WordPress plugin comparison
essential vs Ultimate Responsive Image Slider
At a glance
- Ultimate Responsive Image Slider has more active installs: 30K+, against 10+ for essential.
- On a typical day, Ultimate Responsive Image Slider is downloaded about 333 times, essential about 3.
- essential is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 248 reviews.
- Ultimate Responsive Image Slider was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Nov 21, 2014 for essential.
- Ultimate Responsive Image Slider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.0.38 for essential.
- essential has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Ultimate Responsive Image Slider.
Line by line
Ultimate Responsive Image Slider leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  essential |  Ultimate Responsive Image Slider |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #44,827 | #1,076 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 41 | 13.1K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.5(248) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 50% |
| Tested up to | 4.0.38 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.11 |
| Last release | 12 years ago | 11 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.0 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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