WordPress plugin comparison

Carousel Slider vs Sherk Carousel Banners Plugin

Carousel Slider

by Sayful Islam

30K+ installs4.3

Sherk Carousel Banners Plugin

by SherkSpear

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Carousel Slider has more active installs: 30K+, against 10+ for Sherk Carousel Banners Plugin.
On a typical day, Carousel Slider is downloaded about 175 times, Sherk Carousel Banners Plugin about 1.
Sherk Carousel Banners Plugin is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.3 from 160 reviews.
Carousel Slider was updated more recently: Aug 21, 2026, against May 15, 2015 for Sherk Carousel Banners Plugin.
Carousel Slider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.2.39 for Sherk Carousel Banners Plugin.
Carousel Slider has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Sherk Carousel Banners Plugin.

Carousel Slider leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Carousel Slider	Sherk Carousel Banners Plugin
Popular rank	#962	#31,776
Active installs	30K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	4.8K	15
Rating	4.3(160)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.2.39
Search multiplier	×0.93	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	11 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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