WordPress plugin comparison

Bx Image slider vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Bx Image slider

by AnjitVishwakarma

10+ 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 10+ for Bx Image slider.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Bx Image slider about 1.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 743 reviews, against 4.0 from 2 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Dec 1, 2015 for Bx Image slider.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.4.34 for Bx Image slider.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2015 for Bx Image slider.

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

Metric	Bx Image slider	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#46,857	#123
Active installs	10+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	22	300.3K
Rating	4.0(2)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	94%
Tested up to	4.4.34	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×3.66
Last release	11 years ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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