WordPress plugin comparison

Smart Image Gallery vs Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

Smart Image Gallery

by codepeople

100+ installs1.0

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

by dFactory

100K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Smart Image Gallery.
On a typical day, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is downloaded about 1,054 times, Smart Image Gallery about 6.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 2,003 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Aug 15, 2026 for Smart Image Gallery.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Smart Image Gallery has been around longer: since 2012, against 2013 for Responsive Lightbox & Gallery.

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

Metric	Smart Image Gallery	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
Popular rank	#14,485	#327
Active installs	100+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	93	81.9K
Rating	1.0(1)	4.9(2K)
Support threads resolved	–	17%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.17	×1.34
Last release	2 months ago	20 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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