WordPress plugin comparison

Responsive WordPress Slider vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Responsive WordPress Slider

by richardgabriel

7K+ installs3.8

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 7K+ for Responsive WordPress Slider.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Responsive WordPress Slider about 16.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 743 reviews, against 3.8 from 12 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Mar 30, 2021 for Responsive WordPress Slider.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.7.21 for Responsive WordPress Slider.
Responsive WordPress Slider has been around longer: since 2012, against 2013 for Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider.

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

Metric	Responsive WordPress Slider	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#2,589	#123
Active installs	7K+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	443	300.3K
Rating	3.8(12)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	93%
Tested up to	5.7.21	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×3.57
Last release	5 years ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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