WordPress plugin comparison

Carousel Slider vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Carousel Slider

by Sayful Islam

30K+ installs4.3

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 30K+ for Carousel Slider.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Carousel Slider about 175.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 743 reviews, against 4.3 from 160 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Aug 21, 2026 for Carousel Slider.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider resolves more of its support threads: 93% in the last two months, against 0% for Carousel Slider.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Carousel Slider.

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

Metric	Carousel Slider	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#962	#123
Active installs	30K+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	4.9K	300.3K
Rating	4.3(160)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	0%	93%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.93	×3.57
Last release	2 months ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.0

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