FooGallery vs Robo Gallery
Updated 13 Oct 2026. 24 features compared side by side.
Fast WordPress gallery plugin with seven free layouts, built-in albums and lightbox, plus affordable PRO plans for video, filtering and WooCommerce.
Freemium image and video gallery plugin by Robosoft with grid, masonry, mosaic, polaroid and slider layouts, nested albums and low one-time Pro prices.
Choose FooGallery if…
- You need watermarks and sell photos & prints
- You also want client proofing and import from other gallery plugins
- You want the more complete feature set (95/100 vs 79/100)
- You prefer the more widely used option
Choose Robo Gallery if…
- Budget-conscious sites that want varied image and video gallery layouts with an inexpensive one-time upgrade
FooGallery includes 4 features that Robo Gallery lacks, including Watermarks, Sell photos & prints and Client proofing. Both include 18 of the 24 features we track. 1 feature is not yet verified for one or both plugins.
At a glance
Feature comparison
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FooGallery Robo GalleryBuilding galleries7/77/7
Visual builder with drag-and-drop uploads, reordering and live preview.
Images manager with drag-and-drop upload and server import; batch uploader is paid.
Masonry is one of the seven free layouts.
Horizontal and vertical masonry are part of the free layouts.
Justified layout is included free.
Mosaic and justify layouts are offered; free plan has 6 of 12 layouts.
Free Carousel layout; Slider layout needs PRO Starter.
Image slider is included in every plan.
Built-in albums feature with two layouts, enabled in Features.
Free plan allows three albums; unlimited nested albums need a licence.
YouTube, Shorts, Vimeo and self-hosted video from PRO Expert.
Video galleries from nine platforms free; YouTube playlists and channels are paid.
Filtering by tags or categories with search from PRO Expert.
Tags and gallery search are marked as paid in the vendor table.
Display & lightbox6/65/6
Built-in lightbox with fullscreen, thumb strip and download button.
Free lightbox with 50+ options, fullscreen and slideshow; paid plans 160+ options.
Free hover effects, spacing and borders; presets in PRO Starter.
Eight predefined hover effects free; 18 customisable effects with a licence.
Captions free; EXIF in lightbox and placeholder captions need PRO Expert.
Image titles and descriptions show on hover and in the lightbox; no EXIF display.
Sharing, likes and comments via the paid Social add-on.
Sharing to 20 platforms is a paid-plan feature per the vendor table.
Basic pagination free; load more, infinite scroll and numbered pages in PRO Expert.
Free Google-style pagination with load more; page-number pagination is paid.
Deep links to images, pages and filters need PRO Expert or above.
No per-image URL feature is documented.
Performance & protection5/54/5
Lazy loading is built into the free plugin.
Infinite lazy loading option for galleries.
Generates resized thumbnails; compression relies on plugins like ShortPixel or Imagify.
Configurable thumbnail sizes and quality; gallery cache is paid. No compression.
Per-gallery right-click protection in PRO Commerce.
Content protection is listed as a paid feature in the vendor table.
Repeating or custom image watermarks in PRO Commerce.
Not offered in any plan of the vendor comparison table.
Password-protected galleries listed in the free features.
Version 5.0.9 added password protection and access-key share links.
Integrations & selling5/62/6
Block with live preview inside the editor.
Gutenberg block for inserting galleries.
Dedicated FooGallery widget for Elementor and FooGallery module for Divi, each with a gallery picker.
Elementor gallery widget is supported.
Dynamic sources are folders, Lightroom and posts, not Instagram or Google Photos.
External sources such as Instagram and Google Drive are only listed as planned.
WooCommerce product galleries and master-product selling in PRO Commerce.
No ecommerce or download sales feature.
Paid Client Proofing add-on lets clients select or reject images.
No client proofing workflow.
FooGallery Migrator imports from Envira, NextGEN and Modula.
No importer for other gallery plugins is documented.
Statuses: Yes Pro Add-on Partial 3rd-party No ?
Pricing compared
FooGallery Freemium
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| PRO Starter | $59.99 per year, 1 site |
| PRO Expert | $79.99 per year, 1 site |
| PRO Commerce | $109.99 per year, 1 site |
Robo Gallery Freemium
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| PRO | $30 one-off, 1 site |
| EXT | $65 one-off, 3 sites |
| EXT+ | $95 one-off, Unlimited |
Downloads trend
FooGallery
16,917 downloads last week
Robo Gallery
2,084 downloads last week
Verdict
FooGallery scores higher on our feature checklist (95/100 against 79/100) and includes watermarks, sell photos & prints and client proofing that Robo Gallery does not. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Biggest differences
FooGallery: paid version (PRO Commerce). Robo Gallery: not included. Repeating or custom image watermarks in PRO Commerce.
FooGallery: paid version (PRO Commerce). Robo Gallery: not included. WooCommerce product galleries and master-product selling in PRO Commerce.
FooGallery: via add-on. Robo Gallery: not included. Paid Client Proofing add-on lets clients select or reject images.
FooGallery: included. Robo Gallery: not included. FooGallery Migrator imports from Envira, NextGEN and Modula.
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FAQ
Which is better, FooGallery or Robo Gallery?
FooGallery scores higher on our feature checklist (95/100 against 79/100) and includes watermarks, sell photos & prints and client proofing that Robo Gallery does not. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Which has more features?
FooGallery includes 23 of the 24 features we track, against 18 for Robo Gallery. Feature count is only part of the picture; check which of the differences matter to you.
Is FooGallery free?
FooGallery has a free version on WordPress.org. Paid plans start at $59.99/yr.
Is Robo Gallery free?
Robo Gallery has a free version on WordPress.org. Paid plans start at $30.
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