WordPress plugin comparison

Gallery for Social Photo vs Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

Gallery for Social Photo

by GhozyLab

300+ installs4.0

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

by dFactory

100K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has more active installs: 100K+, against 300+ for Gallery for Social Photo.
On a typical day, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is downloaded about 1,054 times, Gallery for Social Photo about 11.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 2,003 reviews, against 4.0 from 3 reviews.
Gallery for Social Photo was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Oct 20, 2026 for Responsive Lightbox & Gallery.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has been around longer: since 2013, against 2016 for Gallery for Social Photo.

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Gallery for Social Photo	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
Popular rank	#10,350	#327
Active installs	300+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	240	81.9K
Rating	4.0(3)	4.9(2K)
Support threads resolved	–	17%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.45	×1.34
Last release	13 days ago	20 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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