WordPress plugin comparison

Marquee Running Text vs News Ticker Widget for Elementor

Marquee Running Text

by Bongdevs

5K+ installs4.6

News Ticker Widget for Elementor

by Aezaz Shaikh

4K+ installs4.0

At a glance

Marquee Running Text has more active installs: 5K+, against 4K+ for News Ticker Widget for Elementor.
On a typical day, Marquee Running Text is downloaded about 101 times, News Ticker Widget for Elementor about 20.
Marquee Running Text is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.0 from 5 reviews.
Marquee Running Text was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Dec 10, 2025 for News Ticker Widget for Elementor.
Marquee Running Text is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for News Ticker Widget for Elementor.
News Ticker Widget for Elementor has been around longer: since 2019, against 2023 for Marquee Running Text.

Marquee Running Text leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Marquee Running Text	News Ticker Widget for Elementor
Popular rank	#2,923	#3,376
Active installs	5K+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	3.1K	291
Rating	4.6(5)	4.0(5)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.77	×0.45
Last release	7 days ago	11 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.0

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