WordPress plugin comparison

Gallery with thumbnail slider vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Gallery with thumbnail slider

by Galaxy Weblinks

3K+ 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 3K+ for Gallery with thumbnail slider.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 4,613 times, Gallery with thumbnail slider about 27.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 743 reviews, against 3.8 from 9 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Jun 9, 2026 for Gallery with thumbnail slider.
Gallery with thumbnail slider resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 94% for Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Gallery with thumbnail slider.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2019 for Gallery with thumbnail slider.

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider leads on 7 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Gallery with thumbnail slider	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#3,934	#123
Active installs	3K+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	388	300.4K
Rating	3.8(9)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	100%	94%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.76	×3.66
Last release	5 months ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.0

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