WordPress plugin comparison

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider vs SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

by MetaSlider

500K+ installs4.6

SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle

by Greg - SiteOrigin

400K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has more active installs: 500K+, against 400K+ for SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle about 3,549.
SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 134 reviews, against 4.6 from 743 reviews.
SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle was updated more recently: Oct 31, 2026, against Oct 27, 2026 for Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider resolves more of its support threads: 93% in the last two months, against 50% for SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle.

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider	SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle
Popular rank	#123	#145
Active installs	500K+	400K+
Downloads, last 30 days	299K	215K
Rating	4.6(743)	4.9(134)
Support threads resolved	93%	50%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×3.57	×1.88
Last release	12 days ago	8 days ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.0.0

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