WordPress plugin comparison

Gallery Image Captions (GIC) vs Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

Gallery Image Captions (GIC)

by mark l chaves

100+ installs5.0

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

by dFactory

100K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Gallery Image Captions (GIC).
On a typical day, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is downloaded about 1,085 times, Gallery Image Captions (GIC) about 3.
Gallery Image Captions (GIC) is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 2,003 reviews.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Dec 18, 2022 for Gallery Image Captions (GIC).
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.1.16 for Gallery Image Captions (GIC).
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has been around longer: since 2013, against 2020 for Gallery Image Captions (GIC).

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Gallery Image Captions (GIC)	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
Popular rank	#14,814	#327
Active installs	100+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	57	80.9K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.9(2K)
Support threads resolved	–	17%
Tested up to	6.1.16	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.01	×1.34
Last release	3 years ago	20 days ago
Requires PHP	7.2	7.4

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