WordPress plugin comparison

Easy Slider vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Easy Slider

by Jürgen Müller

60+ 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 60+ for Easy Slider.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Easy Slider about 4.
Easy Slider is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.6 from 743 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Aug 16, 2026 for Easy Slider.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2024 for Easy Slider.

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Easy Slider	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#19,465	#123
Active installs	60+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	92	300.3K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	93%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.34	×3.57
Last release	2 months ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	7.2	7.0

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