WordPress plugin comparison

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider vs Nivo Slider Simplified

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

by MetaSlider

500K+ installs4.6

Nivo Slider Simplified

by Ajay Sharma

40+ installs

At a glance

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has more active installs: 500K+, against 40+ for Nivo Slider Simplified.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 4,613 times, Nivo Slider Simplified about 3.
Nivo Slider Simplified has no reviews yet.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against May 12, 2015 for Nivo Slider Simplified.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.2.39 for Nivo Slider Simplified.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Nivo Slider Simplified.

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

Metric	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider	Nivo Slider Simplified
Popular rank	#123	#22,982
Active installs	500K+	40+
Downloads, last 30 days	300.4K	45
Rating	4.6(743)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	94%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.2.39
Search multiplier	×3.66	×0.00
Last release	14 days ago	11 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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