WordPress plugin comparison

Contest Gallery vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Contest Gallery

by Wasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer

1K+ installs4.4

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 1K+ for Contest Gallery.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Contest Gallery about 121.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 743 reviews, against 4.4 from 89 reviews.
Contest Gallery was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Oct 27, 2026 for Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2015 for Contest Gallery.

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Contest Gallery	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#6,879	#123
Active installs	1K+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	4.3K	300.3K
Rating	4.4(89)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	93%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.59	×3.57
Last release	5 days ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.0

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