WordPress plugin comparison

Contest Gallery vs Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

Contest Gallery

by Wasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer

1K+ installs4.4

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

by dFactory

100K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has more active installs: 100K+, against 1K+ for Contest Gallery.
On a typical day, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is downloaded about 1,085 times, Contest Gallery about 121.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 2,003 reviews, against 4.4 from 89 reviews.
Contest Gallery was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Oct 20, 2026 for Responsive Lightbox & Gallery.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has been around longer: since 2013, against 2015 for Contest Gallery.

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Contest Gallery	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
Popular rank	#6,875	#327
Active installs	1K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	4.7K	81.9K
Rating	4.4(89)	4.9(2K)
Support threads resolved	–	17%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.59	×1.34
Last release	5 days ago	20 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.4

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