WordPress plugin comparison
Parallax Scroll vs Smooth Scroll Up
At a glance
- Smooth Scroll Up has more active installs: 6K+, against 200+ for Parallax Scroll.
- On a typical day, Smooth Scroll Up is downloaded about 16 times, Parallax Scroll about 5.
- Parallax Scroll has no reviews yet.
- Parallax Scroll was updated more recently: Jul 9, 2026, against Jan 18, 2019 for Smooth Scroll Up.
- Parallax Scroll is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.0.31 for Smooth Scroll Up.
- Smooth Scroll Up has been around longer: since 2013, against 2022 for Parallax Scroll.
Line by line
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| Metric |  Parallax Scroll |  Smooth Scroll Up |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #12,026 | #2,802 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 6K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 88 | 405 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(59) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 5.0.31 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.33 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 7 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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