WordPress plugin comparison

Firelight Lightbox vs Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

Firelight Lightbox

by Firelight

200K+ installs4.8

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

by dFactory

100K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Firelight Lightbox has more active installs: 200K+, against 100K+ for Responsive Lightbox & Gallery.
On a typical day, Firelight Lightbox is downloaded about 1,339 times, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery about 1,128.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 2,003 reviews, against 4.8 from 361 reviews.
Firelight Lightbox was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Oct 20, 2026 for Responsive Lightbox & Gallery.
Firelight Lightbox resolves more of its support threads: 67% in the last two months, against 17% for Responsive Lightbox & Gallery.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Firelight Lightbox has been around longer: since 2010, against 2013 for Responsive Lightbox & Gallery.

Firelight Lightbox leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Firelight Lightbox	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
Popular rank	#257	#327
Active installs	200K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	90.8K	83.5K
Rating	4.8(361)	4.9(2K)
Support threads resolved	67%	17%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.65	×1.34
Last release	2 days ago	19 days ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.4

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