Animate It! vs fancyBox 3 for WordPress (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
fancyBox 3 for WordPress
1.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Animate It! has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 127 reviews) and leads in active installations (30K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Animate It! has accumulated 726K+ total downloads while fancyBox 3 for WordPress has 15K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Animate It! | fancyBox 3 for WordPress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.9/5 | 4.9/5 | |
| Total Reviews | 127 | ◄ | 7 |
| Active Installs | 30K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 726K+ | ◄ | 15K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 4 months ago | ◄ | 2 years ago |
| First Released | 2014 | 2017 | |
| Age | 12 years | 9 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.7.0+ | 3.4+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 3.0.4 | 1.2.4 |
Rating Breakdown
Animate It!
fancyBox 3 for WordPress
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Animate It! averaged approximately 78 daily downloads while fancyBox 3 for WordPress averaged 6.
Recent Reviews
Animate It! Reviews
Exactly what I was looking for
This is exactly what I needed! A simple and easy tool that animates basically anything.
Does Not Work!
I was so hopeful this plugin could do Exit Animations on Elementor, but it doesn’t. In fact, it does absolutely nothing. I installed and activated this plugin, navigated to the Motion Effects Advanced
Amazing.. quick, simple and Free
This is really an amazing small animation plugin which literally made my all custom css ads templates in the website. Now wherever I need, I can use them. I have one suggestion, if you could please ad
fancyBox 3 for WordPress Reviews
The Best – Only one with Zoom Function!
Seems to be the only Fancybox plugin with an option for click to zoom after lighbox has popped up. So glad I finally found one that works! Rich
What a disaster (updated)
Works out of the box upon activation with latest version of WordPress (June 2018). Edit: Captions don’t work. 1-2 days after installation, my slider stopped working. I then opened my site in Microsoft
Super plugin
Thanks for the job.
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