WordPress plugin comparison

Gallery with thumbnail slider vs Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

Gallery with thumbnail slider

by Galaxy Weblinks

3K+ installs3.8

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

by dFactory

100K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has more active installs: 100K+, against 3K+ for Gallery with thumbnail slider.
On a typical day, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is downloaded about 1,054 times, Gallery with thumbnail slider about 27.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 2,003 reviews, against 3.8 from 9 reviews.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Jun 9, 2026 for Gallery with thumbnail slider.
Gallery with thumbnail slider resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 17% for Responsive Lightbox & Gallery.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Gallery with thumbnail slider.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has been around longer: since 2013, against 2019 for Gallery with thumbnail slider.

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery leads on 7 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Gallery with thumbnail slider	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
Popular rank	#3,934	#327
Active installs	3K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	407	81.9K
Rating	3.8(9)	4.9(2K)
Support threads resolved	100%	17%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.76	×1.34
Last release	5 months ago	21 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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