WordPress plugin comparison

ARI Fancy Lightbox vs Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress

ARI Fancy Lightbox

by arisoft

10K+ installs4.7

Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress

by Syed Balkhi

1M+ installs4.3

At a glance

Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress has more active installs: 1M+, against 10K+ for ARI Fancy Lightbox.
On a typical day, Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress is downloaded about 6,024 times, ARI Fancy Lightbox about 50.
ARI Fancy Lightbox is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 71 reviews, against 4.3 from 822 reviews.
Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress was updated more recently: Aug 14, 2026, against Sep 24, 2025 for ARI Fancy Lightbox.
Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.8.12 for ARI Fancy Lightbox.
Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for ARI Fancy Lightbox.

Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	ARI Fancy Lightbox	Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress
Popular rank	#1,767	#54
Active installs	10K+	1M+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.3K	177.9K
Rating	4.7(71)	4.3(822)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.42	×1.74
Last release	1 year ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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