Envira Gallery vs FooGallery
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| Feature | Envira Gallery v1.16.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | FooGallery v3.3.17 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | October 23, 2026 | October 19, 2026 |
| Editions | Envira Gallery Lite · Envira Gallery Pro ($) | FooGallery · FooGallery Pro ($) |
| Pros | Drag and drop gallery builder that needs no code; Shortcode and block placement on any page; Galleries are stored as their own editable post type | Gutenberg block, widget and shortcode placement; Albums, import and export included; Demo content generator for testing galleries |
| Cons | Albums, video galleries and watermarking need the Pro version; Onboarding can pass an email address to the vendor's mailing list | This build has no Pro features enabled; Paid add-ons and plans are sold on the vendor site; Opt-in usage tracking through the Freemius SDK |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | envira-gallery shortcode, Envira gallery block, Galleries stored as an envira post type, Setup wizard on the dashboard, REST routes to convert a WordPress gallery to Envira, Pro licence hooks that the Lite build stubs out ($) | Gallery albums, Import and export of galleries, Gutenberg gallery block, Gallery widget, Demo content generator |
| Integrations | ||
| Drip | — | |
| Plugins | — | Polylang, Divi |
| Other | Envira Gallery servers (enviragallery.com), Envira notifications feed (plugin.enviragallery.com) | Pixabay |
| Requires WordPress | 6.3 | 6.8 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | enviragallery.com, plugin.enviragallery.com | api.freemius-local.com, sandbox-api.freemius, checkout.freemius-local.com, pixabay.com, fooplugins.com |
| Blocks | 1 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 2 |