WordPress plugin comparison

Cycle Responsive Slider vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Cycle Responsive Slider

by Kiran Antony

40+ installs5.0

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 40+ for Cycle Responsive Slider.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Cycle Responsive Slider about 3.
Cycle Responsive Slider is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.6 from 743 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Jun 1, 2026 for Cycle Responsive Slider.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Cycle Responsive Slider.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2016 for Cycle Responsive Slider.

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Cycle Responsive Slider	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#21,664	#123
Active installs	40+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	78	300.3K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	93%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.30	×3.57
Last release	5 months ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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