WordPress plugin comparison

Cinematic 3D Parallax Touch Slider vs Smart Slider 3

Cinematic 3D Parallax Touch Slider

by Bukza

40+ installs5.0

Smart Slider 3

by Nextendweb

800K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Smart Slider 3 has more active installs: 800K+, against 40+ for Cinematic 3D Parallax Touch Slider.
On a typical day, Smart Slider 3 is downloaded about 7,918 times, Cinematic 3D Parallax Touch Slider about 3.
Cinematic 3D Parallax Touch Slider is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.9 from 1,125 reviews.
Smart Slider 3 was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against May 16, 2025 for Cinematic 3D Parallax Touch Slider.
Smart Slider 3 is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Cinematic 3D Parallax Touch Slider.
Smart Slider 3 has been around longer: since 2015, against 2019 for Cinematic 3D Parallax Touch Slider.

Smart Slider 3 leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Cinematic 3D Parallax Touch Slider	Smart Slider 3
Popular rank	#22,046	#79
Active installs	40+	800K+
Downloads, last 30 days	40	395.7K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.9(1.1K)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.12	×2.50
Last release	1 year ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	5.4	7.0

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