Photo Gallery by 10Web vs Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
Updated 6 Oct 2026. 24 features compared side by side.
Freemium gallery plugin from 10Web with nine-plus views, albums, a 15-effect lightbox, watermarks, tag filters and Instagram embeds for photo-heavy sites.
Free lightbox and gallery plugin by dFactory with eight lightbox scripts, a gallery builder, media folders and paid layout and lightbox extensions.
Choose Photo Gallery by 10Web if…
- You need albums and image optimisation & CDN
- You also want right-click & download protection and watermarks
- You want the more complete feature set (86/100 vs 55/100)
Choose Responsive Lightbox & Gallery if…
- You weigh user ratings (4.9 vs 4.5 on WordPress.org)
Photo Gallery by 10Web includes 4 features that Responsive Lightbox & Gallery lacks, including Albums, Image optimisation & CDN and Right-click & download protection. Both include 13 of the 24 features we track. 3 features are not yet verified for one or both plugins.
At a glance
Feature comparison
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Photo Gallery by 10Web Responsive Lightbox & GalleryBuilding galleries7/75/7
Dedicated gallery manager with bulk upload and import from the Media Library; unlimited galleries.
Drag-and-drop builder using Media Library, featured images or media folders.
Masonry view is included in the free plugin.
Basic masonry template is free; Masonry Gallery Pro extension adds more options.
Free mosaic view arranges images in a tiled grid of rows or columns.
Needs the paid Justified Gallery extension ($29 or in the bundle).
Free slideshow view with effects and filmstrip; changelog also adds a carousel view.
Basic slider gallery template is included free.
Compact and extended album views group galleries in the free version.
No album or nested gallery feature is offered.
Embed YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram, Flickr and Dailymotion media in galleries.
Linked YouTube/Vimeo videos open in the lightbox; gallery video embeds need paid lightbox extensions.
Changelog adds a front-end filter by tags plus image search.
Changelog mentions filtering galleries by category, but a front-end filter is not documented.
Display & lightbox6/65/6
Responsive lightbox with 15 effects, filmstrip, autoplay and full-width view.
Eight free lightbox scripts, applied automatically to images, galleries and videos.
Themes control thumbnail hover effects, borders, spacing and title display.
Builder design tab offers five hover effects plus colour and border controls.
Titles and descriptions show on thumbnails and in the lightbox; EXIF is used for auto-rotation.
Titles and captions from image title, caption, alt or description; no EXIF.
Share buttons for Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Tumblr in the free lightbox.
Sharing comes with the paid PhotoSwipe Lightbox extension.
Pagination, a load more button or load-on-scroll are optional per gallery.
Standard, AJAX or infinite-scroll pagination with load more on click.
Lightbox writes a URL hash for the open image (per changelog); not promoted as a feature.
No per-image URL option is documented for the core lightboxes.
Performance & protection4/50/5
Optional lazy load setting added in the free plugin.
Lazy loading is not mentioned in the readme or docs.
Can resize images to a set size on upload and allow CDN caching; no compression.
Lets you choose image sizes but offers no compression or CDN.
Free right-click protection for thumbnails and lightbox images.
No image protection feature is listed.
Text or image watermarks are included in the free version.
No watermark feature in the plugin or its extensions.
No gallery password option is listed; WordPress page passwords can be used instead.
No gallery password option is offered.
Integrations & selling3/63/6
Gutenberg block for inserting galleries and albums.
Gallery and Remote Library Image blocks plus WP Gallery block support.
Elementor widget support is listed in the readme.
Readme claims page builder compatibility; no dedicated Elementor widget is documented.
Instagram embeds with auto-update free; Google Photos add-on needs premium add-on support.
Free Remote Library imports from Flickr, Unsplash and Wikimedia; Pro adds Instagram and more.
No current ecommerce or photo-selling add-on is listed.
No photo sales feature.
No client selection or approval workflow is offered.
No client proofing workflow.
Export/Import add-on moves galleries between sites but there is no importer for other gallery plugins.
No importer for other gallery plugins is documented.
Statuses: Yes Pro Add-on Partial 3rd-party No ?
Pricing compared
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 |
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery Freemium
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| Photo & Art Bundle – Personal | $69 per year, 1 site |
| Photo & Art Bundle – Business | $79 per year, 5 sites |
| Photo & Art Bundle – Developer | $99 per year, Unlimited |
Downloads trend
Photo Gallery by 10Web
12,764 downloads last week
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
13,399 downloads last week
Verdict
Photo Gallery by 10Web scores higher on our feature checklist (86/100 against 55/100) and includes albums, image optimisation & CDN and right-click & download protection that Responsive Lightbox & Gallery does not. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Biggest differences
Photo Gallery by 10Web: included. Responsive Lightbox & Gallery: not included. Compact and extended album views group galleries in the free version.
Photo Gallery by 10Web: partial. Responsive Lightbox & Gallery: not included. Can resize images to a set size on upload and allow CDN caching; no compression.
Photo Gallery by 10Web: included. Responsive Lightbox & Gallery: not included. Free right-click protection for thumbnails and lightbox images.
Photo Gallery by 10Web: included. Responsive Lightbox & Gallery: not included. Text or image watermarks are included in the free version.
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FAQ
Which is better, Photo Gallery by 10Web or Responsive Lightbox & Gallery?
Photo Gallery by 10Web scores higher on our feature checklist (86/100 against 55/100) and includes albums, image optimisation & CDN and right-click & download protection that Responsive Lightbox & 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 13 for Responsive Lightbox & Gallery. Feature count is only part of the picture; check which of the differences matter to you.
Is Photo Gallery by 10Web free?
Photo Gallery by 10Web has a free version on WordPress.org. Paid plans start at $30.
Is Responsive Lightbox & Gallery free?
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has a free version on WordPress.org. Paid plans start at $69/yr.
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