WordPress plugin comparison

DVS Slider vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

DVS Slider

by kadirmalak

10+ installs4.5

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 10+ for DVS Slider.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, DVS Slider about 1.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 743 reviews, against 4.5 from 2 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Dec 19, 2012 for DVS Slider.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for DVS Slider.
DVS Slider has been around longer: since 2012, against 2013 for Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider.

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

Metric	DVS Slider	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#37,631	#123
Active installs	10+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	23	300.3K
Rating	4.5(2)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	93%
Tested up to	3.5.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×3.57
Last release	14 years ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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