WordPress plugin comparison

News Ticker Widget for Elementor vs Simple Posts Ticker

News Ticker Widget for Elementor

by Aezaz Shaikh

4K+ installs4.0

Simple Posts Ticker

by Sayan Datta

1K+ installs4.5

At a glance

News Ticker Widget for Elementor has more active installs: 4K+, against 1K+ for Simple Posts Ticker.
On a typical day, News Ticker Widget for Elementor is downloaded about 20 times, Simple Posts Ticker about 12.
Simple Posts Ticker is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 22 reviews, against 4.0 from 5 reviews.
News Ticker Widget for Elementor was updated more recently: Dec 10, 2025, against Sep 2, 2023 for Simple Posts Ticker.
News Ticker Widget for Elementor is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.3.14 for Simple Posts Ticker.
Simple Posts Ticker has been around longer: since 2018, against 2019 for News Ticker Widget for Elementor.

News Ticker Widget for Elementor leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	News Ticker Widget for Elementor	Simple Posts Ticker
Popular rank	#3,383	#5,076
Active installs	4K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	291	312
Rating	4.0(5)	4.5(22)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	6.3.14
Search multiplier	×0.45	×0.04
Last release	11 months ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	5.6

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