WordPress plugin comparison

Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress vs Popup Lightbox

Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress

by Syed Balkhi

1M+ installs4.3

Popup Lightbox

by Ramon Vicente

10+ installs3.0

At a glance

Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress has more active installs: 1M+, against 10+ for Popup Lightbox.
On a typical day, Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress is downloaded about 6,024 times, Popup Lightbox about 1.
Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 822 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress was updated more recently: Aug 14, 2026, against Sep 3, 2013 for Popup Lightbox.
Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.6.2 for Popup Lightbox.
Popup Lightbox 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	Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress	Popup Lightbox
Popular rank	#54	#36,281
Active installs	1M+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	184.4K	30
Rating	4.3(822)	3.0(2)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	3.6.2
Search multiplier	×1.74	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	13 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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