Popup Box vs Brave – Create Popup, Optins, Lead Generation, Survey, Sticky Elements & Interactive Content
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
Popup Box leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #775, ahead of Brave – Create Popup, Optins, Lead Generation, Survey, Sticky Elements & Interactive Content at #1,359. Over the last 7 days Popup Box slipped 2 places and Brave – Create Popup, Optins, Lead Generation, Survey, Sticky Elements & Interactive Content climbed 2 places. Popup Box has the largest install base, roughly 2.5× the next: 50K+ active installs against 20K+ for Brave – Create Popup, Optins, Lead Generation, Survey, Sticky Elements & Interactive Content. Ratings: Popup Box 4.6★ from 81 and Brave – Create Popup, Optins, Lead Generation, Survey, Sticky Elements & Interactive Content 4.8★ from 209 reviews.
| Metric | Popup Box | Brave – Create Popup, Optins, Lead Generation, Survey, Sticky Elements & Interactive Content |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #775 ▼ 2 | #1,359 ▲ 2 |
| Active installs | 50K+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 4,620 | — |
| Rating | 4.6★ (81) | 4.8★ (209) |
| Last updated | Sep 3, 2026 | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Current version | 6.4.0 | 0.8.8 |
| Best rank on record | #767 | #1,350 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jun 2018 | Nov 2019 |
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
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Popup Box or Brave – Create Popup, Optins, Lead Generation, Survey, Sticky Elements & Interactive Content?
By active installs, Popup Box: 50K+ sites run it against 20K+ for Brave – Create Popup, Optins, Lead Generation, Survey, Sticky Elements & Interactive Content, according to WordPress.org figures captured on September 13, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Popup Box or Brave – Create Popup, Optins, Lead Generation, Survey, Sticky Elements & Interactive Content?
Popup Box, at #775 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Brave – Create Popup, Optins, Lead Generation, Survey, Sticky Elements & Interactive Content at #1,359. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Popup Box or Brave – Create Popup, Optins, Lead Generation, Survey, Sticky Elements & Interactive Content 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.