WordPress plugin comparison

Envira Gallery vs Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

Envira Gallery

by Syed Balkhi

100K+ installs4.7

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

by dFactory

100K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Both have 100K+ active installs.
On a typical day, Envira Gallery is downloaded about 1,072 times, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery about 1,054.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 2,003 reviews, against 4.7 from 1,598 reviews.
Envira Gallery was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Oct 20, 2026 for Responsive Lightbox & Gallery.
Envira Gallery resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 17% for Responsive Lightbox & Gallery.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Envira Gallery.

Envira Gallery leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Envira Gallery	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
Popular rank	#337	#327
Active installs	100K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	117.4K	81.9K
Rating	4.7(1.6K)	4.9(2K)
Support threads resolved	100%	17%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.48	×1.34
Last release	today	20 days ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.4

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