WordPress plugin comparison

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery vs Simple Fancybox

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

by dFactory

100K+ installs4.9

Simple Fancybox

by damiroquai

300+ installs5.0

At a glance

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has more active installs: 100K+, against 300+ for Simple Fancybox.
On a typical day, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is downloaded about 1,085 times, Simple Fancybox about 4.
Simple Fancybox is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.9 from 2,003 reviews.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against May 12, 2019 for Simple Fancybox.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.2.30 for Simple Fancybox.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has been around longer: since 2013, against 2018 for Simple Fancybox.

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery	Simple Fancybox
Popular rank	#327	#10,865
Active installs	100K+	300+
Downloads, last 30 days	81.9K	67
Rating	4.9(2K)	5.0(4)
Support threads resolved	17%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.2.30
Search multiplier	×1.34	×0.00
Last release	20 days ago	7 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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