WordPress plugin comparison

Gutenslider vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Gutenslider

by eedee

10K+ installs4.0

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 10K+ for Gutenslider.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Gutenslider about 1,730.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 743 reviews, against 4.0 from 65 reviews.
Gutenslider was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Oct 27, 2026 for Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider.
Gutenslider resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 94% for Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2019 for Gutenslider.

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Gutenslider	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#1,712	#123
Active installs	10K+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	38.8K	300.3K
Rating	4.0(65)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	100%	94%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.04	×3.66
Last release	5 days ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.0

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