WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox with PhotoSwipe vs Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

Lightbox with PhotoSwipe

by Arno Welzel

20K+ installs4.9

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

by dFactory

100K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has more active installs: 100K+, against 20K+ for Lightbox with PhotoSwipe.
On a typical day, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is downloaded about 1,128 times, Lightbox with PhotoSwipe about 217.
Both are rated 4.9 out of 5.
Lightbox with PhotoSwipe was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Oct 20, 2026 for Responsive Lightbox & Gallery.
Lightbox with PhotoSwipe resolves more of its support threads: 50% in the last two months, against 17% for Responsive Lightbox & Gallery.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for Lightbox with PhotoSwipe.

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Lightbox with PhotoSwipe	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
Popular rank	#1,089	#327
Active installs	20K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	19.8K	83.5K
Rating	4.9(115)	4.9(2K)
Support threads resolved	50%	17%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.25	×1.34
Last release	6 days ago	19 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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