WordPress plugin comparison

Gallery Image Captions (GIC) vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Gallery Image Captions (GIC)

by mark l chaves

100+ 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 100+ for Gallery Image Captions (GIC).
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Gallery Image Captions (GIC) about 3.
Gallery Image Captions (GIC) 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 Dec 18, 2022 for Gallery Image Captions (GIC).
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.1.16 for Gallery Image Captions (GIC).
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2020 for Gallery Image Captions (GIC).

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

Metric	Gallery Image Captions (GIC)	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#14,814	#123
Active installs	100+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	57	300.3K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	93%
Tested up to	6.1.16	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.01	×3.57
Last release	3 years ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	7.2	7.0

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