WordPress plugin comparison

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider vs Smart Slider 3

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

by MetaSlider

500K+ installs4.6

Smart Slider 3

by Nextendweb

800K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Smart Slider 3 has more active installs: 800K+, against 500K+ for Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider.
On a typical day, Smart Slider 3 is downloaded about 7,918 times, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider about 5,050.
Smart Slider 3 is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 1,125 reviews, against 4.6 from 743 reviews.
Smart Slider 3 was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Oct 27, 2026 for Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider.
Smart Slider 3 resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 93% 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 2015 for Smart Slider 3.

Smart Slider 3 leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider	Smart Slider 3
Popular rank	#123	#79
Active installs	500K+	800K+
Downloads, last 30 days	299K	387.9K
Rating	4.6(743)	4.9(1.1K)
Support threads resolved	93%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×3.57	×2.50
Last release	12 days ago	11 days ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.0

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