FooGallery and Robo Gallery both turn the WordPress media library into proper galleries, but they are built for different jobs. Here is how they compare on features and price, including where FooGallery is the better pick.
At a glance
| Feature | Robo Gallery | FooGallery |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Robosoft | FooPlugins |
| On WordPress.org since | 2015 | 2014 |
| Payment model | One-time payment | Yearly or lifetime licence |
| Price | $30 once (1 site), $65 (3 sites), $95 (unlimited sites) | PRO Starter $49.99/year, PRO Expert $79.99/year, PRO Commerce $109.99/year (1 site each); lifetime licences available |
| When the licence ends | Galleries keep working; renewing updates is optional | Yearly plans renew; lifetime licences do not expire |
| Free layouts | Grid, masonry, mosaic, Polaroid, slider, YouTube (6) | Responsive, masonry, justified, portfolio, image viewer, single thumbnail, carousel (7) |
| Albums | 3 albums free; unlimited nested albums in PRO | Albums in the free version |
| Video | YouTube (free); playlists, channels, Shorts, Vimeo, Twitch, Wistia, Facebook, SoundCloud (PRO) | PRO Expert: YouTube, Shorts, Vimeo, self-hosted |
| Lightbox | Slideshow, full screen, zoom, download, sharing; 160+ options in PRO | Full screen, thumbnails strip, autoplay, download (free) |
| Selling photos | No | WooCommerce selling (PRO Commerce) |
| Protection | No watermarks or proofing | Watermarks and image protection (PRO Commerce) |
The year each plugin appeared comes from WordPress.org; plans and prices from each vendor's pricing page; free and paid features from each plugin's WordPress.org page. Checked in October 2026. Prices change: check the vendor's site before you buy. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.
Where FooGallery is stronger
- A generous free version: seven layouts and albums at no cost.
- Media folders and dynamic galleries from folders or post queries (PRO Expert).
- WooCommerce selling, watermarking and image protection (PRO Commerce).
- The highest rating of the plugins compared here.
Where Robo Gallery is stronger
- Video, filtering, Load More and infinite scroll need PRO Expert, $79.99 a year.
- Plans are per site and yearly unless you buy a lifetime licence.
- One-time licences: $30 for one site, $95 for unlimited sites; galleries keep working when updates end.
- Unlimited nested albums with covers, breadcrumbs and menus.
- Mixed galleries: photos, links and videos from several platforms in one gallery.
- 12 layouts including justified rows, mosaic and an enhanced Polaroid panel on any side.
What it costs
For video galleries on one site, FooGallery PRO Expert is $79.99 a year; Robo Gallery PRO, which includes YouTube playlists and channels, is $30 once.
Which one should you choose?
Choose FooGallery if you sell images with WooCommerce or want dynamic galleries from folders.
Choose Robo Gallery if you want nested albums with covers and breadcrumbs, mixed photo and video galleries and a $30 one-time price.
Both have free versions: install them side by side on a test site and build the same gallery with your own photos. Switching later means rebuilding galleries, so it is worth an hour of testing now.