Meow Gallery vs Photo Gallery by 10Web
Updated 6 Oct 2026. 24 features compared side by side.
Lightweight block-based gallery plugin by Meow Apps with tiles, masonry and justified layouts free, plus carousel, map and collections in Pro.
Freemium gallery plugin from 10Web with nine-plus views, albums, a 15-effect lightbox, watermarks, tag filters and Instagram embeds for photo-heavy sites.
Choose Meow Gallery if…
- You weigh user ratings (4.9 vs 4.5 on WordPress.org)
Choose Photo Gallery by 10Web if…
- You need filterable galleries & tags and watermarks
- You also want page builder widgets and Instagram & cloud imports
- You want the more complete feature set (86/100 vs 62/100)
- You prefer the more widely used option
Photo Gallery by 10Web has 4 that Meow Gallery lacks, including Filterable galleries & tags, Watermarks and Page builder widgets. Both include 14 of the 24 features we track. 2 features are not yet verified for one or both plugins.
At a glance
Feature comparison
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Meow Gallery Photo Gallery by 10WebBuilding galleries6/77/7
Gallery block and Gallery Manager for building and reordering reusable galleries.
Dedicated gallery manager with bulk upload and import from the Media Library; unlimited galleries.
Masonry is one of the free layouts.
Masonry view is included in the free plugin.
Justified and tiles layouts are included free.
Free mosaic view arranges images in a tiled grid of rows or columns.
Carousel layout, also usable as a hero, is Pro-only.
Free slideshow view with effects and filmstrip; changelog also adds a carousel view.
Collections of galleries were added for Pro users.
Compact and extended album views group galleries in the free version.
Videos can be added in the Gallery Manager.
Embed YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram, Flickr and Dailymotion media in galleries.
No visitor-facing filter by category or tag.
Changelog adds a front-end filter by tags plus image search.
Display & lightbox4/66/6
No built-in lightbox; pairs with the free Meow Lightbox plugin or any other.
Responsive lightbox with 15 effects, filmstrip, autoplay and full-width view.
Caption background styling free; animations are a Pro feature.
Themes control thumbnail hover effects, borders, spacing and title display.
Captions with styling options; EXIF is displayed via Meow Lightbox.
Titles and descriptions show on thumbnails and in the lightbox; EXIF is used for auto-rotation.
Sharing is not documented for the gallery itself.
Share buttons for Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Tumblr in the free lightbox.
Infinite loading with a load more option is Pro.
Pagination, a load more button or load-on-scroll are optional per gallery.
Per-image URLs are not documented.
Lightbox writes a URL hash for the open image (per changelog); not promoted as a feature.
Performance & protection3/54/5
Free skeleton loading placeholders; infinite/lazy loading of large galleries is Pro.
Optional lazy load setting added in the free plugin.
Serves responsive, retina-ready image sizes; no compression or CDN.
Can resize images to a set size on upload and allow CDN caching; no compression.
Right-click protection option in the free version.
Free right-click protection for thumbnails and lightbox images.
No watermark feature.
Text or image watermarks are included in the free version.
No gallery password option.
No gallery password option is listed; WordPress page passwords can be used instead.
Integrations & selling1/63/6
Gutenberg Gallery block with gallery and collection management.
Gutenberg block for inserting galleries and albums.
No dedicated page builder widget; the shortcode can be used instead.
Elementor widget support is listed in the readme.
No Instagram or cloud photo source; Photo Engine handles Lightroom sync separately.
Instagram embeds with auto-update free; Google Photos add-on needs premium add-on support.
No photo sales feature.
No current ecommerce or photo-selling add-on is listed.
No client proofing workflow.
No client selection or approval workflow is offered.
Overrides native galleries, but no importer for other gallery plugins.
Export/Import add-on moves galleries between sites but there is no importer for other gallery plugins.
Statuses: Yes Pro Add-on Partial 3rd-party No ?
Pricing compared
Meow Gallery Freemium
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| Starter | $29 per year, 1 site |
| Standard | $49 per year, 5 sites |
| Professional | $79 per year, 20 sites |
| Standard Life | $149 lifetime, 5 sites |
| Professional Life | $249 lifetime, 20 sites |
| Developer Life | $399 lifetime, 500 sites |
| Agency Life | $599 lifetime, 2500 sites |
Photo Gallery by 10Web Freemium
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| Basic | $30 one-off, 1 site |
| Pro | $60 one-off, 5 sites |
| Plugin Bundle | $100 one-off, 30 sites |
Downloads trend
Meow Gallery
5,801 downloads last week
Photo Gallery by 10Web
12,764 downloads last week
Verdict
Photo Gallery by 10Web scores higher on our feature checklist (86/100 against 62/100) and includes filterable galleries & tags, watermarks and page builder widgets that Meow Gallery does not. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Biggest differences
Meow Gallery: not included. Photo Gallery by 10Web: included. Changelog adds a front-end filter by tags plus image search.
Meow Gallery: not included. Photo Gallery by 10Web: included. Text or image watermarks are included in the free version.
Meow Gallery: not included. Photo Gallery by 10Web: included. Elementor widget support is listed in the readme.
Meow Gallery: not included. Photo Gallery by 10Web: included. Instagram embeds with auto-update free; Google Photos add-on needs premium add-on support.
Written from the feature, pricing and install data on this page, not from hands-on testing. How we compare.
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FAQ
Which is better, Meow Gallery or Photo Gallery by 10Web?
Photo Gallery by 10Web scores higher on our feature checklist (86/100 against 62/100) and includes filterable galleries & tags, watermarks and page builder widgets that Meow Gallery does not. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Which has more features?
Photo Gallery by 10Web includes 20 of the 24 features we track, against 14 for Meow Gallery. Feature count is only part of the picture; check which of the differences matter to you.
Is Meow Gallery free?
Meow Gallery has a free version on WordPress.org. Paid plans start at $29/yr.
Is Photo Gallery by 10Web free?
Photo Gallery by 10Web has a free version on WordPress.org. Paid plans start at $30.
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