🆚 jQuery Colorbox vs. Magnific Popup

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *
jQuery Colorbox
Magnific Popup

Type

JavaScript library
JavaScript library

About

A lightweight, customizable lightbox plugin for jQuery.

Magnific Popup is a responsive lightbox and dialog plugin for jQuery and Zepto.js.

Website

jacklmoore.com/colorbox/ #586,612
dimsemenov.com #2,082,737

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source
Free ✔️Open source

Categories

JavaScript Libraries › Rank #47
JavaScript Libraries › Rank #14
Legacy › Rank #1

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Magnific Popup JavaScript library is 5 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.

Magnific Popup is more popular in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom, while jQuery Colorbox is more popular in Japan, Guam, and Bermuda.
United States
Germany
United Kingdom
Italy
India
Spain
France
Japan
Australia
Russia

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Magnific Popup is more popular than jQuery Colorbox in all market segments.
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Online Shopping
Education/Reference
Internet Services
Blogs/Wiki
Travel
Entertainment
Health
Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
netkeiba.com
#249
#311
#1,014
#1,281
#1,299
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Name
Rank
#1,014
#1,024
#1,189
#1,276
#1,762
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