WordPress plugin comparison

ACTUS Animated Words Slider vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

ACTUS Animated Words Slider

by ACTUS anima

10+ installs5.0

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

by MetaSlider

500K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has more active installs: 500K+, against 10+ for ACTUS Animated Words Slider.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 4,613 times, ACTUS Animated Words Slider about 2.
ACTUS Animated Words Slider is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.6 from 743 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Mar 19, 2019 for ACTUS Animated Words Slider.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.1.28 for ACTUS Animated Words Slider.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for ACTUS Animated Words Slider.

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	ACTUS Animated Words Slider	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#34,743	#123
Active installs	10+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	42	300.4K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	94%
Tested up to	5.1.28	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×3.66
Last release	7 years ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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