WordPress plugin comparison

Nivo Slider Simplified vs Ultimate Responsive Image Slider

Nivo Slider Simplified

by Ajay Sharma

40+ installs

Ultimate Responsive Image Slider

by FARAZFRANK

30K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Ultimate Responsive Image Slider has more active installs: 30K+, against 40+ for Nivo Slider Simplified.
On a typical day, Ultimate Responsive Image Slider is downloaded about 333 times, Nivo Slider Simplified about 3.
Nivo Slider Simplified has no reviews yet.
Ultimate Responsive Image Slider was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against May 12, 2015 for Nivo Slider Simplified.
Ultimate Responsive Image Slider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.2.39 for Nivo Slider Simplified.
Nivo Slider Simplified has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Ultimate Responsive Image Slider.

Ultimate Responsive Image Slider leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Nivo Slider Simplified	Ultimate Responsive Image Slider
Popular rank	#22,982	#1,075
Active installs	40+	30K+
Downloads, last 30 days	45	13.2K
Rating	No ratings	4.5(248)
Support threads resolved	–	50%
Tested up to	4.2.39	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.11
Last release	11 years ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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