WordPress plugin comparison
bSlider vs Simple Carousel
At a glance
- bSlider has more active installs: 5K+, against 10+ for Simple Carousel.
- On a typical day, bSlider is downloaded about 129 times, Simple Carousel about 3.
- Simple Carousel is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.0 from 11 reviews.
- bSlider was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Aug 12, 2016 for Simple Carousel.
- bSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.5.33 for Simple Carousel.
- Simple Carousel has been around longer: since 2016, against 2022 for bSlider.
Line by line
bSlider leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  bSlider |  Simple Carousel |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,936 | #46,573 |
| Active installs | 5K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 8.2K | 64 |
| Rating | 4.0(11) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.5.33 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.72 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 5 days ago | 10 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | – |
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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