WordPress plugin comparison

Cycle Responsive Slider vs Ultimate Responsive Image Slider

Cycle Responsive Slider

by Kiran Antony

40+ installs5.0

Ultimate Responsive Image Slider

by FARAZFRANK

30K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Ultimate Responsive Image Slider has more active installs: 30K+, against 40+ for Cycle Responsive Slider.
On a typical day, Ultimate Responsive Image Slider is downloaded about 333 times, Cycle Responsive Slider about 3.
Cycle Responsive Slider is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 248 reviews.
Ultimate Responsive Image Slider was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Jun 1, 2026 for Cycle Responsive Slider.
Ultimate Responsive Image Slider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Cycle Responsive Slider.
Ultimate Responsive Image Slider has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Cycle Responsive Slider.

Ultimate Responsive Image Slider leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Cycle Responsive Slider	Ultimate Responsive Image Slider
Popular rank	#21,664	#1,076
Active installs	40+	30K+
Downloads, last 30 days	78	13.1K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.5(248)
Support threads resolved	–	50%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.30	×1.11
Last release	5 months ago	12 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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