WordPress plugin comparison

ARI Fancy Lightbox vs Image and Video Lightbox, Image PopUp

ARI Fancy Lightbox

by arisoft

10K+ installs4.7

Image and Video Lightbox, Image PopUp

by wpdevart

1K+ installs3.3

At a glance

ARI Fancy Lightbox has more active installs: 10K+, against 1K+ for Image and Video Lightbox, Image PopUp.
On a typical day, ARI Fancy Lightbox is downloaded about 49 times, Image and Video Lightbox, Image PopUp about 15.
ARI Fancy Lightbox is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 71 reviews, against 3.3 from 12 reviews.
Image and Video Lightbox, Image PopUp was updated more recently: Feb 2, 2026, against Sep 24, 2025 for ARI Fancy Lightbox.
Image and Video Lightbox, Image PopUp is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.8.12 for ARI Fancy Lightbox.
Image and Video Lightbox, Image PopUp has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for ARI Fancy Lightbox.

ARI Fancy Lightbox leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	ARI Fancy Lightbox	Image and Video Lightbox, Image PopUp
Popular rank	#1,771	#5,817
Active installs	10K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.3K	236
Rating	4.7(71)	3.3(12)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.8.12	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.42	×0.37
Last release	1 year ago	9 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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