WordPress plugin comparison

ACF Photo Gallery Field vs Really Simple Gallery Widget

ACF Photo Gallery Field

by Navneil Naicker

60K+ installs4.0

Really Simple Gallery Widget

by Helen Hou-Sandi

700+ installs4.9

At a glance

ACF Photo Gallery Field has more active installs: 60K+, against 700+ for Really Simple Gallery Widget.
On a typical day, ACF Photo Gallery Field is downloaded about 125 times, Really Simple Gallery Widget about 7.
Really Simple Gallery Widget is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 10 reviews, against 4.0 from 29 reviews.
ACF Photo Gallery Field was updated more recently: Dec 26, 2025, against Aug 9, 2017 for Really Simple Gallery Widget.
ACF Photo Gallery Field is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.8.34 for Really Simple Gallery Widget.
Really Simple Gallery Widget has been around longer: since 2011, against 2016 for ACF Photo Gallery Field.

ACF Photo Gallery Field leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	ACF Photo Gallery Field	Really Simple Gallery Widget
Popular rank	#681	#7,975
Active installs	60K+	700+
Downloads, last 30 days	3.6K	163
Rating	4.0(29)	4.9(10)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	4.8.34
Search multiplier	×0.65	×0.00
Last release	10 months ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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