WordPress plugin comparison

Envira Gallery vs Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others

Envira Gallery

by Syed Balkhi

100K+ installs4.7

Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others

by Sayontan Sinha

10K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Envira Gallery has more active installs: 100K+, against 10K+ for Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others.
On a typical day, Envira Gallery is downloaded about 1,168 times, Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others about 130.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 193 reviews, against 4.7 from 1,598 reviews.
Envira Gallery was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Sep 24, 2026 for Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others.
Envira Gallery resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 30% for Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Envira Gallery.

Envira Gallery leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Envira Gallery	Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others
Popular rank	#337	#1,751
Active installs	100K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	118.9K	4.2K
Rating	4.7(1.6K)	4.8(193)
Support threads resolved	100%	30%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.48	×1.25
Last release	16 days ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.4

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