WordPress plugin comparison

Simple Image Slider vs Ultimate Responsive Image Slider

Simple Image Slider

by Perception System System Pvt. Ltd.

50+ installs5.0

Ultimate Responsive Image Slider

by FARAZFRANK

30K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Ultimate Responsive Image Slider has more active installs: 30K+, against 50+ for Simple Image Slider.
On a typical day, Ultimate Responsive Image Slider is downloaded about 333 times, Simple Image Slider about 2.
Simple Image Slider is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.5 from 248 reviews.
Ultimate Responsive Image Slider was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Feb 8, 2023 for Simple Image Slider.
Ultimate Responsive Image Slider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.1.16 for Simple Image Slider.
Simple Image Slider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2015 for Ultimate Responsive Image Slider.

Ultimate Responsive Image Slider leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Simple Image Slider	Ultimate Responsive Image Slider
Popular rank	#21,257	#1,076
Active installs	50+	30K+
Downloads, last 30 days	45	12.9K
Rating	5.0(3)	4.5(248)
Support threads resolved	–	50%
Tested up to	6.1.16	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.01	×1.11
Last release	3 years ago	11 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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