10 Best CM Pop-Up Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
CM Pop-Up has 8,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to CM Pop-Up
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WP Popups
Closest matchWP Popups – WordPress Popup builder
4.9 (112) 30,000+ active installsWP Popups is the best popup maker for WordPress. Easy but powerful plugin with display filters, scroll-triggered popups, and Gutenberg block editor.
Shares the popup builder, popup maker, popups tags on WordPress.org. About 3.8 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
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Claspo – Popups, Spin the Wheel & Email Capture
5.0 (40) 1,000+ active installsConvert more visitors into ready-to-buy subscribers using gamified popups and smart targeting — and drive measurable revenue growth.
Shares the popup, popup builder, popup maker tags on WordPress.org. 1,000+ installs against 8,000+, last updated July 16, 2026.
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MailOptin
Paid version availableMailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc.
4.8 (436) 10,000+ active installsCreate popup, optin forms using easy form builder & popup maker. Send automated email to subscribers — Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign, Campaign Monitor etc
Shares the popup, popup maker, popups tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated 10 days ago.
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Popup Builder – Create highly converting, mobile friendly marketing popups.
4.7 (2,213) 200,000+ active installsIncrease Sales, Lead Generation, Conversion rates and receive good Call to Action rates with smart WordPress popup plugin.
Shares the popup, popup builder, popup maker tags on WordPress.org. About 25 times the installs, last updated July 18, 2026.
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Boxzilla – WordPress Popup Builder
4.8 (132) 20,000+ active installsCreate WordPress popup and slide-in boxes for forms, offers, notices, and calls to action
Shares the popup builder, popups tags on WordPress.org. About 2.5 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
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Popup Maker – Responsive popup, Exit Intent Pop up, Email Optins, Autoresponder & More
4.5 (144) 7,000+ active installsPopup Maker plugin will help you run cleverer and more effective marketing popups for your website. Create the most optimal popup to boost your sales.
Shares the popup, popup maker tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated July 18, 2026.
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AI Popup Builder & Popup Maker by OptiMonk
4.7 (98) 3,000+ active installs💥 Popups, supercharged: One platform. Hundreds of use cases. Increase sales & subscribers with popups visitors actually 🧡 love.
Shares the popup, popup builder tags on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, last updated February 4, 2026.
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4.5 (340) 10,000+ active installsCreate targeted popups for lead capture, event notifications, announcements, and promotions — shown at the right time without disrupting your visitors …
Shares the popup, popups tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated 27 days ago.
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Popup Box
Paid version availablePopup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups
4.6 (81) 50,000+ active installsBuild flexible popups and modal windows with multiple popup types, triggers, and display controls.
Shares the popup, popups tags on WordPress.org. About 6.3 times the installs, last updated 4 days ago.
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Brave – Create Popup, Optins, Lead Generation, Survey, Sticky Elements & Interactive Content
4.8 (209) 20,000+ active installsThe best drag-and-drop Popup Builder for WordPress. Create Popups, exit-intent popups, slide-ins, and lead generation forms & Woocommerce popups i …
Shares the popup, popups tags on WordPress.org. About 2.5 times the installs, last updated 12 days ago.
Switching from CM Pop-Up: common questions
What is the best alternative to CM Pop-Up?
WP Popups is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 30,000+ active installs with a 4.9 out of 5 rating.
Which CM Pop-Up alternative has the most users?
Popup Builder, with 200,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which CM Pop-Up alternative is rated highest?
WP Popups, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 112 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these CM Pop-Up alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with CM Pop-Up score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against CM Pop-Up on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
WP Popups is the closest match to CM Pop-Up by the data we track, and Popup Builder has the widest reach with 200,000+ active installs. Popup Box shipped the most recent release, on September 3, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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