WordPress plugin comparison

Grey Owl Lightbox vs Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

Grey Owl Lightbox

by greyowl0015

50+ installs5.0

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

by dFactory

100K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has more active installs: 100K+, against 50+ for Grey Owl Lightbox.
On a typical day, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is downloaded about 1,054 times, Grey Owl Lightbox about 11.
Grey Owl Lightbox is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.9 from 2,003 reviews.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Aug 30, 2025 for Grey Owl Lightbox.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Grey Owl Lightbox.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has been around longer: since 2013, against 2019 for Grey Owl Lightbox.

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

Metric	Grey Owl Lightbox	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
Popular rank	#21,266	#327
Active installs	50+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	203	81.9K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.9(2K)
Support threads resolved	–	17%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.15	×1.34
Last release	1 year ago	20 days ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.4

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