WordPress plugin comparison

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery vs SimpLy Gallery

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

by dFactory

100K+ installs4.9

SimpLy Gallery

by GalleryCreator

40K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has more active installs: 100K+, against 40K+ for SimpLy Gallery.
On a typical day, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is downloaded about 1,054 times, SimpLy Gallery about 271.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 2,003 reviews, against 4.8 from 118 reviews.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Oct 12, 2026 for SimpLy Gallery.
SimpLy Gallery resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 17% for Responsive Lightbox & Gallery.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has been around longer: since 2013, against 2019 for SimpLy Gallery.

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery	SimpLy Gallery
Popular rank	#327	#897
Active installs	100K+	40K+
Downloads, last 30 days	81.9K	25.3K
Rating	4.9(2K)	4.8(118)
Support threads resolved	17%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.34	×1.61
Last release	20 days ago	28 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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