🆚 LightGallery vs. Polyfill

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

📈 Polyfill is much more popular than LightGallery.
🌎 Polyfill is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia.
🌍 LightGallery is more popular in Turkmenistan.

Type

JavaScript library

JavaScript library

About

A customizable, modular, responsive lightbox gallery plugin with no dependencies.

Polyfill.io is an open-source JavaScript library that provides modern web API features to older browsers that do not natively support them.

After a supply chain attack in 2024 involving its cdn.polyfill.io domain, the service was discontinued and is now safely mirrored and maintained by Cloudflare under independent management.

Website

lightgalleryjs.com #744,466

cdnjs.cloudflare.com/polyfill

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source

Free ✔️Open source

Categories

JavaScript Libraries › Rank #57

JavaScript Libraries › Rank #4

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Polyfill JavaScript library is 14 times more popular than LightGallery.

Total websites

Market share

JavaScript Libraries

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Polyfill is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia, while LightGallery is more popular in Turkmenistan.

United States

United Kingdom

Russia

Japan

Germany

Spain

Italy

Australia

France

Netherlands

Awards

⬆️ 30th most popular in Nepal in the JavaScript Libraries category.
⬆️ 34th most popular in Korea in the JavaScript Libraries category.
⬆️ 34th most popular in Uzbekistan in the JavaScript Libraries category.
⬆️ 35th most popular in Afghanistan in the JavaScript Libraries category.
⬆️ 36th most popular in Azerbaijan in the JavaScript Libraries category.

🥈 Second most popular in Russia in the JavaScript Libraries category.
🥈 Second most popular in Belarus in the JavaScript Libraries category.
🥈 Second most popular in Jamaica in the JavaScript Libraries category.
🥈 Second most popular in Curacao in the JavaScript Libraries category.
🥈 Second most popular in the Turks and Caicos Islands in the JavaScript Libraries category.

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Polyfill is more popular than LightGallery in all market segments.

Business

Marketing/Merchandising

Online Shopping

Education/Reference

Blogs/Wiki

Internet Services

Travel

Health

Entertainment

Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name

Rank

deccanherald.com

#2,066

#2,394

#2,439

#4,091

auntmia.com

#4,760

Name

Rank

#19

#36

#38

theguardian.com

#55

#84

Compare alternatives

Technologies with similar characteristics.

See also

LightGallery technology profile

Polyfill technology profile

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Statistics were last calculated on March 22, 2026.
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