.
Key Features of Bloom:
- Display condition
- Multiple trigger types
- Form builder
- A/B test
- Pre-made popup templates
Pros and Cons of Bloom:
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Has no dependency on another plugin to operate properly | Lack design options |
| Extensive marketing platform integration support | No free version |
| Can be used to create a highly targeted lead generation popup | |
| Can be used on unlimited websites | |
| Accepts one-time payment |
2. Elementor Pro
Elementor is one of the most popular WordPress plugins so I think I no longer need to introduce it to you. If you still use the free version, you may didn’t know that Elementor has a powerful popup builder feature.
From the design perspective, the popup builder feature of Elementor is even the best one. You can create a beautiful popup using the visual editor of Elementor, just like when you are creating a page with it.
You can pair Elementor’s popup builder with its form builder to create a lead generation popup and integrate your form with Mailchimp, MailerLite and other email marketing platforms.
Unlike Bloom which is only usable to create a lead generation popup, Elementor’s popup builder is usable to create other popup types. Including a promotional popup and a notification banner. You can even use it to create a full-screen menu.
Elementor’s popup popup builder also allows you to control the popup behavior thanks to its multiple trigger type supports. Display condition feature is also available.
Key Features of Elementor Pro’s Popup Builder:
- Advanced visual editor
- Display condition
- Multiple trigger types
- Pre-made popup templates
Pros and Cons of Elementor Pro’s Popup Builder:
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Can be paired with form builder to create a lead generation popup | Doesn’t accept one-time payment |
| More user-friendly popup editor | Requires higher plan to create a functional lead generation popup |
| Can be used to create a highly targeted lead generation popup | |
| No need to install an extra plugin (form builder) to create a lead generation popup | |
| Usable to create a wide range of popup types |
3. JetPopup
If you think that Bloom and Elementor Pro are too pricey, you can try JetPopup to create a popup on your WordPress website.
JetPopup is a popup builder plugin for Elementor and Gutenberg. Meaning that you can use one of these editors to create the popup. If you are an Elementor user, JetPopup can be an alternative to Elementor’s popup builder feature to create the popup.
The overall features that JetPopup offers are not much different from Elementor’s popup builder. It offers things like popup templates, display condition, and trigger types.
You can use JetPopup to create a wide range of popup types. Including a lead generation popup. One thing, you can only generate leads for Mailchimp. No other email marketing platform is supported by JetPopup.
Key Features of JetPopup:
- Display condition
- Multiple trigger types
- Pre-made popup templates
- Form builder
Pros and Cons of JetPopup:
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| More affordable | Has a dependency on Elementor or Gutenberg |
| A great solution to create a popup with Gutenberg | Form builder can only be connected to Mailchimp |
| Can be used to create a highly targeted lead generation popup | |
| Usable to create a wide range of popup types |
4. Brizy Pro
Brizy is a lightweight page builder. Not as popular as Elementor or Divi, but it is definitely worth using. And if you are looking for a popup builder to replace OptiMonk, Brizy can be a great alternative too.
Same as Elementor, the pro version of Brizy also comes with a popup builder feature which you can use to create a wide range of popup types. Pre-made popup templates are available to speed up the popup building process.
Brizy also comes with a form element which you can add to your popup to capture email addresses of your visitors. You can connect your form to not just Mailchimp, but also MailerLite and other well-known email marketing platforms and CRMs.
Unlike Elementor, all form builder features are available on all Brizy Pro plans. Including the lowest plan.
Key Features of Brizy Pro:
- Advanced visual editor
- Display condition
- Multiple trigger types
- Pre-made popup templates
Pros and Cons of Brizy Pro:
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Lightweight editor | Doesn’t accept one-time payment |
| Can be paired with form builder to create a lead generation popup | |
| Can be used to create a highly targeted lead generation popup | |
| Extra plugin is not required to create a fully functional lead generation popup | |
| Usable to create a wide range of popup types |
5. Kadence Conversions
If you are a Kadence Theme or Kadence Blocks user, then Kadence Conversions can be a great companion to create marketing campaigns. Especially popups.
Just like Kadence Theme and Kadence Blocks, Kadence Conversions also uses Gutenberg to create the popup. When creating a popup with this plugin, you can add any Gutenberg block. Be it native blocks or a block from Kadence Blocks or other plugins.
Kadence Conversions is a super useful popup builder plugin if you have a WooCommerce-powered online store. You can create a popup and set it to appear based on the cart status.
For instance, you can show a popup when a specific product is in the cart. Or, you can show a popup only when cart currency total value is more than or less than the defined value.
Kadence Conversions also allows you to create a popup and show it on a specific date repeatedly. Useful if you want to create, for instance, a monthly campaign.
While Kadence Conversions is useful to create promotional popups, it is less suited to create a lead generation popup, unless you install Kadence Blocks. That’s because Kadence Conversions doesn’t add a new block.
You need to install Kadence Blocks to add a form block to your popup.
Key Features of Kadence Conversions:
- Display condition
- Multiple trigger types
- Pre-made popup templates
- Popup scheduler
- Built-in conversion tracker (analytics)
Pros and Cons of Kadence Conversions:
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Has a deep integration with WooCommerce | Not affordable enough |
| Useful popup scheduler | Requires an extra plugin to create a fully functional lead generation popup |
| Can be used to create a highly targeted popup campaign | |
| Usable to create a wide range of popup |
Free OptiMonk Alternatives
6. Breakdance
If you are not interested in using a paid plugin to create a popup on your WordPress site, then Breakdance is a free solution that you can try.
Breakdance is pretty similar to Elementor and Brizy whereby it is basically a page builder plugin that comes with a popup builder feature. However, unlike Elementor, its the popup builder of Breakdance is available on both the free version and the pro version although some limitations apply if you use the free version.
For instance, you can’t set a display condition, which is a big loss if you want to target a specific audience. Also, you can only select one trigger type: on click.
Regardless of the limitation on the free version, you can use Breakdance’s popup builder to create a wide range of popup types.
Breakdance also comes with a form element which you can add to your popup. But again, limitation applies on the free version. You can only store the leads locally on your website without being able to send ithem to an email marketing platform.
Key Features of Breakdance:
- Advanced visual editor
- Display condition (requires pro version)
- Multiple trigger types (requires pro version)
- Pre-made popup templates
Pros and Cons of Breakdance:
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Can be paired with form builder to create a lead generation popup | Requires pro version to set an advanced display condition |
| No need to install an extra plugin to create a fully functional lead generate popup | Doesn’t accept one-time payment for pro version |
| Usable to create a wide range of popup types | |
| User friendly editor |
7. Hustle
Hustle is another worth-trying alternative to replace OptiMonk if you want to create a popup on your WordPress website for free. It is a freemium product from WPMUDEV.
Unlike other freemium plugins, all of Hustle features are available on both the free version and the pro version. The only limitation you have to deal with if you stick with the free version is the number of popups you can create.
The free version can only create the maximum of 3 popups.
Hustle comes with useful features like popup scheduler, display condition and multiple trigger options.
A form builder feature is also available and you can connect it with services like Mailchimp, MailerLite to ActiveCampaign.
Key Features of Hustle:
- Display condition
- Multiple trigger types
- Pre-made popup templates
- Popup scheduler
- Form builder
- Stats
Pros and Cons of Hustle:
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Doesn’t require an upgrade to unlock all features | Requires buying a bundle to use the pro version |
| Can be used to create a fully functional lead generation popup | Limited to 3 popups |
| Useful statistic feature to track conversions | Editor is not user friendly enough |
| Can be used to create a highly targeted popup |
8. HollerBox
HollerBox is another feature-rich free popup builder plugin for WordPress. You can use it to create a promotional popup, a notification bar, a lead generation popup and other popup types.
An email opt-in form builder is available if you want to use it to create a lead generation popup. However, you can only send the form submissions to your email address unless you upgrade to the pro version.
With the pro version, you can send the form submissions to a CRM platform like HubSpot, ActiveCampaign and Mailchimp.
Other features accessible on the free version include the ability to set a display condition to allow you to create a highly targeted popup and ability to set four trigger types (on click, on page, on scroll and on exit intent).
HollerBox offers a lightweight popup editor. Unfortunately, it lacks content options. You can only add text and image using a TinyMCE-based content editor.
Key Features of HollerBox:
- Display condition
- Multiple trigger options
- Pre-made popup templates
- Email opt-in form builder
- Stats
Pros and Cons of HollerBox:
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Super useful free version | Requires an upgrade to connect to an email marketing platform |
| Can be used to create a highly targeted popup | The pro version is not affordable enough |
| Useful statistic features to track conversions | Doesn’t accept one-time payment for the pro version |
| Lightweight editor |
9. FireBox
If you love building WordPress websites with Gutenberg, FireBox is another plugin you can try to replace OptiMonk.
FireBox leverages Gutenberg as the popup editor just like Kadence Conversions. But unlike Kadence Conversions, it adds extra blocks to Gutenberg. Including the Form block which you can integrate with Mailchimp and Brevo. Thus, you can use FireBox to create a functional lead generation popup.
If you prefer to collect the leads locally, FireBox also comes with useful a submission manager.
Apart from the Form block, FireBox also adds other blocks. There are 12 blocks that FireBox adds in total.
In FireBox, you can also set the popup behavior. With the free version, you have four trigger types to choose from: page load, page read, click and hover.
Display condition is also available, but the free version is limited to page and post only.
Key Features of FireBox:
- Display condition
- Multiple trigger options
- Pre-made popup templates
- Email opt-in form builder
- Stats
- Submission manager
Pros and Cons of FireBox:
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Super useful free version | Limited options on email marketing platform |
| Can be used to create a highly targeted popup | |
| Useful statistic features to track conversions | |
| Can be used to create a fully functional lead generation popup without extra plugin | |
| Usable to create multiple popup types |
10. MailOptin
If you love working with Theme Customizer amid the Site Editor trend in the WordPress ecosystem, then MailOptin is a great plugin you can use to replace OptiMonk.
MailOptin is one of the best WordPress plugins to generate leads. It has a built-in email opt-in form builder which you can connect to popular platforms like Mailchimp, MailerLite and so on. The best part, the integration with these platforms are available on the free version.
The plugin also has a submission manager feature, but you need to use the pro version to unlock it.
MailOptin, as mentioned above, uses Theme Customizer to design the popup.
If you stick with the free version, you can only use MailOptin to create a modal popup. The ability to create a notification bar and slide-in popup is only available on the pro version. Which is a pity.
Key Features of MailOption:
- Display condition
- Pre-made popup templates
- Email opt-in form builder
- Basic stats
Pros and Cons of MailOptin:
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Can be used to create a fully functional lead generation popup without extra plugin | Pro version is not affordable enough |
| Can be used to create a targeted popup | Some basic features requires pro version |
| Extensive email marketing integration support on the free version | |
| Usable to create a lead generation popup |
Summary
OptiMonk is a great software to create web popups. It is super easy to use and totally usable. But if you prefer a self-hosted solution to create a popup, then you can use one of the alternatives on the list above.
Depending on your goal, you can use the plugins above to create a popup on your WordPress website to collect leads, to display a promotional banner, to a display message on a notification bar and so on.
Bloom is a perfect solution if you need a lead generation plugin with a built-in form builder, A/B testing and analytics features. Elementor Pro, Brizy Pro and Breakdance are better suited options if you have a big concern on design.
Kadence Conversions, as the name suggests, is a plugin you can go to if you want to boost conversions on your WooCommerce-powered online store.
