# Promolayer vs OptiMonk – Which coupon earns its discount?
Compare two Shopify popup tools with no-popup controls, different wheel rewards and very different billing for a narrowly targeted promotion.
- Page: https://popuppapa.com/promolayer-vs-optimonk/
- Published: 2026-11-05; updated: 2026-11-05
- Promolayer review: https://popuppapa.com/reviews/promolayer/index.md
- OptiMonk review: https://popuppapa.com/reviews/optimonk/index.md
## What do you need your website to do next?
A shop sells a full-price accessory with a discounted main item. A campaign that gives every entrant a code can appear successful because many buyers redeem one. The useful comparison is what happens to the same eligible audience when it sees no incentive.
Both tools have a documented no-popup control. Their wheel rewards deserve a closer look. We generated a short-lived Shopify discount in Promolayer. OptiMonk’s saved wheel evidence describes existing codes and weights across winning slices. Its unique-code route in a regular campaign is a separate capability.
## How the comparison works
15 rounds compare both platforms against the same 196 capability criteria, with 100 points distributed across the sections. Each round explains the practical differences and adds to the running score. The table beneath each round shows how the points are awarded, with the source behind each verdict.
## Round 1: Formats & content
Weight: 9 points.
A wheel can retreat to a teaser after dismissal. A deadline or floating bar gives the store a smaller way to present an offer on a subsequent page. OptiMonk generates campaign designs from a brief and offers desktop and mobile views. Notices, form content and display elements can then be revised for the intended campaign.
| Criterion | Promolayer | OptiMonk | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Message | Not confirmed | (+0.64) | Promolayer: [Message](https://promolayer.io/en/notify-customers/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Message](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-09 |
| Flyby / slide-in | (+0.64) | Not confirmed | Promolayer: [Flyby / slide-in](https://promolayer.io/en/slide-in-popup/), 2026-11-05 |
| Promo bars | (+0.32) | (+0.32) | Promolayer: [Promo bars](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Promo bars](https://www.optimonk.com/features), 2026-09-30 |
| Teasers | (+0.64) | Not confirmed | Promolayer: [Teasers](https://promolayer.io/en/spin-to-win/), 2026-11-05 |
| Content carousel | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Eye-catching | (+0.64) | Not confirmed | Promolayer: [Eye-catching](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05; [Eye-catching](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05; [Eye-catching](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05; [Eye-catching](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05 |
| Countdown | (+0.32) | (+0.32) | Promolayer: [Countdown](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Countdown](https://www.optimonk.com/features/popups), 2026-09-29 |
| Button link | Not confirmed | (+0.64) | OptiMonk: [Button link](https://app.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-26 |
| Copy coupon | (+0.32) | (+0.32) | Promolayer: [Copy coupon](https://intercom.help/promolayer/en/articles/13173261-how-to-add-a-static-coupon), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Copy coupon](https://app.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-26 |
| Dynamic text | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Mobile editor | (+0.32) | Desktop and mobile views are edited separately. (+0.32) | Promolayer: [Mobile editor](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Mobile editor](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/fullscreen-campaigns), 2026-10-16 |
Round score: Promolayer +3.21 (total 3.21), OptiMonk +2.57 (total 2.57).
## Round 2: Forms
Weight: 12.6 points.
The standard form has space for two custom fields alongside contact details. A dropdown and a text answer fit together on one screen. An email reply or a thank-you view follows submission. OptiMonk collects email, name, phone, radio choices, checkbox-group answers and comments. Required-field settings and button destinations control the submission journey. Its AI builder can generate a multi-step form, while field mapping carries answers into a connected marketing service. Separate screens organise the questions but do not by themselves establish answer-driven branching.
| Criterion | Promolayer | OptiMonk | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Email capture | (+0.16) | Required-field and error-message settings. (+0.16) | Promolayer: [Email capture](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Email capture](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13 |
| SMS capture | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Phone field | (+0.16) | A phone field with a country selector. (+0.16) | Promolayer: [Phone field](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Phone field](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13 |
| Single choice | (+0.16) | Radio options with editable labels and stored values. (+0.16) | Promolayer: [Single choice](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Single choice](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13 |
| Multiple choice | Not confirmed | Checkbox groups with an optional required flag. (+0.32) | OptiMonk: [Multiple choice](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13 |
| Free text | (+0.16) | An optional comment textarea. (+0.16) | Promolayer: [Free text](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Free text](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13 |
| Consent checkbox | (+0.32) · Consent checkbox: (+0.16) · Privacy terms consent: (+0.16) | (+0.65) · Consent checkbox: (+0.16) · Email marketing consent: (+0.32) · Privacy terms consent: A form can include a privacy-policy checkbox. (+0.16) | Promolayer: [Consent checkbox](https://promolayer.io/en/targeting-and-segmentation/), 2026-11-05; [Consent checkbox](https://promolayer.io/en/targeting-and-segmentation/), 2026-11-05; [Consent checkbox](https://promolayer.io/en/targeting-and-segmentation/), 2026-11-05; [Consent checkbox](https://promolayer.io/en/targeting-and-segmentation/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Consent checkbox](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13; [Consent checkbox](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13; [Consent checkbox](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13; [Consent checkbox: Privacy terms consent](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/integrating-the-optimonk-campaigns-with-webhook), 2026-10-17 |
| Hidden fields | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Multi-step | No | Next page and Jump to page controls move between pages. (+0.65) · Multi-step: Next page and Jump to page controls move between pages. (+0.32) · Popup steps: Multi-step popups can ask a question first and the email address on a later step. (+0.32) | Promolayer: [Multi-step](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05; [Multi-step](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05; [Multi-step](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Multi-step](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13; [Multi-step: Popup steps](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/running-multiple-campaigns-on-the-same-site), 2026-10-17; [Multi-step](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13 |
| Logic | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Validation | (+0.32) · Validation: (+0.16) · Required fields: (+0.16) | (+0.97) · Validation: (+0.16) · Field validation: (+0.32) · Email format: (+0.32) · Required fields: (+0.16) | Promolayer: [Validation](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05; [Validation](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05; [Validation](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05; [Validation](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05; [Validation](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05; [Validation](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05; [Validation](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05; [Validation](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05; [Validation](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05; [Validation](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Validation](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13; [Validation: Field validation](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13; [Validation: Email format](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13; [Validation](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13; [Validation: Required fields](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13; [Validation](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13; [Validation](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13; [Validation](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13; [Validation](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13; [Validation](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13 |
| CAPTCHA | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Email double opt-in | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Follow-up | (+1.62) · Follow-up: (+0.32) · After signup: (+0.32) · Reward email: (+0.32) · Email automation: (+0.32) · Email sequences: (+0.32) | Not confirmed | Promolayer: [Follow-up](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05; [Follow-up](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05; [Follow-up](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05; [Follow-up](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05; [Follow-up](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05; [Follow-up](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05; [Follow-up](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05; [Follow-up](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05 |
Round score: Promolayer +2.91 (total 6.12), OptiMonk +3.23 (total 5.8).
## Round 3: Surveys
Weight: 4.5 points.
Use a dropdown for the reason for a visit and a text field for the shopper’s explanation. Reporting a satisfaction index or assigning a quiz outcome would require more than these two inputs. OptiMonk supports multi-step product quizzes. Quiz support is assessed separately from NPS, star and other dedicated rating formats.
| Criterion | Promolayer | OptiMonk | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Numeric rating | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| NPS | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Star rating | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Emoji rating | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Binary rating | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Quizzes | Not confirmed | (+0.82) · Quizzes: (+0.41) · Product quiz: (+0.41) | OptiMonk: [Quizzes](https://www.optimonk.com/features/popups), 2026-09-29; [Quizzes](https://www.optimonk.com/features/popups), 2026-09-29; [Quizzes](https://www.optimonk.com/features/popups), 2026-09-29; [Quizzes](https://www.optimonk.com/features/popups), 2026-09-29; [Quizzes](https://www.optimonk.com/features/popups), 2026-09-29; [Quizzes: Product quiz](https://www.optimonk.com/features/popups), 2026-09-29 |
Round score: Promolayer +0 (total 6.12), OptiMonk +0.82 (total 6.62).
## Round 4: Gamification
Weight: 4.5 points.
Specify whether the shopper can actually lose. Promolayer offers a no-reward outcome. In the documented OptiMonk wheel, an empty code receives no winning chance. A segment that looks blank on the artwork is an unreliable way to promise a losing outcome.
The wheel assigns odds and an outcome to each slice, including a losing slice. A merchant can distinguish a fixed code created in Shopify from a new discount generated for the winner. OptiMonk provides a wheel and scratch-card controls in its AI builder. Wheel odds are calculated across winning slices, and a slice with an empty coupon code is a losing slice. Scratch settings allow up to four weighted prize rows, with designed, solid or gradient covers; the planner describes a prize on every play. Our 2:1 scratch weights produced 66.7% and 33.3%. Its wider documentation also lists a gift format.
| Criterion | Promolayer | OptiMonk | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spin the wheel | (+0.4) · Spin the wheel: (+0.13) · Prize weights: (+0.13) · Losing slices: (+0.13) | Chances are counted across winning slices only. (+0.4) · Spin the wheel: Chances are counted across winning slices only. (+0.13) · Prize weights: Each winning row has a Coupon code and a Weight that sets its odds. (+0.13) · Losing slices: A row with an empty coupon code becomes a losing slice. (+0.13) | Promolayer: [Spin the wheel](https://promolayer.io/en/spin-to-win/), 2026-11-05; [Spin the wheel](https://promolayer.io/en/spin-to-win/), 2026-11-05; [Spin the wheel](https://promolayer.io/en/spin-to-win/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Spin the wheel](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13; [Spin the wheel: Prize weights](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/coupon-codes-in-optimonk-additional-features-for-shopify-users), 2026-10-17; [Spin the wheel: Losing slices](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/coupon-codes-in-optimonk-additional-features-for-shopify-users), 2026-10-17 |
| Slot machine | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Plinko | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Lottery ball | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Claw machine | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Scratch card | Not confirmed | Up to four prize rows with labels, codes and relative weights. (+0.26) | OptiMonk: [Scratch card](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13 |
| Pick a gift | Not confirmed | (+0.26) | OptiMonk: [Pick a gift](https://www.optimonk.com/features/gamification), 2026-10-13 |
| Pick a card | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Break the egg | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Shake the tree | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Memory cards | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Treasure hunt | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Learn to earn | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Seasonal calendar | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Daily offers | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
Round score: Promolayer +0.4 (total 6.52), OptiMonk +0.93 (total 7.55).
## Round 5: Targeting
Weight: 10.8 points.
A cart addition can trigger a campaign. Item, cart value and customer-tag conditions help reserve the offer for shoppers who qualify. URL rules then narrow where they see it. OptiMonk combines delay, exit intent, scroll, inactivity, click and custom-event triggers with country, visitor history, referral, UTM, cookies and subscriber conditions. Campaign priority and previous-exposure rules coordinate several messages. AI-assisted settings changes provide another way to edit timing and audience conditions without rebuilding the campaign.
| Criterion | Promolayer | OptiMonk | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Page targeting | (+0.23) | (+0.23) | Promolayer: [Page targeting](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Page targeting](https://www.optimonk.com/features), 2026-09-30 |
| Geo targeting | (+0.23) | One or more countries. (+0.23) | Promolayer: [Geo targeting](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Geo targeting](https://www.optimonk.com/features), 2026-09-30 |
| Device targeting | (+0.23) | (+0.23) | Promolayer: [Device targeting](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Device targeting](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-09 |
| Audience targeting | (+1.8) · Audience targeting: (+0.23) · New/returning visitors: (+0.45) · Referrer targeting: (+0.23) · Cart targeting: (+0.23) · Customer tags: (+0.23) · Login status: (+0.45) | (+1.8) · Audience targeting: (+0.23) · Referrer targeting: Traffic source, UTM parameters and landing page. (+0.23) · Cart targeting: Cart value, item count or a product; Shopify, ShopRenter and WooCommerce. (+0.23) · Profile targeting: (+0.45) · Customer tags: Targets Shopify customer tags. (+0.23) · List segments: Show or hide a campaign for members of Klaviyo lists and segments. (+0.45) | Promolayer: [Audience targeting](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05; [Audience targeting](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05; [Audience targeting](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05; [Audience targeting](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05; [Audience targeting](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05; [Audience targeting](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05; [Audience targeting](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05; [Audience targeting](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05; [Audience targeting](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Audience targeting](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-17; [Audience targeting](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-17; [Audience targeting: Referrer targeting](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-09; [Audience targeting: Cart targeting](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13; [Audience targeting: Profile targeting](https://www.optimonk.com/optimonk-vs-optinmonster), 2026-10-17; [Audience targeting: Customer tags](https://www.optimonk.com/optimonk-vs-optinmonster), 2026-10-17; [Audience targeting](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-17; [Audience targeting](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-17; [Audience targeting: List segments](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/klaviyo-list-segment-targeting), 2026-10-17 |
| Behavior triggers | (+1.8) · Behavior triggers: (+0.23) · Time delay: (+0.23) · Exit intent: (+0.23) · Scroll trigger: (+0.23) · Inactivity trigger: (+0.23) · Custom event trigger: (+0.23) · Page-load trigger: (+0.45) | (+1.35) · Behavior triggers: (+0.23) · Time delay: (+0.23) · Exit intent: (+0.23) · Scroll trigger: (+0.23) · Inactivity trigger: (+0.23) · Custom event trigger: (+0.23) | Promolayer: [Behavior triggers](https://intercom.help/promolayer/en/articles/13163972-triggers-overview), 2026-11-05; [Behavior triggers](https://intercom.help/promolayer/en/articles/13163972-triggers-overview), 2026-11-05; [Behavior triggers](https://intercom.help/promolayer/en/articles/13163972-triggers-overview), 2026-11-05; [Behavior triggers](https://intercom.help/promolayer/en/articles/13163972-triggers-overview), 2026-11-05; [Behavior triggers](https://intercom.help/promolayer/en/articles/13163972-triggers-overview), 2026-11-05; [Behavior triggers](https://intercom.help/promolayer/en/articles/13163972-triggers-overview), 2026-11-05; [Behavior triggers](https://intercom.help/promolayer/en/articles/13163972-triggers-overview), 2026-11-05; [Behavior triggers](https://intercom.help/promolayer/en/articles/13163972-triggers-overview), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Behavior triggers](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-09; [Behavior triggers: Time delay](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-09; [Behavior triggers: Exit intent](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-09; [Behavior triggers: Scroll trigger](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-09; [Behavior triggers: Inactivity trigger](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-09; [Behavior triggers](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-09; [Behavior triggers: Custom event trigger](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-09; [Behavior triggers](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-09 |
| Click trigger | Not confirmed | (+0.45) | OptiMonk: [Click trigger](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-09 |
| Scheduling | (+0.23) | (+0.23) | Promolayer: [Scheduling](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Scheduling](https://www.optimonk.com/features), 2026-09-30 |
| Frequency cap | (+0.23) | Caps how many campaigns a visitor sees in a time window. (+0.23) | Promolayer: [Frequency cap](https://promolayer.io/en/targeting-and-segmentation/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Frequency cap](https://www.optimonk.com/features), 2026-09-30 |
| Campaign control | (+0.23) | High, normal or low priority, and campaigns linked by prior exposure. (+0.23) | Promolayer: [Campaign control](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Campaign control](https://www.optimonk.com/features), 2026-09-30 |
Round score: Promolayer +4.95 (total 11.47), OptiMonk +4.95 (total 12.5).
## Round 6: Experiments
Weight: 6.3 points.
Keep the audience and price constant while reserving a group that sees nothing. Compare order margin as well as redemptions, particularly if the item is already on sale. Basic supports variants and a group that sees no popup. Keep that group when the decision concerns paying for the discount itself.
OptiMonk adds a no-popup control alongside a design, and traffic splits evenly between versions; a custom split is not available. Automatic winner settings include a 95% chance-to-win threshold, at least 200 conversions and three days. This gives an optimization team more explicit controls over the comparison and stopping rule.
| Criterion | Promolayer | OptiMonk | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| A/B testing | (+1.05) · A/B testing: (+0.35) · Popup tests: (+0.35) · No-popup holdout: (+0.35) | Several popup versions run in one campaign; traffic always splits evenly. (+1.75) · A/B testing: Several popup versions run in one campaign; traffic always splits evenly. (+0.35) · Popup tests: Several versions of a popup run in one campaign and traffic is split between them. (+0.35) · No-popup holdout: A Control (no popup) variant holds back visitors; one per campaign. (+0.35) · Automatic winner: Auto-declare winner is on by default at 95% chance to win, 200 conversions and 3 days. (+0.7) | Promolayer: [A/B testing](https://promolayer.io/en/ab-test/), 2026-11-05; [A/B testing](https://promolayer.io/en/ab-test/), 2026-11-05; [A/B testing](https://promolayer.io/en/ab-test/), 2026-11-05; [A/B testing](https://promolayer.io/en/ab-test/), 2026-11-05; [A/B testing](https://promolayer.io/en/ab-test/), 2026-11-05; [A/B testing](https://promolayer.io/en/ab-test/), 2026-11-05; [A/B testing](https://promolayer.io/en/ab-test/), 2026-11-05; [A/B testing](https://promolayer.io/en/ab-test/), 2026-11-05; [A/B testing](https://promolayer.io/en/ab-test/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [A/B testing](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13; [A/B testing: Popup tests](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/variants-and-ab-testing), 2026-10-17; [A/B testing](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13; [A/B testing: Traffic split](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/variants-and-ab-testing), 2026-10-17; [A/B testing: No-popup holdout](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/variants-and-ab-testing), 2026-10-17; [A/B testing: Automatic winner](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/a-b-test-with-and-without-an-optimonk-campaign), 2026-10-17; [A/B testing](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13; [A/B testing](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13; [A/B testing](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13 |
Round score: Promolayer +1.05 (total 12.52), OptiMonk +1.75 (total 14.25).
## Round 7: Email & SMS
Weight: 4.5 points.
Paid follow-up can deliver a signup incentive and later messages. Check who owns the welcome email when a connected provider also receives the subscriber. OptiMonk’s connection routes let you pass captured contacts to a dedicated email or SMS platform. For a store already using Klaviyo, Mailchimp or another provider, this keeps follow-up in the system that owns customer journeys and reporting. Budget for that provider alongside OptiMonk.
| Criterion | Promolayer | OptiMonk | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Email marketing | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| SMS marketing | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Web push | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
Round score: Promolayer +0 (total 12.52), OptiMonk +0 (total 14.25).
## Round 8: Team & sites
Weight: 4.5 points.
Professional includes two workspaces, while inviting collaborators by email starts on Plus. A second workspace and a separate client login are different purchasing decisions. OptiMonk invitations distinguish Member and Owner. Subscription, billing and usage management belong to the Owner role. That is a practical separation when one person manages campaigns and another controls the subscription.
| Criterion | Promolayer | OptiMonk | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Workspaces | (+1.69) · Workspaces: (+0.28) · Several sites: (+0.28) · Projects: (+0.56) · Client portfolio: (+0.56) | A workspace per domain; Essential allows two. (+0.56) · Workspaces: A workspace per domain; Essential allows two. (+0.28) · Several sites: Each domain is a workspace with its own campaigns, reports and leads. (+0.28) | Promolayer: [Workspaces](https://promolayer.io/en/workspaces/), 2026-11-05; [Workspaces](https://promolayer.io/en/workspaces/), 2026-11-05; [Workspaces](https://promolayer.io/en/workspaces/), 2026-11-05; [Workspaces](https://promolayer.io/en/workspaces/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Workspaces](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/how-to-add-and-modify-domains), 2026-09-29; [Workspaces: Several sites](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/add-your-domain), 2026-10-17; [Workspaces](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/how-to-add-and-modify-domains), 2026-09-29; [Workspaces](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/how-to-add-and-modify-domains), 2026-09-29 |
| Team | (+0.28) | Teammate invites are available on Free. (+0.28) | Promolayer: [Team](https://promolayer.io/en/workspaces/), 2026-11-05; [Team](https://promolayer.io/en/workspaces/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Team](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-09; [Team](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-09 |
| Roles | (+0.28) | (+0.84) · Roles: (+0.28) · Billing access controls: Billing, subscription and usage tabs are visible to the account owner only. (+0.56) | Promolayer: [Roles](https://promolayer.io/en/workspaces/), 2026-11-05; [Roles](https://promolayer.io/en/workspaces/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Roles](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-09; [Roles: Billing access controls](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/where-to-check-my-payment-status-and-download-the-invoices), 2026-10-17 |
Round score: Promolayer +2.25 (total 14.77), OptiMonk +1.69 (total 15.93).
## Round 9: Developer
Weight: 4.5 points.
A developer can trigger an existing popup from JavaScript and receive form submissions by webhook. Those operations establish storefront control and outbound data delivery. OptiMonk’s REST API and MCP server create and edit campaigns with scoped access. MCP can also change delivery settings and publish. These builder interfaces do not read leads or analytics; a webhook sends subscriber details to a callback URL.
| Criterion | Promolayer | OptiMonk | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HTTP API | Not confirmed | Scoped REST keys create and edit campaigns; no leads or analytics. (+1.5) · HTTP API: Scoped REST keys create and edit campaigns; no leads or analytics. (+0.38) · Create designs: Builds popups and creates draft campaigns over REST with the same credentials. (+0.38) · Operate campaigns: (+0.38) · Scoped credentials: Keys carry build and campaign read/write scopes; unticked scopes are refused. (+0.38) | OptiMonk: [HTTP API](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/authentication-and-access), 2026-10-16; [HTTP API: Create designs](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/api-keys-and-the-mcp-endpoint), 2026-10-17; [HTTP API](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/authentication-and-access), 2026-10-16; [HTTP API: Read performance](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/api-keys-and-the-mcp-endpoint), 2026-10-17; [HTTP API: Scoped credentials](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/authentication-and-access), 2026-10-17 |
| Browser API | (+0.38) | Not confirmed | Promolayer: [Browser API](https://intercom.help/promolayer/en/articles/13163961-how-to-use-custom-triggers), 2026-11-05 |
| Webhooks | (+0.19) | Sends first name, last name and email to a callback URL. (+0.19) | Promolayer: [Webhooks](https://intercom.help/promolayer/en/articles/13191005-connecting-external-services-via-webhook), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Webhooks](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13 |
| MCP server | Not confirmed | (+1.5) · MCP server: (+0.38) · Create designs: Tools build popups and create draft campaigns. (+0.38) · Operate campaigns: Tools change delivery settings and publish a campaign. (+0.38) · Scoped credentials: Connections carry build and campaign read and write scopes. (+0.38) | OptiMonk: [MCP server](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/mcp-tool-reference), 2026-10-16; [MCP server: Create designs](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/mcp-tool-reference), 2026-10-17; [MCP server: Operate campaigns](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/mcp-tool-reference), 2026-10-17; [MCP server: Read performance](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/api-keys-and-the-mcp-endpoint), 2026-10-17; [MCP server: Scoped credentials](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/authentication-and-access), 2026-10-17 |
Round score: Promolayer +0.56 (total 15.33), OptiMonk +3.19 (total 19.12).
## Round 10: Support
Weight: 1.8 points.
Email support is listed across the Shopify plans. Live chat starts at Enterprise, so include the support tier in the budget for a time-sensitive launch. OptiMonk includes live chat on Free, while Premium and Master add an account manager. An account manager provides a different level of assistance from access to chat and can matter for teams running a larger optimization program.
| Criterion | Promolayer | OptiMonk | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chat support | (+0.9) | Live chat on all plans, including Free. (+0.9) | Promolayer: [Chat support](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Chat support](https://www.optimonk.com/pricing), 2026-10-16 |
Round score: Promolayer +0.9 (total 16.23), OptiMonk +0.9 (total 20.02).
## Round 11: Editor & workflow
Weight: 5.4 points.
A merchant can save a draft and preview it before switching it live. Use a restricted storefront URL for reward testing because the editor preview skips coupon creation. OptiMonk opens its editor on Free and saves inactive drafts. Chat and Visual modes support revisions, with Undo, Redo and Saved versions. The in-app assistant generates concepts and changes designs and display settings.
| Criterion | Promolayer | OptiMonk | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free editor | (+0.39) | (+0.39) | Promolayer: [Free editor](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Free editor](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-09 |
| Campaign drafts | (+0.39) | Campaigns are saved inactive and switched on later. (+0.39) | Promolayer: [Campaign drafts](https://apps.shopify.com/promolayer), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Campaign drafts](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-09 |
| Saved versions | Not confirmed | Saved versions plus Undo and Redo. (+0.77) | OptiMonk: [Saved versions](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-09 |
| AI popup assistant | Not confirmed | Generates concepts, revises designs and changes delay or device settings. (+3.09) · AI popup assistant: Generates concepts, revises designs and changes delay or device settings. (+0.77) · Copy: The AI tab rewrites and tightens popup copy on request. (+0.77) · Design: The AI tab applies fast design edits or full rebuilds from a prompt. (+0.77) · Targeting: A settings assistant changes targeting from a plain-language request. (+0.77) | OptiMonk: [AI popup assistant](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-09; [AI popup assistant: Copy](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/editing-your-popup), 2026-10-17; [AI popup assistant: Design](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/editing-your-popup), 2026-10-17; [AI popup assistant: Targeting](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/visitor-attribute-targeting), 2026-10-17 |
Round score: Promolayer +0.77 (total 17), OptiMonk +4.63 (total 24.65).
## Round 12: Data & reporting
Weight: 4.5 points.
Export contacts from a list to investigate the records behind signup totals. For a coupon promotion, reconcile redeemed codes and discount amounts with the store. OptiMonk supports Submit and Order goals alongside page visits, purchase value and add-to-cart value. Its subscriber area stores submitted contacts, with CSV and XLSX export. Commerce goals connect onsite campaigns with later store activity, rather than treating every button click as the same result.
| Criterion | Promolayer | OptiMonk | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Field mapping | Not confirmed | Map signup fields to email or CRM provider fields. (+0.64) | OptiMonk: [Field mapping](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/connecting-your-email-or-crm-provider), 2026-10-09 |
| Lead export | (+0.32) | CSV or XLSX. (+0.32) | Promolayer: [Lead export](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Lead export](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13 |
| Scheduled reports | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Revenue goals | Not confirmed | Purchase, order and add-to-cart value goals. (+0.64) | OptiMonk: [Revenue goals](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13 |
| Team notifications | (+0.32) | (+0.96) · Team notifications: (+0.32) · Slack: Each submission posts to the Slack channel of an incoming webhook. (+0.64) | Promolayer: [Team notifications](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05; [Team notifications](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05; [Team notifications](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Team notifications](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/slack-integration), 2026-10-17; [Team notifications](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/slack-integration), 2026-10-17; [Team notifications: Slack](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/slack-integration), 2026-10-17 |
Round score: Promolayer +0.64 (total 17.65), OptiMonk +2.57 (total 27.22).
## Round 13: Integrations
Weight: 4.5 points.
Choose Shopify customer creation, creation with marketing subscription or no Shopify update. Mailchimp, Klaviyo and the webhook have separate controls in the form actions. OptiMonk’s provider menu includes Klaviyo, Mailchimp, HubSpot, Attentive, Postscript, Salesforce, Slack, Zapier and Webhook. Its own subscriber list stores campaign responses. Email and SMS connectors make it a natural capture layer for a store that already has a lifecycle-marketing stack.
| Criterion | Promolayer | OptiMonk | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Email | Mailchimp: Connect a Mailchimp account and choose the audience that receives new form submissions. Apply tags for the signup source. Confirm the subscriber’s status before using the tag to start a welcome email. Klaviyo: Authorize Klaviyo with the required keys and choose the subscriber list for the form. Check list membership before relying on a list-triggered welcome flow. (+0.13) | Brevo, Selzy, Maileon, Mailigen, MailWizz, Listamester, Omnisend, The Marketer, WebGalamb: Connect the provider account, select a list and map signup fields to the destination. Some connectors retain older service names in the picker, including Sendinblue for Brevo. CleverReach: Authorize the CleverReach account, choose a recipient group and map the form fields. OptiMonk offers a double opt-in mode that requires selecting a confirmation form. A new recipient can therefore be present but inactive until they click the email. CM Commerce: Select CM Commerce (Conversio) on the campaign, supply the CM Commerce API key and choose a list. Map popup inputs and add fixed field values where useful. The list and mapping can be edited for an individual campaign without removing the account connection. SendGrid: Select SendGrid in the OptiMonk campaign’s integration settings and supply the SendGrid API key. The guide describes adding form subscribers to the mailing list but gives no field-by-field mapping. Confirm any extra attributes inside Marketing Contacts. AWeber: Authorize AWeber in the OptiMonk campaign, choose a list and match the campaign inputs to field identifiers from that list. The mapping options depend on both the form and the selected list. Create the destination field before building a signup around a reader’s preference. Campaign Monitor: Enter the Campaign Monitor API key, test the connection and choose the mailing list in the OptiMonk campaign. To identify form signups, the vendor describes creating a source custom field on the Campaign Monitor list, refreshing the field choices in OptiMonk and selecting it. GetResponse: Connect GetResponse with an API key in the campaign, select the receiving list and map the popup inputs. A static field lets the merchant send a fixed campaign identifier alongside each address. You can change the list for one campaign while keeping the account connection. Klaviyo: Connect Klaviyo, choose a list and map the signup fields. Collected answers follow that mapping; segmentation and follow-up stay in Klaviyo. Mailchimp: Connect Mailchimp, choose a list and map the signup fields. Collected answers follow that mapping; segmentation and follow-up stay in Mailchimp. (+0.13) | Promolayer: [Mailchimp setup](https://intercom.help/promolayer/en/articles/15612871-how-to-connect-mailchimp), 2026-11-05; [Klaviyo setup](https://intercom.help/promolayer/en/articles/13191061-how-to-connect-klaviyo), 2026-11-05; [Signup actions and contact lists](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05; [Shopify feature matrix](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05; [Google Analytics events](https://intercom.help/promolayer/en/articles/13190830-how-to-connect-google-analytics), 2026-11-05; [Webhook delivery](https://intercom.help/promolayer/en/articles/13191005-connecting-external-services-via-webhook), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [CleverReach connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-cleverreach), 2026-10-09; [CM Commerce connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-cm-commerce-conversio), 2026-10-09; [Keap connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874683-integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-keap), 2026-10-09; [Ontraport connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874735-integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-ontraport), 2026-10-09; [SendGrid connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874684-integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-sendgrid-bizzy), 2026-10-09; [AWeber connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874706-integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-aweber), 2026-10-09; [Campaign Monitor connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874707-integrating-optimonk-with-campaign-monitor), 2026-10-09; [GetResponse connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-getresponse), 2026-10-09; [Salesforce connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/salesforce-integration), 2026-10-09; [Connection setup](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/connecting-your-email-or-crm-provider), 2026-10-09; [Integration guides](https://support.optimonk.com/en/collections/integrations-email-sms-and-crm-41604332), 2026-10-09 |
| SMS | Not confirmed | Attentive, Postscript: Send captured contacts to SMS marketing platforms. (+0.25) | OptiMonk: [CleverReach connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-cleverreach), 2026-10-09; [CM Commerce connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-cm-commerce-conversio), 2026-10-09; [Keap connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874683-integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-keap), 2026-10-09; [Ontraport connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874735-integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-ontraport), 2026-10-09; [SendGrid connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874684-integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-sendgrid-bizzy), 2026-10-09; [AWeber connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874706-integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-aweber), 2026-10-09; [Campaign Monitor connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874707-integrating-optimonk-with-campaign-monitor), 2026-10-09; [GetResponse connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-getresponse), 2026-10-09; [Salesforce connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/salesforce-integration), 2026-10-09; [Connection setup](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/connecting-your-email-or-crm-provider), 2026-10-09; [Integration guides](https://support.optimonk.com/en/collections/integrations-email-sms-and-crm-41604332), 2026-10-09 |
| CRM | Not confirmed | MiniCRM, SalesAutopilot: Send new subscribers to the selected destination; provider-specific settings apply. Keap: Connect Keap to the OptiMonk campaign, choose tags that already exist in Keap and map form inputs to contact fields. You can send fixed fields too. Configure the follow-up in Keap using the tag or value the form actually supplies. Ontraport: Use an Ontraport App ID and API key with permission to add contacts. Choose an optional tag in the OptiMonk campaign; if you create the tag in Ontraport, refresh the choices before saving. Submissions add contacts with the selected tag. Salesforce: Connect Salesforce in the campaign and choose the receiving record type. Email maps to the CRM email field; review the suggested mappings for other inputs or leave an input out. A static source value can identify every record submitted by this campaign. HubSpot: Connect HubSpot, choose a list and map the signup fields. Collected answers follow that mapping; segmentation and follow-up stay in HubSpot. (+0.25) | OptiMonk: [CleverReach connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-cleverreach), 2026-10-09; [CM Commerce connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-cm-commerce-conversio), 2026-10-09; [Keap connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874683-integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-keap), 2026-10-09; [Ontraport connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874735-integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-ontraport), 2026-10-09; [SendGrid connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874684-integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-sendgrid-bizzy), 2026-10-09; [AWeber connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874706-integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-aweber), 2026-10-09; [Campaign Monitor connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874707-integrating-optimonk-with-campaign-monitor), 2026-10-09; [GetResponse connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-getresponse), 2026-10-09; [Salesforce connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/salesforce-integration), 2026-10-09; [Connection setup](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/connecting-your-email-or-crm-provider), 2026-10-09; [Integration guides](https://support.optimonk.com/en/collections/integrations-email-sms-and-crm-41604332), 2026-10-09 |
| Messaging | Not confirmed | Slack: Send team notifications to Slack. (+0.25) | OptiMonk: [CleverReach connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-cleverreach), 2026-10-09; [CM Commerce connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-cm-commerce-conversio), 2026-10-09; [Keap connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874683-integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-keap), 2026-10-09; [Ontraport connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874735-integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-ontraport), 2026-10-09; [SendGrid connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874684-integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-sendgrid-bizzy), 2026-10-09; [AWeber connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874706-integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-aweber), 2026-10-09; [Campaign Monitor connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874707-integrating-optimonk-with-campaign-monitor), 2026-10-09; [GetResponse connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-getresponse), 2026-10-09; [Salesforce connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/salesforce-integration), 2026-10-09; [Connection setup](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/connecting-your-email-or-crm-provider), 2026-10-09; [Integration guides](https://support.optimonk.com/en/collections/integrations-email-sms-and-crm-41604332), 2026-10-09 |
| Customer lifecycle | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Analytics | Google Analytics: Promolayer forwards display, click, submission and no-display control events for analysis in GA4. (+0.13) | Google Analytics 4 via Google Tag Manager: The help centre documents campaign tracking through GTM. (+0.13) | Promolayer: [Mailchimp setup](https://intercom.help/promolayer/en/articles/15612871-how-to-connect-mailchimp), 2026-11-05; [Klaviyo setup](https://intercom.help/promolayer/en/articles/13191061-how-to-connect-klaviyo), 2026-11-05; [Signup actions and contact lists](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05; [Shopify feature matrix](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05; [Google Analytics events](https://intercom.help/promolayer/en/articles/13190830-how-to-connect-google-analytics), 2026-11-05; [Webhook delivery](https://intercom.help/promolayer/en/articles/13191005-connecting-external-services-via-webhook), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [CleverReach connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-cleverreach), 2026-10-09; [CM Commerce connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-cm-commerce-conversio), 2026-10-09; [Keap connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874683-integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-keap), 2026-10-09; [Ontraport connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874735-integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-ontraport), 2026-10-09; [SendGrid connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874684-integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-sendgrid-bizzy), 2026-10-09; [AWeber connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874706-integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-aweber), 2026-10-09; [Campaign Monitor connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874707-integrating-optimonk-with-campaign-monitor), 2026-10-09; [GetResponse connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-getresponse), 2026-10-09; [Salesforce connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/salesforce-integration), 2026-10-09; [Connection setup](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/connecting-your-email-or-crm-provider), 2026-10-09; [Integration guides](https://support.optimonk.com/en/collections/integrations-email-sms-and-crm-41604332), 2026-10-09 |
| Advertising | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Marketing tools | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Store | Shopify: Send a signup into Shopify’s customer list and add customer tags. Shopify also supplies cart conditions for display targeting. (+0.25) | Not confirmed | Promolayer: [Mailchimp setup](https://intercom.help/promolayer/en/articles/15612871-how-to-connect-mailchimp), 2026-11-05; [Klaviyo setup](https://intercom.help/promolayer/en/articles/13191061-how-to-connect-klaviyo), 2026-11-05; [Signup actions and contact lists](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05; [Shopify feature matrix](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05; [Google Analytics events](https://intercom.help/promolayer/en/articles/13190830-how-to-connect-google-analytics), 2026-11-05; [Webhook delivery](https://intercom.help/promolayer/en/articles/13191005-connecting-external-services-via-webhook), 2026-11-05 |
| Product recommendations | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Personalization | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Reviews | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Content | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Custom forms | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Data & validation | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Spreadsheets | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Automation | Shopify Flow: Shopify Flow is listed in the Shopify plan table. Make, Zapier: Receive a webhook in an automation service and route the submitted fields to another destination. The automation service handles the second step. (+0.13) | Zapier: Forward leads through automation workflows. (+0.13) | Promolayer: [Mailchimp setup](https://intercom.help/promolayer/en/articles/15612871-how-to-connect-mailchimp), 2026-11-05; [Klaviyo setup](https://intercom.help/promolayer/en/articles/13191061-how-to-connect-klaviyo), 2026-11-05; [Signup actions and contact lists](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05; [Shopify feature matrix](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05; [Google Analytics events](https://intercom.help/promolayer/en/articles/13190830-how-to-connect-google-analytics), 2026-11-05; [Webhook delivery](https://intercom.help/promolayer/en/articles/13191005-connecting-external-services-via-webhook), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [CleverReach connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-cleverreach), 2026-10-09; [CM Commerce connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-cm-commerce-conversio), 2026-10-09; [Keap connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874683-integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-keap), 2026-10-09; [Ontraport connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874735-integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-ontraport), 2026-10-09; [SendGrid connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874684-integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-sendgrid-bizzy), 2026-10-09; [AWeber connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874706-integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-aweber), 2026-10-09; [Campaign Monitor connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874707-integrating-optimonk-with-campaign-monitor), 2026-10-09; [GetResponse connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-getresponse), 2026-10-09; [Salesforce connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/salesforce-integration), 2026-10-09; [Connection setup](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/connecting-your-email-or-crm-provider), 2026-10-09; [Integration guides](https://support.optimonk.com/en/collections/integrations-email-sms-and-crm-41604332), 2026-10-09 |
| Custom connections | Webhooks: A submitted form can send data to a configured callback URL. The Actions panel offers a test send. (+0.13) | Webhooks, REST API: Webhooks forward submissions. The documented REST builder API creates and edits campaigns; it does not expose leads or analytics. (+0.13) | Promolayer: [Mailchimp setup](https://intercom.help/promolayer/en/articles/15612871-how-to-connect-mailchimp), 2026-11-05; [Klaviyo setup](https://intercom.help/promolayer/en/articles/13191061-how-to-connect-klaviyo), 2026-11-05; [Signup actions and contact lists](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05; [Shopify feature matrix](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05; [Google Analytics events](https://intercom.help/promolayer/en/articles/13190830-how-to-connect-google-analytics), 2026-11-05; [Webhook delivery](https://intercom.help/promolayer/en/articles/13191005-connecting-external-services-via-webhook), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [CleverReach connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-cleverreach), 2026-10-09; [CM Commerce connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-cm-commerce-conversio), 2026-10-09; [Keap connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874683-integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-keap), 2026-10-09; [Ontraport connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874735-integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-ontraport), 2026-10-09; [SendGrid connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874684-integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-sendgrid-bizzy), 2026-10-09; [AWeber connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874706-integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-aweber), 2026-10-09; [Campaign Monitor connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/11874707-integrating-optimonk-with-campaign-monitor), 2026-10-09; [GetResponse connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/integrating-optimonk-campaigns-with-getresponse), 2026-10-09; [Salesforce connection](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/salesforce-integration), 2026-10-09; [Connection setup](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/connecting-your-email-or-crm-provider), 2026-10-09; [Integration guides](https://support.optimonk.com/en/collections/integrations-email-sms-and-crm-41604332), 2026-10-09 |
Round score: Promolayer +0.75 (total 18.4), OptiMonk +1.25 (total 28.47).
## Round 14: Shopify
Weight: 12.6 points.
A generated 10% wheel prize applied automatically in our test cart. A €72 product fell to €64.80 when added after the spin. The code did not require manual entry. OptiMonk also has a native Shopify app. Cart conditions combine value, product count and specific products with AND logic. Its product features cover manually selected products, most-viewed and recently visited items, cart contents and smart recommendations. Shopify coupon support includes unique single-use codes, expiry settings and automatic application; wheel and scratch-card prizes use existing codes. Together these features support recommendation-led offers as well as signup incentives.
| Criterion | Promolayer | OptiMonk | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Storefront installation | Install the Shopify app for storefront campaigns and Shopify-specific targeting. (+0.39) | Install the app and enable its theme embed to display campaigns and collect responses. (+0.39) | Promolayer: [Shopify evidence](https://apps.shopify.com/promolayer), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Shopify evidence](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13 |
| Native Shopify app | Promolayer has its own Shopify App Store listing. (+0.39) | Install the native OptiMonk app from the Shopify App Store. (+0.39) | Promolayer: [Shopify evidence](https://apps.shopify.com/promolayer), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Shopify evidence](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13 |
| Built for Shopify | Not confirmed | No | OptiMonk: [App website](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13 |
| Shopify media assets | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Shopify products and variants | Not confirmed | Show manually selected products, most-viewed items, recently visited products, cart contents and smart recommendations. (+0.79) | OptiMonk: [Shopify evidence](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/product-recommendations), 2026-10-06 |
| Shopify collections | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Shopify discount assets | A live wheel generated a unique percentage discount on the Free Shopify plan. (+0.39) | Generate unique, single-use codes when displayed, with fixed or relative expiry. Wheel and scratch-card prizes use existing codes. (+0.39) | Promolayer: [Shopify evidence](https://intercom.help/promolayer/en/articles/13164735-how-to-set-up-auto-generated-coupons), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Shopify evidence](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/coupon-codes-in-optimonk-additional-features-for-shopify-users), 2026-10-06 |
| Shopify metafields and metaobjects | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Shopify customer data | Use Shopify customer tags to select an audience. (+0.79) | Not confirmed | Promolayer: [Shopify evidence](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05 |
| Shopify customer synchronization | Choose whether to create a Shopify customer, subscribe them to marketing or skip the Shopify update. The editor also accepts customer tags. (+0.79) | Not confirmed | Promolayer: [Shopify evidence](https://promolayer.io/en/form-builder/), 2026-11-05 |
| Shopify events and triggers | Open a display when the shopper adds a product to the cart. (+0.79) | Not confirmed | Promolayer: [Shopify evidence](https://intercom.help/promolayer/en/articles/13164694-cart-add-trigger-overview-shopify-only), 2026-11-05 |
| Shopify audience and cart targeting | Set conditions on cart items, an empty cart, cart value or customer tags. (+0.39) | Combine cart value, product count and specific products in the cart using AND conditions. (+0.39) | Promolayer: [Shopify evidence](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Shopify evidence](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13 |
| Apply a Shopify discount | The generated wheel code applied automatically in the cart, reducing a €72 item to €64.80. (+0.39) | Automatically apply Shopify coupons. (+0.39) | Promolayer: [Shopify evidence](https://apps.shopify.com/promolayer), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [Shopify evidence](https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/coupon-codes-in-optimonk-additional-features-for-shopify-users), 2026-10-06 |
| Add a Shopify product to cart | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Buy now / direct checkout | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Shopify Flow | The Shopify-specific plan table lists Shopify Flow / Automation. Its available triggers and actions need separate confirmation. (+0.79) | Not confirmed | Promolayer: [Shopify evidence](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05 |
Round score: Promolayer +5.12 (total 23.51), OptiMonk +2.76 (total 31.23).
## Round 15: Pricing
Weight: 10 points.
OptiMonk counts site pageviews even when a visitor never qualifies. Promolayer counts popup impressions. A content-heavy store displaying a reward only after cart addition should price both traffic figures. Shopify plans count popup impressions across the account. At monthly rates Basic covers 15,000 for $25 and adds unbranded display, experiments and follow-up email.
OptiMonk bills pageviews. Free covers 10,000 pageviews and one domain; Essential, Growth and Premium cover 20,000, 100,000 and 500,000 pageviews. Our account’s monthly prices were $29, $99 and $249. Published annual equivalents were $19, $69 and $179 per month, requiring annual payments of $228, $828 and $2,148. Targeting, A/B testing, integrations and unbranded popups are included even on Free. AI credits and domains also have plan limits.
| Criterion | Promolayer | OptiMonk | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| A small website (visitors / mo: 1,000, pageviews / mo: 2,000, website: 1) | $25 / mo · Basic. At one popup impression on each of 2,000 pageviews, Basic covers the workload. Free fits if targeting limits actual displays to 1,000. (+0) | $0 / mo · Free. Covers 10,000 pageviews and one website. This site uses only 2,000 of those views. (+1) | Promolayer: [Shopify monthly plans](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [OptiMonk pricing](https://www.optimonk.com/pricing), 2026-10-12 |
| Visitors explore more pages (visitors / mo: 10,000, pageviews / mo: 60,000, website: 1) | $70 / mo · Standard. At one popup impression on each of 60,000 pageviews, Standard covers the month. Fewer displays can reduce the required tier. (+0.59) | $99 / mo · Growth. Essential’s 20,000 pageviews are too few. Growth covers 100,000, enough for this site’s 60,000 views. (+0.41) | Promolayer: [Shopify monthly plans](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [OptiMonk account](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-09 |
| A higher-traffic website (visitors / mo: 50,000, pageviews / mo: 100,000, website: 1) | $70 / mo · Standard. At one popup impression per pageview, 100,000 displays exactly use Standard’s monthly allowance. (+0.59) | $99 / mo · Growth. Growth covers 100,000 pageviews. Essential’s 20,000-view allowance is too small. (+0.41) | Promolayer: [Shopify monthly plans](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [OptiMonk account](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-09 |
| Two websites on one account (visitors / mo: 10,000 total, pageviews / mo: 20,000 total, websites: 2) | Not confirmed | $29 / mo · Essential. Essential includes two websites and 20,000 pageviews, covering both the site count and their combined traffic. (+1) | OptiMonk: [OptiMonk account](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-09 |
| Launch popups without vendor branding (visitors / mo: 1,000, pageviews / mo: 2,000, website: 1) | $25 / mo · Basic. Basic removes branding and covers up to 15,000 popup impressions. (+0) | $0 / mo · Free. Free includes unbranded popups and covers 10,000 pageviews. (+1) | Promolayer: [Shopify monthly plans](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [OptiMonk pricing](https://www.optimonk.com/pricing), 2026-10-15; [OptiMonk account](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-09 |
| Run a sale or promotion (visitors / mo: 1,000, pageviews / mo: 2,000, website: 1) | $25 / mo · Basic. At 2,000 monthly displays a coupon campaign fits Basic. Free can serve up to 1,000 displays. (+0) | $0 / mo · Free. Free includes promotional popups and fixed coupon codes. No paid feature upgrade is needed. (+1) | Promolayer: [Shopify monthly plans](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [OptiMonk pricing](https://www.optimonk.com/pricing), 2026-10-15; [OptiMonk account](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-09 |
| Improve popup conversion with A/B testing (visitors / mo: 1,000, pageviews / mo: 2,000, website: 1) | $25 / mo · Basic. Basic includes popup A/B testing and room for 2,000 monthly displays. (+0) | $0 / mo · Free. Free includes A/B testing; no feature upgrade is required. (+1) | Promolayer: [Shopify monthly plans](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [OptiMonk pricing](https://www.optimonk.com/pricing), 2026-10-15; [OptiMonk account](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-09 |
| Collect data and feedback with surveys, quizzes and forms (visitors / mo: 1,000, pageviews / mo: 2,000, website: 1) | $25 / mo · Basic. Use the two custom fields for a dropdown and a written answer. At 2,000 monthly displays the campaign fits Basic; Free covers 1,000. (+0) | $0 / mo · Free. Free includes surveys, multi-step forms and product quizzes. These features do not require a paid upgrade at this traffic level. (+1) | Promolayer: [Shopify monthly plans](https://promolayer.io/en/pricing/shop/), 2026-11-05 · OptiMonk: [OptiMonk pricing](https://www.optimonk.com/pricing), 2026-10-15; [OptiMonk follow-up audit](https://agentic.optimonk.com/), 2026-10-13; [OptiMonk features](https://www.optimonk.com/features), 2026-09-30 |
| Signup plus an automated welcome email (visitors / mo: 1,000, pageviews / mo: 2,000, website: 1, active contacts: 500, emails / mo: 1,000) | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
| Popups and email marketing in one platform (visitors / mo: 5,000, pageviews / mo: 10,000, website: 1, active contacts: 500, emails / mo: 5,000) | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | — |
Round score: Promolayer +1.17 (total 24.69), OptiMonk +6.83 (total 38.06).
## The final score
Choose Promolayer for selective exposure and a generated wheel reward. Trial OptiMonk for broader onsite experimentation and product recommendations, particularly when the site’s total pageviews fit the plan.
| Round | Promolayer | OptiMonk |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Formats & content | 3.21 | 2.57 |
| Forms | 2.91 | 3.23 |
| Surveys | 0 | 0.82 |
| Gamification | 0.4 | 0.93 |
| Targeting | 4.95 | 4.95 |
| Experiments | 1.05 | 1.75 |
| Email & SMS | 0 | 0 |
| Team & sites | 2.25 | 1.69 |
| Developer | 0.56 | 3.19 |
| Support | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Editor & workflow | 0.77 | 4.63 |
| Data & reporting | 0.64 | 2.57 |
| Integrations | 0.75 | 1.25 |
| Shopify | 5.12 | 2.76 |
| Pricing | 1.17 | 6.83 |
| Total | 24.69 | 38.06 |
## What matters most to you?
First, check that each tool can do the task. An absent or unconfirmed required capability means a dash with an explanation instead of a scenario score, and no winner highlight. Only qualifying tools share the points; a sole qualifier earns the full weight of each criterion it meets. 70 points go to the criteria directly related to it, and 30 to everything else. For “Popups without email marketing”, all 100 points go to the included capabilities and relevant popup pricing scenarios; unwanted features and email sending have zero weight. Both tools earn points for confirmed capabilities; unconfirmed ones earn zero. The first row keeps the original overall score.
| What matters to me | Promolayer | OptiMonk |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The overall feature set | 24.69 | 38.06 |
| Popups without email marketing | 24.07 | 46.56 |
| Collecting more leads | 26.41 | 34.67 |
| Driving clicks and actions | 26.68 | 42.74 |
| Popups and email marketing in one service | — · Required capability unconfirmed | — · Required capability unconfirmed |
| Running campaigns for my Shopify store | 35.15 | 27.43 |
| A/B testing and measuring results | 18.71 | 39.36 |
| Creating and editing campaigns with AI | — · Required capability unconfirmed | 85.08 |
| Collecting data and feedback | 19.78 | 28.88 |
| Working with a team or managing clients | 42.05 | 37.67 |
| Connecting AI agents to my workflow | — · Required capability unconfirmed | 68.07 |
## How the comparison works
These scores are relative to Promolayer and OptiMonk in this comparison. They cannot be carried over to comparisons with other products: each tool’s points depend on what the other participant offers.
1. **Relative scores, not universal ratings.** The same capability earns half the points when both tools have it, and all the points when only one does. Changing the opponent can therefore change a product’s score without changing the product itself. The review pages separately show absolute capability ratings without price.
2. **One shared pool of 100 points.** The 15 rounds cover 196 criteria. Each round has a set weight, divided equally among its criteria. These weights are our editorial choices.
3. **How features earn points.** If both products meet a criterion, they split its points equally. If only one does, it earns all of them. An unconfirmed capability earns zero. If neither qualifies, those points are not awarded, so the two totals can add up to less than 100.
4. **How prices earn points.** Ten scenarios carry 1 point each. We use the cheapest confirmed plan meeting each scenario’s traffic and feature requirements, billed monthly in USD. Equal prices split the point; a plan costing half as much earns twice the share. A free qualifying plan beats a paid one. If only one suitable plan and price are confirmed, it earns the full point.
5. **Which plans count.** Feature rounds cover capabilities across the products’ plans. The total does not describe a single subscription; the pricing scenarios identify the plan needed for each stated use case.
6. **How your priorities change the score.** A tool must first meet the task’s required capabilities. If a requirement is absent or unconfirmed, its scenario score is shown as a dash and it cannot be the winner; the status explains why. Only qualifying tools participate in point allocation and price comparisons. A sole qualifying tool earns the full weight of each criterion it meets; criteria it does not meet remain unearned. Standard priorities assign 70 points to their relevant criteria and 30 to the rest, preserving relative weights within each group. “Popups without email marketing” instead distributes all 100 points among its included criteria, preserving their relative weights and giving everything else zero. It includes lead capture, testing, reporting and external handoff. Its pricing criteria exclude email sending and feedback workloads. Included email features carry no penalty: only the required plan price counts. The evidence and scoring rules stay the same. The overall-feature row keeps the original weights.
## See also
- [Alternatives to Promolayer](https://popuppapa.com/alternatives-to-promolayer/index.md): Compare other replacements for Promolayer by the job you want to move.
- [Alternatives to OptiMonk](https://popuppapa.com/alternatives-to-optimonk/index.md): See which parts of OptiMonk are worth keeping and what it would take to replace them.
- [Shopify popup apps](https://popuppapa.com/best-shopify-popup-apps/index.md): Compare product actions and Shopify coupon support across other apps.