WordPress plugin comparison

Simple Image Slider vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Simple Image Slider

by Perception System System Pvt. Ltd.

50+ installs5.0

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 50+ for Simple Image Slider.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Simple Image Slider about 2.
Simple Image Slider is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.6 from 743 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Feb 8, 2023 for Simple Image Slider.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.1.16 for Simple Image Slider.

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Simple Image Slider	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#21,257	#123
Active installs	50+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	45	298.7K
Rating	5.0(3)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	93%
Tested up to	6.1.16	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.01	×3.57
Last release	3 years ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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