WordPress plugin comparison

High Performance CSS Only Slider vs Smart Slider 3

High Performance CSS Only Slider

by Speznat

Fewer than 10 installs

Smart Slider 3

by Nextendweb

800K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Smart Slider 3 has more active installs: 800K+, against fewer than 10 for High Performance CSS Only Slider.
On a typical day, Smart Slider 3 is downloaded about 7,918 times, High Performance CSS Only Slider about 1.
High Performance CSS Only Slider has no reviews yet.
Smart Slider 3 was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Aug 2, 2020 for High Performance CSS Only Slider.
Smart Slider 3 is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.4.25 for High Performance CSS Only Slider.
Smart Slider 3 has been around longer: since 2015, against 2020 for High Performance CSS Only Slider.

Smart Slider 3 leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	High Performance CSS Only Slider	Smart Slider 3
Popular rank	#71,138	#79
Active installs	Fewer than 10	800K+
Downloads, last 30 days	23	395.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.9(1.1K)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	5.4.25	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×2.50
Last release	6 years ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.0

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