WordPress plugin comparison

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery vs Simple Lightbox

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

by dFactory

100K+ installs4.9

Simple Lightbox

by Archetyped

100K+ installs4.3

At a glance

Both have 100K+ active installs.
On a typical day, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is downloaded about 1,085 times, Simple Lightbox about 396.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 2,003 reviews, against 4.3 from 239 reviews.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Sep 12, 2026 for Simple Lightbox.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery resolves more of its support threads: 17% in the last two months, against 0% for Simple Lightbox.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Simple Lightbox has been around longer: since 2010, against 2013 for Responsive Lightbox & Gallery.

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

Metric	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery	Simple Lightbox
Popular rank	#327	#331
Active installs	100K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	81.9K	11.6K
Rating	4.9(2K)	4.3(239)
Support threads resolved	17%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.34	×1.07
Last release	20 days ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.6.20

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