WordPress plugin comparison

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

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

by MetaSlider

500K+ installs4.6

Simple Post Slider

by paluh

Fewer than 10 installs5.0

At a glance

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has more active installs: 500K+, against fewer than 10 for Simple Post Slider.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Simple Post Slider about 9.
Simple Post Slider is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.6 from 743 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Feb 16, 2021 for Simple Post Slider.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.6.23 for Simple Post Slider.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2021 for Simple Post Slider.

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

Metric	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider	Simple Post Slider
Popular rank	#123	#65,158
Active installs	500K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	300.3K	212
Rating	4.6(743)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	93%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.6.23
Search multiplier	×3.57	×0.00
Last release	13 days ago	5 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	5.6

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