WordPress plugin comparison

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider vs Xpand Image Gallery

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

by MetaSlider

500K+ installs4.6

Xpand Image Gallery

by heyestudio

30+ installs4.8

At a glance

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has more active installs: 500K+, against 30+ for Xpand Image Gallery.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Xpand Image Gallery about 3.
Xpand Image Gallery is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.6 from 743 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Apr 13, 2015 for Xpand Image Gallery.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.1.42 for Xpand Image Gallery.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Xpand Image Gallery.

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

Metric	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider	Xpand Image Gallery
Popular rank	#123	#23,658
Active installs	500K+	30+
Downloads, last 30 days	300.3K	65
Rating	4.6(743)	4.8(4)
Support threads resolved	94%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.1.42
Search multiplier	×3.66	×0.00
Last release	14 days ago	11 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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