WordPress plugin comparison

Simple Carousel Plugin vs Ultimate Responsive Image Slider

Simple Carousel Plugin

by dantaylorseo

10+ installs5.0

Ultimate Responsive Image Slider

by FARAZFRANK

30K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Ultimate Responsive Image Slider has more active installs: 30K+, against 10+ for Simple Carousel Plugin.
On a typical day, Ultimate Responsive Image Slider is downloaded about 333 times, Simple Carousel Plugin about 1.
Simple Carousel Plugin is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 248 reviews.
Ultimate Responsive Image Slider was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Mar 5, 2014 for Simple Carousel Plugin.
Ultimate Responsive Image Slider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.7.41 for Simple Carousel Plugin.
Simple Carousel Plugin has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Ultimate Responsive Image Slider.

Ultimate Responsive Image Slider leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Simple Carousel Plugin	Ultimate Responsive Image Slider
Popular rank	#38,627	#1,076
Active installs	10+	30K+
Downloads, last 30 days	30	13.1K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.5(248)
Support threads resolved	–	50%
Tested up to	3.7.41	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.11
Last release	12 years ago	12 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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