WordPress plugin comparison

GPP Slideshow vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

GPP Slideshow

by Thad Allender

200+ installs2.5

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 200+ for GPP Slideshow.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, GPP Slideshow about 8.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 743 reviews, against 2.5 from 2 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Jan 7, 2014 for GPP Slideshow.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.7.41 for GPP Slideshow.
GPP Slideshow has been around longer: since 2011, against 2013 for Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider.

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

Metric	GPP Slideshow	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#11,942	#123
Active installs	200+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	144	298.7K
Rating	2.5(2)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	93%
Tested up to	3.7.41	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×3.57
Last release	13 years ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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