WordPress plugin comparison

jQuery Slider vs Ultimate Responsive Image Slider

jQuery Slider

by Vijay Kumar

80+ installs5.0

Ultimate Responsive Image Slider

by FARAZFRANK

30K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Ultimate Responsive Image Slider has more active installs: 30K+, against 80+ for jQuery Slider.
On a typical day, Ultimate Responsive Image Slider is downloaded about 333 times, jQuery Slider about 3.
jQuery Slider is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.5 from 248 reviews.
Ultimate Responsive Image Slider was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Sep 24, 2012 for jQuery Slider.
Ultimate Responsive Image Slider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.4.2 for jQuery Slider.
jQuery Slider has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Ultimate Responsive Image Slider.

Ultimate Responsive Image Slider leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	jQuery Slider	Ultimate Responsive Image Slider
Popular rank	#17,462	#1,076
Active installs	80+	30K+
Downloads, last 30 days	55	13.1K
Rating	5.0(3)	4.5(248)
Support threads resolved	–	50%
Tested up to	3.4.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.11
Last release	14 years ago	12 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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