WordPress plugin comparison

EleSpare vs Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider

EleSpare

by Elespare

10K+ installs4.9

Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider

by spicethemes

7K+ installs4.3

At a glance

EleSpare has more active installs: 10K+, against 7K+ for Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider.
On a typical day, EleSpare is downloaded about 768 times, Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider about 30.
EleSpare is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 44 reviews, against 4.3 from 3 reviews.
EleSpare was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Nov 21, 2025 for Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider.
EleSpare is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider.

EleSpare leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	EleSpare	Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider
Popular rank	#1,931	#2,583
Active installs	10K+	7K+
Downloads, last 30 days	32.5K	520
Rating	4.9(44)	4.3(3)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.87	×0.43
Last release	3 days ago	11 months ago
Requires PHP	5.3	5.2

From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.

Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.