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Astro vs Lightbox2: who uses which
Astro is on more sites: 221,280 against 112,216 for Lightbox2, about 2.0 times as many. Here's how they compare across the websites we've indexed, and where each one does best.
Where each one is used
| Domain | Astro | Lightbox2 |
|---|---|---|
| .com on .com | 112,963 | 43,963 |
| .de in Germany | 7,639 | 7,422 |
| .org on .org | 8,528 | 3,629 |
| .fr in France | 6,504 | 2,170 |
| .uk in the UK | 5,255 | 2,752 |
| .net on .net | 5,516 | 2,437 |
| .jp in Japan | 2,025 | 4,810 |
| .br in Brazil | 3,566 | 1,891 |
30 sites run both at once.
Questions
Which is more popular, Astro or Lightbox2?
Astro is on more sites: 221,280 against 112,216 for Lightbox2, about 2.0 times as many, across the sites StackGrep has indexed.
Do sites use Astro and Lightbox2 together?
30 sites load both. That's often a switch in progress, or two teams picking different tools.
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