WordPress plugin comparison

NextGEN Gallery Image Chooser vs Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

NextGEN Gallery Image Chooser

by umertin

200+ installs4.7

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

by dFactory

100K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has more active installs: 100K+, against 200+ for NextGEN Gallery Image Chooser.
On a typical day, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is downloaded about 1,054 times, NextGEN Gallery Image Chooser about 6.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 2,003 reviews, against 4.7 from 3 reviews.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Dec 16, 2025 for NextGEN Gallery Image Chooser.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for NextGEN Gallery Image Chooser.
NextGEN Gallery Image Chooser has been around longer: since 2012, against 2013 for Responsive Lightbox & Gallery.

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

Metric	NextGEN Gallery Image Chooser	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
Popular rank	#11,742	#327
Active installs	200+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	124	81.9K
Rating	4.7(3)	4.9(2K)
Support threads resolved	–	17%
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.30	×1.34
Last release	10 months ago	21 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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