WordPress plugin comparison

Gallery 5cript vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Gallery 5cript

by Billy Basdras

Fewer than 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 fewer than 10 for Gallery 5cript.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Gallery 5cript about 2.
Gallery 5cript 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 Aug 9, 2026 for Gallery 5cript.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Gallery 5cript.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2024 for Gallery 5cript.

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

Metric	Gallery 5cript	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#56,120	#123
Active installs	Fewer than 10	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	57	298.7K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	93%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.07	×3.57
Last release	3 months ago	12 days ago
Requires PHP	8.1	7.0

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