WordPress plugin comparison

Gallery Lightbox vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Gallery Lightbox

by GhozyLab

10K+ installs4.7

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

by MetaSlider

500K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has more active installs: 500K+, against 10K+ for Gallery Lightbox.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Gallery Lightbox about 60.
Gallery Lightbox is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 106 reviews, against 4.6 from 743 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Sep 2, 2026 for Gallery Lightbox.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2015 for Gallery Lightbox.

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Gallery Lightbox	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#1,933	#123
Active installs	10K+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.9K	300.3K
Rating	4.7(106)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	94%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.85	×3.66
Last release	2 months ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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