Animate It! vs jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Animate It!

Animate It!

4.9(127)

30K+ active installs

Free

Updated 4 months ago
View Animate It!
VS
jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries

jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries

4(10)

5.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 8 years ago
View jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Animate It! has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 127 reviews) and leads in active installations (30K+ vs 5.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Animate It! has accumulated 726K+ total downloads while jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries has 225K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.9/5Animate It!
jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries4/5
Total Reviews
127Animate It!
jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries10
Active Installs
30K+Animate It!
jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries5.0K+
Total Downloads
726K+Animate It!
jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries225K+
Support Resolution
0%Animate It!
jQuery Lightbox For Native GalleriesN/A
Last Updated
4 months agoAnimate It!
jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries8 years ago
First Released
2014Animate It!
jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries2008
Age
12 yearsAnimate It!
jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries18 years
WP Requires
4.7.0+Animate It!
jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries2.6+
PHP Requires
false+Animate It!
jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleriesfalse+
Business Model
FreeAnimate It!
jQuery Lightbox For Native GalleriesFree
Latest Version
3.0.4Animate It!
jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries3.2.2

Rating Breakdown

Animate It!

4.9/5(127 reviews)
5
95%
4
2%
3
1%
2
2%
1
1%

jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries

4/5(10 reviews)
5
60%
4
20%
3
0%
2
0%
1
20%

Recent Reviews

Animate It! Reviews

by freakymood

Exactly what I was looking for

This is exactly what I needed! A simple and easy tool that animates basically anything.

by pilar101

Does Not Work!

I was so hopeful this plugin could do Exit Animations on Elementor, but it doesn’t. In fact, it does absolutely nothing. I installed and activated this plugin, navigated to the Motion Effects Advanced

by mfarooqi

Amazing.. quick, simple and Free

This is really an amazing small animation plugin which literally made my all custom css ads templates in the website. Now wherever I need, I can use them. I have one suggestion, if you could please ad

jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries Reviews

by Isaac Newton Ribeiro de Araújo

Plugin não funciona no WP 5.5.1

O jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries não funciona na versão 5.5.1 do WordPress. Todas as publicações e páginas ficam em branco quando ele é ativado. Curiosamente, o problema não se repete quando out

by Tom

Great. Works until now

Great. Works until now with the latest WordPress.

by novice212

JQuery don't work now

Hi ! I don’t understand, two days ago, JQuery works and now, Jquery doesn’t work anymore. Someone know something about one bug ? Thanks

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Animate It! or jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries more popular?
Animate It! has 30K+ active installations while jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries has 5.0K+. Animate It! is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Animate It! or jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries?
Animate It! has a 4.9/5 rating from 127 reviews, while jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries has a 4/5 rating from 10 reviews.
Are Animate It! and jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries free?
Animate It! is free and jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Animate It! or jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Animate It! was last updated 4 months ago and jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries was last updated 8 years ago.

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