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Lightbox2 vs Swup: who uses which
Lightbox2 is on more sites: 112,216 against 5,979 for Swup, about 18.8 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 | Lightbox2 | Swup |
|---|---|---|
| .com on .com | 43,963 | 2,440 |
| .de in Germany | 7,422 | 477 |
| .jp in Japan | 4,810 | 90 |
| .org on .org | 3,629 | 142 |
| .ru on .ru | 3,168 | 68 |
| .it in Italy | 2,804 | 241 |
| .pl in Poland | 2,948 | 41 |
| .uk in the UK | 2,752 | 145 |
38 sites run both at once.
Questions
Which is more popular, Lightbox2 or Swup?
Lightbox2 is on more sites: 112,216 against 5,979 for Swup, about 18.8 times as many, across the sites StackGrep has indexed.
Do sites use Lightbox2 and Swup together?
38 sites load both. That's often a switch in progress, or two teams picking different tools.
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