Modula vs NextGen Gallery by Imagely
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| Feature | Modula v3.0.16 · 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 |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 22, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Modula Best Grid Gallery · Modula Pro ($) | NextGEN Gallery · NextGEN Pro ($) |
| Pros | Drag-and-drop grid builder for custom layouts; Responsive galleries with a lightbox viewer at no cost; Works with Elementor and common page builders | Galleries, albums and slideshows at no cost; Batch upload and media library import; Gallery and slideshow widgets |
| Cons | Video galleries, filters and proofing need Modula Pro; AI optimisation runs on a remote service with usage limits; Sends opt-in usage data to the vendor once consent is given | 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 | Drag-and-drop grid builder, Responsive image galleries and gallery types, Shortcode for placing galleries, Lightbox gallery viewer, AI optimisation of image titles, captions and ALT text, Page builder integration, Video galleries ($), Custom hover effects ($), Gallery filters ($), Image proofing for clients ($), Watermarked images and right-click protection ($) | Slideshow, thumbnail and imagebrowser gallery styles, Compact and extended album styles, Gallery and slideshow widgets, REST API namespace imagely/v1 for admin data, eCommerce image and gallery sales ($), Image and text watermarks ($), Image proofing for clients ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | Braintree ($), Stripe ($) |
| Plugins | Elementor | WPML |
| Other | Modula AI service (ai.wpchill.com), WPChill telemetry service | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 5.5.4 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | ai.wpchill.com, telemetry.wpchill.com | plugin.imagely.com |
| Blocks | 1 | 2 |
| Shortcodes | 3 | — |