WordPress plugin comparison

FancyBox Gallery vs Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

FancyBox Gallery

by Dougal Campbell

400+ installs4.7

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

by dFactory

100K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has more active installs: 100K+, against 400+ for FancyBox Gallery.
On a typical day, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is downloaded about 1,085 times, FancyBox Gallery about 4.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 2,003 reviews, against 4.7 from 3 reviews.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Aug 26, 2015 for FancyBox Gallery.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.3.34 for FancyBox Gallery.
FancyBox Gallery has been around longer: since 2009, against 2013 for Responsive Lightbox & Gallery.

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	FancyBox Gallery	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
Popular rank	#9,787	#327
Active installs	400+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	71	81.9K
Rating	4.7(3)	4.9(2K)
Support threads resolved	–	17%
Tested up to	4.3.34	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.34
Last release	11 years ago	20 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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