WordPress plugin comparison

essential vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

essential

by bizsuppo

10+ 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 10+ for essential.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, essential about 3.
essential is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.6 from 743 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Nov 21, 2014 for essential.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.0.38 for essential.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for essential.

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

Metric	essential	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#45,389	#123
Active installs	10+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	42	298.7K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	93%
Tested up to	4.0.38	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×3.57
Last release	12 years ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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