WordPress plugin comparison

ACF Photo Gallery Field vs NextGEN Gallery Image Chooser

ACF Photo Gallery Field

by Navneil Naicker

60K+ installs4.0

NextGEN Gallery Image Chooser

by umertin

200+ installs4.7

At a glance

ACF Photo Gallery Field has more active installs: 60K+, against 200+ for NextGEN Gallery Image Chooser.
On a typical day, ACF Photo Gallery Field is downloaded about 125 times, NextGEN Gallery Image Chooser about 6.
NextGEN Gallery Image Chooser is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.0 from 29 reviews.
ACF Photo Gallery Field was updated more recently: Dec 26, 2025, against Dec 16, 2025 for NextGEN Gallery Image Chooser.
Both are tested up to WordPress 6.9.11.
NextGEN Gallery Image Chooser has been around longer: since 2012, against 2016 for ACF Photo Gallery Field.

ACF Photo Gallery Field leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	ACF Photo Gallery Field	NextGEN Gallery Image Chooser
Popular rank	#681	#11,742
Active installs	60K+	200+
Downloads, last 30 days	3.6K	120
Rating	4.0(29)	4.7(3)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.65	×0.29
Last release	10 months ago	11 months ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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