WordPress plugin comparison

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider vs Ultimate Responsive Image Slider

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

by MetaSlider

500K+ installs4.6

Ultimate Responsive Image Slider

by FARAZFRANK

30K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has more active installs: 500K+, against 30K+ for Ultimate Responsive Image Slider.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Ultimate Responsive Image Slider about 333.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 743 reviews, against 4.5 from 248 reviews.
Ultimate Responsive Image Slider was updated more recently: Oct 29, 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 Ultimate Responsive Image Slider.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2015 for Ultimate Responsive Image Slider.

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

Metric	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider	Ultimate Responsive Image Slider
Popular rank	#123	#1,076
Active installs	500K+	30K+
Downloads, last 30 days	300.3K	13.1K
Rating	4.6(743)	4.5(248)
Support threads resolved	93%	50%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×3.57	×1.11
Last release	14 days ago	12 days ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.0

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