Easy FancyBox vs NextGen Gallery by Imagely
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| Feature | Easy FancyBox v2.3.25 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | NextGen Gallery by Imagely v4.5.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 200,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 5, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Firelight Lightbox · Firelight Lightbox Pro ($) | NextGEN Gallery · NextGEN Pro ($) |
| Pros | Automatic lightbox for images and galleries; YouTube and Vimeo video embeds in the overlay; Settings for appearance and behaviour | Galleries, albums and slideshows at no cost; Batch upload and media library import; Gallery and slideshow widgets |
| Cons | Pro upgrade prompts appear in the settings; PDFs open through a Google Docs viewer, which sends the file URL to Google | eCommerce, watermarks and proofing need NextGEN Pro; Large feature surface for a basic gallery; Pro upsell and onboarding licence prompts in the admin |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 3 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Lightbox overlay for images and media, YouTube and Vimeo in the overlay, PDF viewer through Google Docs, Disables the core WordPress lightbox, Settings page for lightbox options, Pro upgrade screens and licence prompts ($) | Slideshow, thumbnail and imagebrowser gallery styles, Compact and extended album styles, Gallery and slideshow widgets, REST API namespace imagely/v1 for admin data, eCommerce image and gallery sales ($), Image and text watermarks ($), Image proofing for clients ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | Braintree ($), Stripe ($) |
| Social | YouTube, Vimeo | — |
| Plugins | — | WPML |
| Other | Google Docs viewer | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 5.5.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | docs.google.com | plugin.imagely.com |
| Blocks | — | 2 |