WordPress plugin comparison

Blast Slider vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Blast Slider

by felipewp0

10+ installs

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 Blast Slider.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Blast Slider about 2.
Blast Slider has no reviews yet.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Mar 3, 2026 for Blast Slider.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Blast Slider.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2026 for Blast Slider.

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

Metric	Blast Slider	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#32,451	#123
Active installs	10+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	40	300.3K
Rating	No ratings	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	93%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.09	×3.57
Last release	8 months ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.0

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