WordPress plugin comparison

Popup Builder vs Visual Composer Website Builder

Popup Builder

by popupbuilder

200K+ installs4.7

Visual Composer Website Builder

by Visual Composer

30K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Popup Builder has more active installs: 200K+, against 30K+ for Visual Composer Website Builder.
On a typical day, Popup Builder is downloaded about 1,980 times, Visual Composer Website Builder about 358.
Popup Builder is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 2,216 reviews, against 4.6 from 220 reviews.
Popup Builder was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Oct 7, 2026 for Visual Composer Website Builder.
Popup Builder resolves more of its support threads: 50% in the last two months, against 0% for Visual Composer Website Builder.
Visual Composer Website Builder is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Popup Builder.
Popup Builder has been around longer: since 2015, against 2019 for Visual Composer Website Builder.

Popup Builder leads on 7 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Popup Builder	Visual Composer Website Builder
Popular rank	#272	#915
Active installs	200K+	30K+
Downloads, last 30 days	121.2K	14.3K
Rating	4.7(2.2K)	4.6(220)
Support threads resolved	50%	0%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.80	×0.96
Last release	21 days ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	5.3.3	7.4

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