WordPress plugin comparison

FancyBox Gallery vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

FancyBox Gallery

by Dougal Campbell

400+ installs4.7

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 400+ for FancyBox Gallery.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, FancyBox Gallery about 4.
FancyBox Gallery is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.6 from 743 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Aug 26, 2015 for FancyBox Gallery.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.3.34 for FancyBox Gallery.
FancyBox Gallery has been around longer: since 2009, against 2013 for Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider.

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

Metric	FancyBox Gallery	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#9,781	#123
Active installs	400+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	66	300.3K
Rating	4.7(3)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	93%
Tested up to	4.3.34	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×3.57
Last release	11 years ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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