MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. vs WP Popups Lite
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
WP Popups Lite leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #971, ahead of MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. at #1,511. Over the last 7 days WP Popups Lite climbed 1 place and MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. slipped 2 places. WP Popups Lite has the largest install base, roughly 3× the next: 30K+ active installs against 10K+ for MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc.. Downloads this week: WP Popups Lite 14,301 and MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. 2,564. Ratings: MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. 4.8★ from 438 and WP Popups Lite 4.9★ from 112 reviews.
| Metric | MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. | WP Popups Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,511 ▼ 2 | #971 ▲ 1 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 2,564 | 14,301 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (438) | 4.9★ (112) |
| Last updated | Oct 13, 2026 | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.2.78.7 | 2.2.0.9 |
| Best rank on record | #1,473 | #966 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jul 2017 | Nov 2019 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 0 | 2 |
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, MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. or WP Popups Lite?
By active installs, WP Popups Lite: 30K+ sites run it against 10K+ for MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc., according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 30, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. or WP Popups Lite?
WP Popups Lite, at #971 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. at #1,511. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. or WP Popups Lite 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.