WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Post Carousels with Owl vs Niso Carousel Slider

Custom Post Carousels with Owl

by thehowarde

2K+ installs4.6

Niso Carousel Slider

by Noor Alam

200+ installs4.0

At a glance

Custom Post Carousels with Owl has more active installs: 2K+, against 200+ for Niso Carousel Slider.
On a typical day, Custom Post Carousels with Owl is downloaded about 25 times, Niso Carousel Slider about 6.
Custom Post Carousels with Owl is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 17 reviews, against 4.0 from 4 reviews.
Niso Carousel Slider was updated more recently: Jun 29, 2026, against Jan 9, 2026 for Custom Post Carousels with Owl.
Niso Carousel Slider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.9.11 for Custom Post Carousels with Owl.
Niso Carousel Slider has been around longer: since 2016, against 2018 for Custom Post Carousels with Owl.

Custom Post Carousels with Owl leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Post Carousels with Owl	Niso Carousel Slider
Popular rank	#4,987	#12,506
Active installs	2K+	200+
Downloads, last 30 days	524	119
Rating	4.6(17)	4.0(4)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.47	×0.41
Last release	10 months ago	4 months ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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