WordPress plugin comparison

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery vs Ultimate Lightbox

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

by dFactory

100K+ installs4.9

Ultimate Lightbox

by Rustaurius

1K+ installs4.1

At a glance

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has more active installs: 100K+, against 1K+ for Ultimate Lightbox.
On a typical day, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is downloaded about 1,085 times, Ultimate Lightbox about 21.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 2,003 reviews, against 4.1 from 19 reviews.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Jul 29, 2026 for Ultimate Lightbox.
Ultimate Lightbox resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 17% for Responsive Lightbox & Gallery.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Ultimate Lightbox.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has been around longer: since 2013, against 2016 for Ultimate Lightbox.

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery leads on 7 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery	Ultimate Lightbox
Popular rank	#327	#6,559
Active installs	100K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	81.9K	519
Rating	4.9(2K)	4.1(19)
Support threads resolved	17%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×1.34	×0.67
Last release	19 days ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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