WordPress plugin comparison

Social Feed Gallery vs Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed

Social Feed Gallery

by quadlayers

80K+ installs4.5

Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed

by Syed Balkhi

1M+ installs4.9

At a glance

Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed has more active installs: 1M+, against 80K+ for Social Feed Gallery.
On a typical day, Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed is downloaded about 6,774 times, Social Feed Gallery about 670.
Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 4,359 reviews, against 4.5 from 303 reviews.
Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Oct 21, 2026 for Social Feed Gallery.
Social Feed Gallery resolves more of its support threads: 40% in the last two months, against 20% for Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Social Feed Gallery.

Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Social Feed Gallery	Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed
Popular rank	#536	#61
Active installs	80K+	1M+
Downloads, last 30 days	78.3K	117.2K
Rating	4.5(303)	4.9(4.4K)
Support threads resolved	40%	20%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.41	×2.46
Last release	19 days ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.4

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