WordPress plugin comparison

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider vs Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

by MetaSlider

500K+ installs4.6

Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation

by QuantumCloud

3K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has more active installs: 500K+, against 3K+ for Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation about 51.
Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 34 reviews, against 4.6 from 743 reviews.
Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Oct 27, 2026 for Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation.

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider	Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation
Popular rank	#123	#4,116
Active installs	500K+	3K+
Downloads, last 30 days	300.3K	1K
Rating	4.6(743)	4.8(34)
Support threads resolved	93%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×3.57	×0.73
Last release	14 days ago	4 days ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.0

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