WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Custom Fields vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Advanced Custom Fields

by qstudio

300+ installs4.0

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 300+ for Advanced Custom Fields.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Advanced Custom Fields about 6.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 743 reviews, against 4.0 from 6 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Oct 21, 2022 for Advanced Custom Fields.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.8.19 for Advanced Custom Fields.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Advanced Custom Fields.

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

Metric	Advanced Custom Fields	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#10,025	#123
Active installs	300+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	130	296.4K
Rating	4.0(6)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	94%
Tested up to	5.8.19	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.01	×3.66
Last release	4 years ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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