WordPress plugin comparison

Image Responsive Slider vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Image Responsive Slider

by CoreFortress

200+ installs4.2

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 Image Responsive Slider.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Image Responsive Slider about 7.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 743 reviews, against 4.2 from 5 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Jul 27, 2021 for Image Responsive Slider.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.8.19 for Image Responsive Slider.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2020 for Image Responsive Slider.

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

Metric	Image Responsive Slider	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#12,181	#123
Active installs	200+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	172	300.3K
Rating	4.2(5)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	93%
Tested up to	5.8.19	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×3.57
Last release	5 years ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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