WordPress plugin comparison

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider vs Simple Galleria for WordPress

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

by MetaSlider

500K+ installs4.6

Simple Galleria for WordPress

by benjaminniess

90+ installs5.0

At a glance

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has more active installs: 500K+, against 90+ for Simple Galleria for WordPress.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Simple Galleria for WordPress about 2.
Simple Galleria for WordPress 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 Apr 21, 2015 for Simple Galleria for WordPress.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.2.39 for Simple Galleria for WordPress.
Simple Galleria for WordPress 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	Simple Galleria for WordPress
Popular rank	#123	#16,985
Active installs	500K+	90+
Downloads, last 30 days	300.3K	33
Rating	4.6(743)	5.0(1)
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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