WordPress plugin comparison

Image Rotator vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Image Rotator

by appten

60+ installs1.0

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 60+ for Image Rotator.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Image Rotator about 3.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 743 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Mar 9, 2020 for Image Rotator.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.4.25 for Image Rotator.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2015 for Image Rotator.

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

Metric	Image Rotator	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#19,221	#123
Active installs	60+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	84	300.3K
Rating	1.0(1)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	94%
Tested up to	5.4.25	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×3.66
Last release	6 years ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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