WordPress plugin comparison

PDF Gallery Viewer vs Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

PDF Gallery Viewer

by Sergio Comella

200+ installs5.0

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

by dFactory

100K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has more active installs: 100K+, against 200+ for PDF Gallery Viewer.
On a typical day, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is downloaded about 1,085 times, PDF Gallery Viewer about 8.
PDF Gallery Viewer is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.9 from 2,003 reviews.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Jul 3, 2026 for PDF Gallery Viewer.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery resolves more of its support threads: 17% in the last two months, against 0% for PDF Gallery Viewer.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for PDF Gallery Viewer.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has been around longer: since 2013, against 2025 for PDF Gallery Viewer.

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery leads on 7 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	PDF Gallery Viewer	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
Popular rank	#12,388	#327
Active installs	200+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	175	80.9K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.9(2K)
Support threads resolved	0%	17%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.46	×1.34
Last release	4 months ago	20 days ago
Requires PHP	7.2	7.4

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