WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin vs Popup Builder

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin

by FooPlugins

100K+ installs3.9

Popup Builder

by popupbuilder

200K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Popup Builder has more active installs: 200K+, against 100K+ for Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin.
On a typical day, Popup Builder is downloaded about 1,827 times, Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin about 720.
Popup Builder is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 2,216 reviews, against 3.9 from 95 reviews.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Oct 19, 2026 for Popup Builder.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Popup Builder.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Popup Builder.

Popup Builder leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin	Popup Builder
Popular rank	#424	#272
Active installs	100K+	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	93.1K	122.1K
Rating	3.9(95)	4.7(2.2K)
Support threads resolved	50%	50%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×1.19	×1.80
Last release	3 days ago	22 days ago
Requires PHP	5.4	5.3.3

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