WordPress plugin comparison

Really Simple Gallery Widget vs Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

Really Simple Gallery Widget

by Helen Hou-Sandi

700+ installs4.9

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

by dFactory

100K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has more active installs: 100K+, against 700+ for Really Simple Gallery Widget.
On a typical day, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is downloaded about 1,085 times, Really Simple Gallery Widget about 7.
Both are rated 4.9 out of 5.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Aug 9, 2017 for Really Simple Gallery Widget.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.8.34 for Really Simple Gallery Widget.
Really Simple Gallery Widget has been around longer: since 2011, against 2013 for Responsive Lightbox & Gallery.

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

Metric	Really Simple Gallery Widget	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
Popular rank	#7,975	#327
Active installs	700+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	169	81.9K
Rating	4.9(10)	4.9(2K)
Support threads resolved	–	17%
Tested up to	4.8.34	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.34
Last release	9 years ago	20 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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