WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Post Carousels with Owl vs Simple Owl Carousel

Custom Post Carousels with Owl

by thehowarde

2K+ installs4.6

Simple Owl Carousel

by PressTigers

400+ installs3.0

At a glance

Custom Post Carousels with Owl has more active installs: 2K+, against 400+ for Simple Owl Carousel.
On a typical day, Custom Post Carousels with Owl is downloaded about 25 times, Simple Owl Carousel about 3.
Custom Post Carousels with Owl is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 17 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
Custom Post Carousels with Owl was updated more recently: Jan 9, 2026, against Nov 10, 2023 for Simple Owl Carousel.
Custom Post Carousels with Owl is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.4.14 for Simple Owl Carousel.
Simple Owl Carousel has been around longer: since 2016, against 2018 for Custom Post Carousels with Owl.

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

Metric	Custom Post Carousels with Owl	Simple Owl Carousel
Popular rank	#4,987	#9,355
Active installs	2K+	400+
Downloads, last 30 days	524	64
Rating	4.6(17)	3.0(2)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	6.4.14
Search multiplier	×0.47	×0.03
Last release	10 months ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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