WordPress plugin comparison

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider vs Really Simple Gallery Widget

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

by MetaSlider

500K+ installs4.6

Really Simple Gallery Widget

by Helen Hou-Sandi

700+ installs4.9

At a glance

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has more active installs: 500K+, against 700+ for Really Simple Gallery Widget.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Really Simple Gallery Widget about 7.
Really Simple Gallery Widget is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 10 reviews, against 4.6 from 743 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Aug 9, 2017 for Really Simple Gallery Widget.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.8.34 for Really Simple Gallery Widget.
Really Simple Gallery Widget 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	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider	Really Simple Gallery Widget
Popular rank	#123	#7,971
Active installs	500K+	700+
Downloads, last 30 days	300.3K	165
Rating	4.6(743)	4.9(10)
Support threads resolved	93%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.8.34
Search multiplier	×3.57	×0.00
Last release	13 days ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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