WordPress plugin comparison

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider vs Responsive Slider

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

by MetaSlider

500K+ installs4.6

Responsive Slider

by Griden

2K+ installs4.1

At a glance

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has more active installs: 500K+, against 2K+ for Responsive Slider.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Responsive Slider about 22.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 743 reviews, against 4.1 from 33 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Responsive Slider.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.5.33 for Responsive Slider.
Responsive Slider has been around longer: since 2012, against 2013 for Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider.

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

Metric	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider	Responsive Slider
Popular rank	#123	#4,212
Active installs	500K+	2K+
Downloads, last 30 days	298.7K	464
Rating	4.6(743)	4.1(33)
Support threads resolved	93%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.5.33
Search multiplier	×3.57	×0.00
Last release	13 days ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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