Alligator Menu Popup vs MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc.
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,498, ahead of Alligator Menu Popup at #8,637. Over the last 7 days MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. slipped 1 place and Alligator Menu Popup slipped 53 places. MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. has the largest install base, roughly 20× the next: 10K+ active installs against 500+ for Alligator Menu Popup. Downloads this week: MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. 17,169 and Alligator Menu Popup 45. Ratings: Alligator Menu Popup 4.8★ from 17 and MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. 4.8★ from 438 reviews.
| Metric | Alligator Menu Popup | MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #8,637 ▼ 53 | #1,498 ▼ 1 |
| Active installs | 500+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 45 | 17,169 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (17) | 4.8★ (438) |
| Last updated | Jun 23, 2025 | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Current version | 2.0.0 | 1.2.78.7 |
| Best rank on record | #8,399 | #1,473 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Apr 2014 | Jul 2017 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Alligator Menu Popup or MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc.?
By active installs, MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc.: 10K+ sites run it against 500+ for Alligator Menu Popup, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 17, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Alligator Menu Popup or MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc.?
MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc., at #1,498 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Alligator Menu Popup at #8,637. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Alligator Menu Popup or MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.