WordPress plugin comparison

Carousel Horizontal Posts Content Slider vs Gutenslider

Carousel Horizontal Posts Content Slider

by subhansanjaya

2K+ installs4.1

Gutenslider

by eedee

10K+ installs4.0

At a glance

Gutenslider has more active installs: 10K+, against 2K+ for Carousel Horizontal Posts Content Slider.
On a typical day, Gutenslider is downloaded about 1,730 times, Carousel Horizontal Posts Content Slider about 22.
Carousel Horizontal Posts Content Slider is rated higher: 4.1 out of 5 from 76 reviews, against 4.0 from 65 reviews.
Gutenslider was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Aug 8, 2025 for Carousel Horizontal Posts Content Slider.
Gutenslider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Carousel Horizontal Posts Content Slider.
Carousel Horizontal Posts Content Slider has been around longer: since 2012, against 2019 for Gutenslider.

Gutenslider leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Carousel Horizontal Posts Content Slider	Gutenslider
Popular rank	#4,789	#1,712
Active installs	2K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	391	38.7K
Rating	4.1(76)	4.0(65)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.29	×1.04
Last release	1 year ago	6 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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