WordPress plugin comparison

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider vs Responsive Slideshow

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

by MetaSlider

500K+ installs4.6

Responsive Slideshow

by A WP Life

2K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has more active installs: 500K+, against 2K+ for Responsive Slideshow.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Responsive Slideshow about 30.
Responsive Slideshow is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 10 reviews, against 4.6 from 743 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Oct 5, 2026 for Responsive Slideshow.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2015 for Responsive Slideshow.

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider	Responsive Slideshow
Popular rank	#123	#4,833
Active installs	500K+	2K+
Downloads, last 30 days	296K	747
Rating	4.6(743)	5.0(10)
Support threads resolved	93%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×3.57	×0.70
Last release	13 days ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.2

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