Popup Builder – Create highly… 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 Builder – Create highly…
200K+ active installs
Free
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 Builder – Create highly… leads in active installations (200K+ vs 20K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Popup Builder – Create highly… has accumulated 11M+ total downloads while Boxzilla – Pop-Ups for WordPress has 821K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Popup Builder – Create highly… | Boxzilla – Pop-Ups for WordPress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7/5 | ► | 4.8/5 |
| Total Reviews | 2,206 | ◄ | 131 |
| Active Installs | 200K+ | ◄ | 20K+ |
| Total Downloads | 11M+ | ◄ | 821K+ |
| Support Resolution | 75% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 2 months ago | ► | 3 weeks ago |
| First Released | 2015 | 2016 | |
| Age | 11 years | 10 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.2+ | 4.6+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.3.3+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 4.4.3 | 3.4.7 |
Rating Breakdown
Popup Builder – Create highly…
Boxzilla – Pop-Ups for WordPress
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Popup Builder – Create highly… averaged approximately 893 daily downloads while Boxzilla – Pop-Ups for WordPress averaged 604.
Recent Reviews
Popup Builder – Create highly… Reviews
Pluging de Popup simple à utiliser, puisant et flexible
Plugin de popup simple à utiliser, puissant et flexible. Aucun problème détecté sur les plateformes sur lesquelles je l’ai utilisé.
Great add-on to product pages
I use this plugin to add pop-up size, etc tables to product pages. My only criticism is the slightly unconventional default position of the close button – bottom right not top right?
Nice
Nice POP UP Plugins
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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