WordPress plugin comparison
Awesome Carousel Slider vs Serious Slider
Awesome Carousel Slider
by Raihanul Islam
10+ installs
Serious Slider
by CryoutCreations
20K+ installs3.4
At a glance
- Serious Slider has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Awesome Carousel Slider.
- On a typical day, Serious Slider is downloaded about 111 times, Awesome Carousel Slider about 1.
- Awesome Carousel Slider has no reviews yet.
- Serious Slider was updated more recently: Oct 5, 2026, against Oct 4, 2019 for Awesome Carousel Slider.
- Serious Slider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for Awesome Carousel Slider.
- Serious Slider has been around longer: since 2016, against 2018 for Awesome Carousel Slider.
Line by line
Serious Slider leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Awesome Carousel Slider | Serious Slider |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #32,290 | #1,377 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 27 | 4.3K |
| Rating | No ratings | 3.4(8) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 4.7.39 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.79 |
| Last release | 7 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.2.4 | 7.0 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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