WordPress plugin comparison

Infinite Slider vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Infinite Slider

by Kinsta

30+ installs4.3

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 30+ for Infinite Slider.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Infinite Slider about 2.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 743 reviews, against 4.3 from 7 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Sep 4, 2014 for Infinite Slider.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.0.38 for Infinite Slider.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Infinite Slider.

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

Metric	Infinite Slider	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#23,598	#123
Active installs	30+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	47	300.3K
Rating	4.3(7)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	93%
Tested up to	4.0.38	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×3.57
Last release	12 years ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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