WordPress plugin comparison

Products Slider for WPBakery vs Smart Slider 3

Products Slider for WPBakery

by Element Invader

40+ installs

Smart Slider 3

by Nextendweb

800K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Smart Slider 3 has more active installs: 800K+, against 40+ for Products Slider for WPBakery.
On a typical day, Smart Slider 3 is downloaded about 7,918 times, Products Slider for WPBakery about 2.
Products Slider for WPBakery has no reviews yet.
Smart Slider 3 was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Jun 25, 2021 for Products Slider for WPBakery.
Smart Slider 3 is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.7.21 for Products Slider for WPBakery.
Smart Slider 3 has been around longer: since 2015, against 2021 for Products Slider for WPBakery.

Smart Slider 3 leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Products Slider for WPBakery	Smart Slider 3
Popular rank	#22,357	#79
Active installs	40+	800K+
Downloads, last 30 days	37	399.5K
Rating	No ratings	4.9(1.1K)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	5.7.21	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×2.50
Last release	5 years ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.0

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