WordPress plugin comparison

NextGEN Download Gallery vs Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

NextGEN Download Gallery

by webaware

2K+ installs5.0

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

by dFactory

100K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has more active installs: 100K+, against 2K+ for NextGEN Download Gallery.
On a typical day, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is downloaded about 1,054 times, NextGEN Download Gallery about 21.
NextGEN Download Gallery is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 11 reviews, against 4.9 from 2,003 reviews.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Mar 17, 2024 for NextGEN Download Gallery.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.5.14 for NextGEN Download Gallery.
NextGEN Download Gallery has been around longer: since 2012, against 2013 for Responsive Lightbox & Gallery.

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

Metric	NextGEN Download Gallery	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
Popular rank	#4,601	#327
Active installs	2K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	565	81.9K
Rating	5.0(11)	4.9(2K)
Support threads resolved	–	17%
Tested up to	6.5.14	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.08	×1.34
Last release	2 years ago	20 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.4

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