WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox Pop vs Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress

Lightbox Pop

by f1logic

200+ installs2.4

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 200+ for Lightbox Pop.
On a typical day, Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress is downloaded about 6,024 times, Lightbox Pop about 7.
Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 822 reviews, against 2.4 from 23 reviews.
Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress was updated more recently: Aug 14, 2026, against Jun 7, 2018 for Lightbox Pop.
Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.9.35 for Lightbox Pop.
Lightbox Pop has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress.

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

Metric	Lightbox Pop	Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress
Popular rank	#11,540	#54
Active installs	200+	1M+
Downloads, last 30 days	115	184.4K
Rating	2.4(23)	4.3(822)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	4.9.35	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.74
Last release	8 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	5.0	7.4

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