WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Post Carousels with Owl vs Post Carousel & Slider

Custom Post Carousels with Owl

by thehowarde

2K+ installs4.6

Post Carousel & Slider

by Patel

200+ installs5.0

At a glance

Custom Post Carousels with Owl has more active installs: 2K+, against 200+ for Post Carousel & Slider.
On a typical day, Custom Post Carousels with Owl is downloaded about 25 times, Post Carousel & Slider about 5.
Post Carousel & Slider is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.6 from 17 reviews.
Custom Post Carousels with Owl was updated more recently: Jan 9, 2026, against Mar 1, 2025 for Post Carousel & Slider.
Custom Post Carousels with Owl is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.5.14 for Post Carousel & Slider.
Post Carousel & Slider has been around longer: since 2017, against 2018 for Custom Post Carousels with Owl.

Custom Post Carousels with Owl leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Post Carousels with Owl	Post Carousel & Slider
Popular rank	#4,987	#11,287
Active installs	2K+	200+
Downloads, last 30 days	524	86
Rating	4.6(17)	5.0(4)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	6.5.14
Search multiplier	×0.47	×0.10
Last release	10 months ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.1

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