WordPress plugin comparison

JJ NextGen Unload vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

JJ NextGen Unload

by jjcoder

10+ installs5.0

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 10+ for JJ NextGen Unload.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, JJ NextGen Unload about 1.
JJ NextGen Unload is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.6 from 743 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Mar 7, 2011 for JJ NextGen Unload.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.1.4 for JJ NextGen Unload.
JJ NextGen Unload has been around longer: since 2011, against 2013 for Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider.

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	JJ NextGen Unload	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#45,185	#123
Active installs	10+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	21	300.3K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	94%
Tested up to	3.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×3.66
Last release	15 years ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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