Which optin plugin is the better alternative for my blog? With more and more competing premium WordPress plugins it gets harder and harder to answer that question. This article takes a look at two popular WordPress optin plugins: It compares OptinMonster with Ninja Popups in order to help you with your decision in choosing one.
There are several other alternatives to OptinMonster and Ninja Popups on the market which I have compared in separate articles. Go to my main WordPress Optin Plugins comparison to start your search.
Please note that this comparison only looks at the features on paper as reported by either plugin’s developers. It does not and can not tell you if or how well a certain feature will work for you. Because such a verdict would depend on too many variables, including your server setup and personal preference, I have decided to stick to the hard facts for this feature comparison between OptinMonster and Ninja Popups.
OptinMonster And Ninja Popups Feature Comparison
In my comparison I track 29 different features for all the optin popup plugins. In OptinMonster you can find 22 out of 29 of those features. Ninja Popups on the other hand offers 19 out of the 29 features in total.
| OptinMonster | Ninja Popups | |
| Listing Data Verified? | ||
| User Rating |
(2 reviews, add your own) |
(1 reviews, add your own) |
| General Features | ||
| Design Builder | ||
| Exit-Intent | ||
| A/B Testing | ||
| Analytics | ||
| Target Posts/Pages | ||
| Use For Buy Now Buttons / Custom Design | ||
| Animated Effects | ||
| Open After Scrolling | ||
| Open After Button Click | ||
| OptinMonster | Ninja Popups | |
| Optin and Popup Types | ||
| Lightbox Popup | ||
| Footer Bar | ||
| Slide-In | ||
| After Post | ||
| Mobile Popup | ||
| Social Network Popup | ||
| Video Popup | ||
| Content Locker | ||
| OptinMonster | Ninja Popups | |
| Email Integrations | ||
| Aweber | ||
| MailChimp | ||
| Campaign Monitor | ||
| Constant Contact | ||
| Mad Mimi | ||
| GetResponse | ||
| Mailpoet | ||
| iContact | ||
| Infusionsoft | ||
| MyMail | ||
| Interspire | ||
| Custom HTML Forms | ||
Even if many of the features compared above overlap between the two competing products there is one very important difference: OptinMonster as well as Ninja Popups both provide a unique interface from which you will create optin popup forms to collect emails and create conversions. Since it is hard to rate the quality of such an interface objectively I recommend that you try both products yourself before deciding for one.
OptinMonster vs Ninja Popups Price Comparison
WPscoop indexes the exact prixing plans of all compared plugins. Please refer to the table below for a quick overview of the prices of OptinMonster and Ninja Popups.
To find the cheaper optin plugin for your individual needs please go to my main comparison article. There you can search for the features you need and then see the exact price you would need to pay for OptinMonster or Ninja Popups (as well as other alternatives).
| Price | OptinMonster | Ninja Popups |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum (1 Site) | 49.00 USD | 20.00 USD |
| Maximum (1 Site) | 199.00 USD | 20.00 USD |
| Minimum (10 Sites) | 199.00 USD | 200.00 USD |
| Maximum (10 Sites) | 199.00 USD | 200.00 USD |
Explanations: The minimum price compared above is the lowest price a product is available for, e.g. the version with the least features. The maximum price listed is for a version of the product that includes all features. For plugins that charge per addon it factors in the cost of all available addons. For some products the price increases if you want to use it on more than 1 WordPress site – the listed price for 10 sites shows if that is the case.
Disclaimer: While we update this comparison regularly we can not guarantee the prices displayed above are still correct and take no responsibility if they changed.
Product Videos
You can have a look at the Youtube videos below to see OptinMonster and Ninja Popups in action. That will give you a better idea of how the interface looks and which of the two WordPress optin plugins is easier to use.
OptinMonster Video
Ninja Popups Video
More Information
Visit the developers website to learn more about each of the optin popup plugins and order or download the software.
Most WordPress plugins have an option to test their service for free, either thrhough a basic free version, a trial period or online demo. Check if such an offer exists for OptinMonster and Ninja Popups and if so: Make use of it! By doing so you can compare both plugins directly and find out which one is the better alternative in you situation.
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Other Alternative Optin Plugins
But wait, there is more! Besides OptinMonster and Ninja Popups I have compared several other WordPress optin plugins on WPscoop. I recommend you start your search for OptinMonster alternatives or Ninja Popups alternatives in the main comparison article. There you can filter all different products and search for the features you need.
OptinMonster vs. other optin popup plugins
- Bloom vs OptinMonster Comparison
- OptinMonster vs Pippity Comparison
- OptinMonster vs Optin Revolution Comparison
- OptinMonster vs PopupPress Comparison
Ninja Popups vs. other WP optin plugins
- Bloom vs Ninja Popups Comparison
- Pippity vs Ninja Popups Comparison
- Optin Revolution vs Ninja Popups Comparison
- Ninja Popups vs PopupPress Comparison
Did you spot a mistake in here? Is some feature in my comparison out of date? Please leave a comment below so I can update the article!
Which one is the better optin popup plugin: OptinMonster or Ninja Popups? Please share your opinion or experience in the comments!
Last update on: 12.3.2015
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Hi,just a quick question,
If I need to to offer a giveaway just as a signup bonus, is that supported by a plugin (e.g. optinmonster) or the service provider (e.g mailchimp) ?
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Hi Andrea, unfortunately I don’t know the answer to that. Did you try contacting Optinmonster directly already?
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Thanks for providing in-depth analysis of optin-monster and Ninja Pop up. I am going with optin Monster. 🙂
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Hi Thomas,
Firstly, I would like to thank you for being one of the major inspirations on starting this journey of reviewing plugins!
Looking at your great list I created one of my own. And it would be amazing if you could spare time to check it out here
http://www.icegram.com/category/comparisons/
Also, it would be really awesome if you could include Icegram is one of your comparisons..Looking forward to your reply.
Regards,
Andrea.
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Thanks Andrea, I will certianly look into including Icegram with a future update to my optin plugin comparison.
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Hi Thomas,
I have 2 questions for Ninja popups :
1/ It is possible to target only the new Internet users who come on my site (according to the life cycle of cookies) ?
2/ It is possible to put a minimum deadline before the appearance of the pop in (45 seconds for example) ?
It is very difficult to find this information in internet…
Best regard
Yohann
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Hi Yohann, best to try contacting Ninja popups support directly with those questions. I am sure they can give you the most accurate reply.
Regards,
Thomas
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Even though OptinMonster might be a better choice, I’m still going to buy Ninja PopUps. Mainly because of the price. The fact that you have to pay $200 for the exit pop up in OptinMonster is ridiculous.
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Hey,
Kevin here from OptinMonster. Technically, via OptinMonster’s Canvas Addon (http://optinmonster.com/docs/canvas-addon), OptinMonster can hosts both video and social media. Therefore, OptinMonster should have full checks on the Optin Types.
Also, you can load an OptinMonster form on a Button Click, see here: http://optinmonster.com/docs/how-to-manually-load-optinmonster-popup-with-click-of-a-button/
Both of these have been around for a few months to a year.
Just wanted to give a heads up to the features for a proper comparison 🙂
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Hi Kevin,
thanks for your comment! A few weeks ago when my optin plugin comparison was first published I have contacted OptinMonster (via your contact form) and sent instructions on how you can submit changes yourself to correct your listing data but unfortunately never received a reply. I would appreciate if you could look that up and submit the changes from your comment through the form mentioned im my message. If you cant find the message let me know and I can send it again.
Regards,
Thomas