Envira Gallery vs NextGen Gallery by Imagely
Compare WordPress plugins and tools side by side. Pick products with “Compare” in the software directory.
| Feature | Envira Gallery v1.16.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | NextGen Gallery by Imagely v4.5.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
|---|---|---|
| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 23, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Envira Gallery Lite · Envira Gallery Pro ($) | NextGEN Gallery · NextGEN Pro ($) |
| 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 | Galleries, albums and slideshows at no cost; Batch upload and media library import; Gallery and slideshow widgets |
| Cons | Albums, video galleries and watermarking need the Pro version; Onboarding can pass an email address to the vendor's mailing list | 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 | 2 | 3 |
| 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 ($) | Slideshow, thumbnail and imagebrowser gallery styles, Compact and extended album styles, Gallery and slideshow widgets, REST API namespace imagely/v1 for admin data, eCommerce image and gallery sales ($), Image and text watermarks ($), Image proofing for clients ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | Braintree ($), Stripe ($) |
| Drip | — | |
| Plugins | — | WPML |
| Other | Envira Gallery servers (enviragallery.com), Envira notifications feed (plugin.enviragallery.com) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.3 | 5.5.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | enviragallery.com, plugin.enviragallery.com | plugin.imagely.com |
| Blocks | 1 | 2 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |