WordPress plugin comparison

Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes vs SimpLy Gallery

Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes

by Syed Balkhi

300K+ installs4.3

SimpLy Gallery

by GalleryCreator

40K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes has more active installs: 300K+, against 40K+ for SimpLy Gallery.
On a typical day, Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes is downloaded about 5,387 times, SimpLy Gallery about 271.
SimpLy Gallery is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 118 reviews, against 4.3 from 4,342 reviews.
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Oct 12, 2026 for SimpLy Gallery.
SimpLy Gallery resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 79% for Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes has been around longer: since 2007, against 2019 for SimpLy Gallery.

Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes	SimpLy Gallery
Popular rank	#159	#897
Active installs	300K+	40K+
Downloads, last 30 days	461.1K	25.3K
Rating	4.3(4.3K)	4.8(118)
Support threads resolved	79%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×3.18	×1.61
Last release	today	28 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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