WordPress plugin comparison

Carousel for Awesome Filterable Portfolio vs Smart Slider 3

Carousel for Awesome Filterable Portfolio

by NrichSystems

10+ installs5.0

Smart Slider 3

by Nextendweb

800K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Smart Slider 3 has more active installs: 800K+, against 10+ for Carousel for Awesome Filterable Portfolio.
On a typical day, Smart Slider 3 is downloaded about 7,918 times, Carousel for Awesome Filterable Portfolio about 1.
Carousel for Awesome Filterable Portfolio is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 1,125 reviews.
Smart Slider 3 was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Oct 18, 2014 for Carousel for Awesome Filterable Portfolio.
Smart Slider 3 is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.9.40 for Carousel for Awesome Filterable Portfolio.
Carousel for Awesome Filterable Portfolio has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Smart Slider 3.

Smart Slider 3 leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Carousel for Awesome Filterable Portfolio	Smart Slider 3
Popular rank	#30,603	#79
Active installs	10+	800K+
Downloads, last 30 days	31	399.5K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.9(1.1K)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.9.40	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×2.50
Last release	12 years ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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