WordPress plugin comparison

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider vs Simple Carousel Plugin

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

by MetaSlider

500K+ installs4.6

Simple Carousel Plugin

by dantaylorseo

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has more active installs: 500K+, against 10+ for Simple Carousel Plugin.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Simple Carousel Plugin about 1.
Simple Carousel Plugin is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.6 from 743 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Mar 5, 2014 for Simple Carousel Plugin.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.7.41 for Simple Carousel Plugin.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Simple Carousel Plugin.

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider	Simple Carousel Plugin
Popular rank	#123	#38,627
Active installs	500K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	300.3K	30
Rating	4.6(743)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	93%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.7.41
Search multiplier	×3.57	×0.00
Last release	13 days ago	12 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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