Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon… vs Boxzilla – Pop-Ups for WordPress (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon…
50K+ active installs
Free + Premium
Boxzilla – Pop-Ups for WordPress
20K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Boxzilla – Pop-Ups for WordPress has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 131 reviews) while Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon… leads in active installations (50K+ vs 20K+). Both are free + premium WordPress plugins. Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon… has accumulated 3.4M+ total downloads while Boxzilla – Pop-Ups for WordPress has 821K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon… | Boxzilla – Pop-Ups for WordPress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | ► | 4.8/5 |
| Total Reviews | 79 | ► | 131 |
| Active Installs | 50K+ | ◄ | 20K+ |
| Total Downloads | 3.4M+ | ◄ | 821K+ |
| Support Resolution | 78% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 4 days ago | ◄ | 3 weeks ago |
| First Released | 2018 | 2016 | |
| Age | 8 years | 10 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.0+ | 4.6+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free + Premium | Free | |
| Latest Version | 6.2.1 | 3.4.7 |
Rating Breakdown
Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon…
Boxzilla – Pop-Ups for WordPress
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon… averaged approximately 2,224 daily downloads while Boxzilla – Pop-Ups for WordPress averaged 604.
Recent Reviews
Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon… Reviews
Popup Box WORKS!
With a bit of hand-holding, not only does hover popups work perfect, but it helped me located a duplicate element on my website.
Great customer service
I took over management of a site that used this plug in and their customer service was very responsive and helped me figure out how it works and worked out some kinks from the previous set up. Would d
Great Plugin!
This is a great plugin,
Boxzilla – Pop-Ups for WordPress Reviews
Perfect & Easy setup
Perfect Plugin and easy to setup and have where and when appear.thank you
Fantastico plugin!!
Funziona egregiamente, fa tutto quello che promette e lo fa benissimo. Grazie!
This is what a WP plugin should be like
Free. Simple. Decent. Does the job.
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