WordPress plugin comparison

Envira Gallery vs Really Simple Gallery Widget

Envira Gallery

by Syed Balkhi

100K+ installs4.7

Really Simple Gallery Widget

by Helen Hou-Sandi

700+ installs4.9

At a glance

Envira Gallery has more active installs: 100K+, against 700+ for Really Simple Gallery Widget.
On a typical day, Envira Gallery is downloaded about 1,072 times, Really Simple Gallery Widget about 7.
Really Simple Gallery Widget is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 10 reviews, against 4.7 from 1,598 reviews.
Envira Gallery was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Aug 9, 2017 for Really Simple Gallery Widget.
Envira Gallery is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.8.34 for Really Simple Gallery Widget.
Really Simple Gallery Widget has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Envira Gallery.

Envira Gallery leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Envira Gallery	Really Simple Gallery Widget
Popular rank	#337	#7,971
Active installs	100K+	700+
Downloads, last 30 days	117.4K	165
Rating	4.7(1.6K)	4.9(10)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.8.34
Search multiplier	×1.48	×0.00
Last release	1 day ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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