🆚 jQuery Colorbox vs. Lightbox
Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *- 📈 Lightbox is four times more popular than jQuery Colorbox.
- 🌎 Lightbox is more popular in the United States, Germany, and Japan.
- 🌍 jQuery Colorbox is more popular in Guam, Botswana, and Bermuda.
LightboxType
JavaScript library
JavaScript library
About
A lightweight, customizable lightbox plugin for jQuery.
The original lightbox library used to overlay images on top of the current page.
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Pricing
Free ✔️Open source
Free ✔️Open source
Categories
JavaScript Libraries › Rank #47
JavaScript Libraries › Rank #20
Popularity
Determined by the number of sites using each technology.
The Lightbox JavaScript library is 4 times more popular than jQuery Colorbox.
Total websites
Market share
JavaScript Libraries
Popularity by country
Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.
Lightbox is more popular in the United States, Germany, and Japan, while jQuery Colorbox is more popular in Guam, Botswana, and Bermuda.
United States
Germany
Japan
United Kingdom
Italy
France
Spain
Russia
Poland
Netherlands
Awards
- ⬆️ 24th most popular in Japan in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- ⬆️ 32nd most popular in Russia in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- ⬆️ 33rd most popular in Slovakia in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- ⬆️ 34th most popular in Belarus in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- ⬆️ 34th most popular in Latvia in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in the Faroe Islands in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in the Czech Republic in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Austria in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- ⭐ 6th most popular in Germany in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- ⭐ 9th most popular in Poland in the JavaScript Libraries category.
Popularity by domain category
Determined by the number of sites in each category.
Lightbox is more popular than jQuery Colorbox in all market segments.
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Education/Reference
Blogs/Wiki
Online Shopping
Entertainment
Travel
Internet Services
Sports
Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO
Top sites
Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.
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