WordPress plugin comparison

Product Variation Swatches for WooCommerce vs Variation Swatches and Gallery for WooCommerce

Product Variation Swatches for WooCommerce

by ShapedPlugin LLC

700+ installs5.0

Variation Swatches and Gallery for WooCommerce

by akdevs

40+ installs5.0

At a glance

Product Variation Swatches for WooCommerce has more active installs: 700+, against 40+ for Variation Swatches and Gallery for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, Product Variation Swatches for WooCommerce is downloaded about 12 times, Variation Swatches and Gallery for WooCommerce about 3.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Product Variation Swatches for WooCommerce was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Mar 23, 2026 for Variation Swatches and Gallery for WooCommerce.
Product Variation Swatches for WooCommerce is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Variation Swatches and Gallery for WooCommerce.
Variation Swatches and Gallery for WooCommerce has been around longer: since 2023, against 2024 for Product Variation Swatches for WooCommerce.

Product Variation Swatches for WooCommerce leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Product Variation Swatches for WooCommerce	Variation Swatches and Gallery for WooCommerce
Popular rank	#7,727	#22,631
Active installs	700+	40+
Downloads, last 30 days	214	66
Rating	5.0(10)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.59	×0.21
Last release	2 days ago	7 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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