WordPress plugin comparison

MK Slider vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

MK Slider

by Manoj Kumar

80+ installs3.5

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 80+ for MK Slider.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, MK Slider about 2.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 743 reviews, against 3.5 from 4 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Jun 16, 2015 for MK Slider.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for MK Slider.
MK Slider has been around longer: since 2010, against 2013 for Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider.

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

Metric	MK Slider	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#17,421	#123
Active installs	80+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	50	300.3K
Rating	3.5(4)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	93%
Tested up to	3.5.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×3.57
Last release	11 years ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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